The Swim Basics program includes three stages for preschoolers: Stage 1 Water Acclimation, Stage 2 Water Movement and Stage 3 Water Stamina. The Swim Strokes program includes one stage for preschoolers: Stage 4 Stroke Introduction.
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Registration for Summer Session is open for both members and non-members.
With Y Swim Lessons, it’s simple—just sign up for Preschool lessons and we’ll determine the appropriate stage for your child.
Swim Basics
In this program, preschoolers learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills—swim, float, swim and jump, push, turn, grab.
Preschoolers develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going underwater voluntarily.
In this class, your child will:
Bob to submerge in the water
Front and back glide to the wall for five feet with help
Front and back float for 10 seconds with help
Roll from back to front and front to back with help
Jump, push, turn, grab with help
Swim, float, swim 10 feet with help
Exit the water
Preschoolers focus on body position and control, directional change, forward movement in the water and continue to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. This class is for kids who aren’t yet able to do a front and back float on their own.
In this class, your child will:
Submerge to look at an object on the bottom of the pool
Front and back glide to the wall for five feet
Front and back float for 10 seconds
Roll from back to front and front to back
Jump, push, turn, grab
Swim, float, swim five yards
Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds
Exit the water
Preschoolers learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. The class also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm/leg action. This class is for kids who aren’t yet able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
In this class, your child will:
Retrieve an object in chest-deep water
Swim on their front and back for 10 yards
Roll from back to front and front to back
Jump, push, turn, grab 10 yards
Swim, float, swim 15 yards
Tread water for 30 seconds
Exit the water
Swim Strokes
Having mastered the fundamentals, preschoolers learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique.
Preschoolers learn the front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. This class is for kids who aren’t yet able to swim 15 yards of front and back crawl.
In this class, your child will:
Swim the front crawl with rotary breathing for 15 yards
Breaststroke kick for 15 yards
Butterfly kick for 15 yards
Elementary backstroke for 15 yards
Dive from a sitting position
Tread water using a scissor and whip kick for one minute
Swim any combination of strokes for 25 yards
Registration Open
Registration for Summer Session is open for both members and non-members.