Youth Swim Lessons


Youth ages 6½-13. All classes are included in your YMCA membership with registration.

Polliwog (Level 1)

Children learn breath control, front and back floating, and swimming on their front, back and side.

Guppy (level 2)

Children strengthen swimming skills and build endurance to swim 25 meters, or one length of the pool.

Minnow (level 3)

Children build endurance and begin to explore components of more advanced strokes, such as breaststroke and butterfly.

Fish (level 4)

Children learn advanced stroke technique and continue to develop swimming strength and endurance.

Flying Fish (level 5)

Children work on perfecting all strokes from elementary backstroke to butterfly. Emphasis is placed on endurance, stroke refinement and exploring the competitive side of swimming.

Shark (level 6)

Sharks work on improving stroke technique and endurance in preparation for swim team.

For class and registration dates, please visit our registration page


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