SWIM LESSONS

SWIM LESSONS

Winter 2024
SESSION I January 8th - February 11th
SESSION II February 12th - March 17th
SESSION III March 18th - April 21st                                                                                                                SESSION IV April 22nd - May 26th
 

SWIM LESSONS FOR ALL AGES

At the Y, our swim lessons build skills, confidence and character. Our curriculum develops sequence-based skill sets that build on one another. students will learn faster, be safer sooner, and progress more quickly through levels. We are currently offering small group, private and semi-private lessons for all ages. See our LESSON SELECTOR to help you determine the right level of lessons for your child. 

 

SWIM STARTERS: AGES 6 MONTHS - 3 YEARS

Parent and child lessons. Accompanied by an adult, infants and toddlers will 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.  

A-Water Discovery: Introduces infants and toddlers to the aqcuatic environment.
B-Water Exploration: Focuses on exploring body positions, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.

Class Times: Classes are 30 minutes.       
Tus/THurs 6:15 - 6:45pm (Levels A & B)

Swim Starters Fees: Y Members $34         Community $68

 

SWIM BASICS: AGES 3 YEARS AND UP

Recommended skills to have around water. Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills. 

1-Water Acclimation: Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces self-rescue skills.
2-Water Movement: Encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills.
3-Water Stamina: Develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distanes than in previous stages.

Class Times: Classes are 30 minutes.
Preschool

Tues/Thurs  5:30 - 6:00pm

 (Levels 1,2 & 3)

School Age
Tues/Thurs   6:15 - 6:45pm                                          

 (Levels 1,2 & 3)

Swim Basics Fees: Y Members $39      Community $78

 

SWIM STROKES: AGES 5 AND UP

Skills to support a healthy lifestyle. Having mastered the basics, students of any age learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that foster a lifetime of physical activity.

4-Stroke Introduction: Introduces basic stroke technigue in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elemenetary backstroke.
5-Stroke Development: Introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke.
6-Stroke Mechanics:Reinforces stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Class Times: Classes are 45 minutes.

Tues/Thurs  5:30 - 6:15pm   

 (Levels 4, 5 & 6)

Swim Strokes Fees: Y Members $39       Community $78

 

PRIVATE & SEMI-PRIVATE LESSONS

Adult, children & family 5 45 minute long lessons are available.  To register, call the Customer Service Desk at 647-1616. Will be contacted by Program Director Caleb Taylor.

Private Lesson Fees 

                         Member            Non-Member
1 Swimmer      $100                  $200

2 Swimmer      $75 Each           $150 Each

3 Swimmer      $60 Each          $120 Each

4 Swimmer      $45 Each           $90 Each

Have multiple children? Do you want them to take swim lessons together? Check out our Semi-Private lesson. Semi-Private lessons may have 3 or more people from the same family. 3 to 1 student/teacher ratio. Price is per person for a total of 10 lessons. To register, call the Customer Service Desk at 647-1616.

PRE-COMPETITIVE/CONDITIONING

This class provides specialized instruction and training for competitive swimming, skill developement, sthletic training and physical endurance. Requires Aquatics Director's approval. Instructor: Head Coach Caleb Taylor.

Class Times: Classes are 45 minutes.
Tues/Thurs  5:30 - 6:15pm 

Pre-Competitive/Conditioning Fees: Y Members $39/Community $78

Sponsorships are available for all swim lessons. Call or email Aquatics Director Caleb Taylor (647-1616) or ctaylor@cantonfamilyymca.org for more infomation.