Youth Swim Lessons

Nurturing skills and building confidence in the water 

For over 160 years, the YMCA has nurtured potential and united communities across America to create lasting, meaningful change. Everything the Y does is in service of building a better us. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is to teach youth, teens, and adults to swim, so they can stay safe around water and learn the skills they need to make swimming a lifelong pursuit for staying healthy. Y swim instructors are Lifeguard certified. Their training includes CPR, AED, First Aid, and Y swim instructor courses. Swim lessons provide important life skills that could save a life and benefit students for a lifetime.

WE’RE HERE FOR EVERYONE

All ages—from infants to seniors—can learn to swim. Check out our class offerings below to find one that fits your family’s busy schedule.

Swim Starters Aquatic Program

 Accompanied by a parent*, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.

Stage Descriptions:

A / Water Discovery 

Introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment.

B / Water Exploration

Focusing on exploring body positions, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.

Swim Basics for Preschool, School Age, Teen, and Adult

Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: swim, float, swim—sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit—and jump, push, turn, grab. In Water Acclimation, Water Movement, and Water Stamina, students are taught the recommended skills for all to have around water including safe water habits, underwater exploration, and how to swim to safety and exit in the event of falling into a body of water. Activities, games, and drills, geared to reinforce learning, are utilized heavily as students progress in this skill-based approach to swimming.

Stage Descriptions:

1 / Water Acclimation

Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

2 / Water Movement

Encourages forward movement in the water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently.

3 / Water Stamina

Develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages.

Swim Strokes for Preschool, School Age, Teen, and Adult

Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke techniques, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity. In Stroke Introduction, Stroke Development, and Stroke Mechanics, swimmers are introduced to the four competitive swimming strokes as well as rescue skills and healthy lifestyle habits.

Stage Descriptions:

4 / Stroke Introduction

Introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.

5 / Stroke Development

Introduces breast-stroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke.

6 / Stroke Mechanics

Refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle.

   2025 Program Sessions & Schedule

Session 1: June 3rd  - June 26th 

Session 2: July 1st - July 24th 

Tuesdays & Thursdays

8:30 AM or 5:30 PM

(8 Lessons Total)

*Swim Lessons are only OFFERED during June and July*  

 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR

MONROEVILLE AREA YMCA AT 251-575-9622