Youth Group Swim Lessons

Youth Group Swim Lessons

Through Youth Group Swim Lessons Stages 1, 2, and 3, students will 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
  • jump, push, turn, grab

Through Youth Group Swim Lessons Stages 4, 5, and 6, students having mastered the fundamentals will learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, develop skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.

This program is for ages 6-12.


In the event that the YMCA closes due to weather, or the Aquatics department cancels a lesson, your YMCA account will be credited the amount of the missed lesson, which can be used on future YMCA programming. In the event that a lesson is missed due to participant’s sickness, a doctor’s note must be sent to the Director of Aquatics in order to qualify for a credit to be applied to your YMCA account. There will be no make-up swim lessons, regardless if they were cancelled or missed. All refund and credit requests can only be approved by the Director of Aquatics.

In the event that the participant must withdraw from the swim lesson, please see the applicable dates in order to receive a credit or refund.

  • Before the program start date: 100% credit or refund.
  • On or after the first day of the program: 75% credit or refund.
  • On or after the second day of a program: 0% credit or refund.

Stage 1 - Water Acclimation (Pittston)

Pittston
11/11/24 - 12/21/24
VIEW

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At Family MemberMemberNon-Member
Open Registration 11/1/24
@ 01:00 PM
11/8/24 Online / Front Desk $ 60.00$ 80.00$ 120.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
11/11/24 - 12/21/24
Mo - 6:15 pm - 30 mins
Registration
Closed

Stage 1 - Water Acclimation (Wilkes-Barre)

Wilkes-Barre
11/13/24 - 12/21/24
VIEW

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

 


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At Family MemberMemberNon-Member
Open registration 11/1/24
@ 01:00 PM
11/16/24 Online / Front Desk $ 60.00$ 80.00$ 120.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
11/13/24 - 12/18/24
We - 5:30 pm - 30 mins
Registration
Closed
11/15/24 - 12/21/24
Sa - 10:45 am - 30 mins
Registration
Closed

Stage 2 - Water Movement (Pittston)

Pittston
11/12/24 - 12/17/24
VIEW

In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At Family MemberMemberNon-Member
Open registration 11/1/24
@ 01:00 PM
11/11/24 Online / Front Desk $ 60.00$ 80.00$ 120.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
11/12/24 - 12/17/24
Tu - 5:00 pm - 30 mins
Registration
Closed

Stage 2 - Water Movement (Wilkes-Barre)

Wilkes-Barre
11/13/24 - 12/21/24
VIEW

In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At Family MemberMemberNon-Member
Open registration 11/1/24
@ 01:00 PM
11/15/24 Online / Front Desk $ 60.00$ 80.00$ 120.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
11/13/24 - 12/18/24
We - 5:30 pm - 30 mins
Registration
Closed
11/16/24 - 12/21/24
Sa - 10:45 am - 30 mins
Registration
Closed

Stage 3 - Water Stamina (Pittston)

Pittston
11/12/24 - 12/17/24
VIEW

In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At Family MemberMemberNon-Member
Open registration 11/1/24
@ 01:00 PM
11/8/24 Online / Front Desk $ 60.00$ 80.00$ 120.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
11/12/24 - 12/17/24
Tu - 5:30 pm - 30 mins
Registration
Closed

Stage 3 - Water Stamina (Wilkes-Barre)

Wilkes-Barre
11/13/24 - 12/21/24
VIEW

In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At Family MemberMemberNon-Member
Open registration 11/1/24
@ 01:00 PM
11/20/24 Online / Front Desk $ 60.00$ 80.00$ 120.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
11/13/24 - 12/18/24
We - 6:00 pm - 30 mins
Registration
Closed
11/16/24 - 12/21/24
Sa - 10:45 am - 30 mins
Registration
Closed

Stage 4 - Stroke Introduction (Wilkes-Barre)

Wilkes-Barre
11/13/24 - 12/18/24
VIEW

Students in stage 4 develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At Family MemberMemberNon-Member
Open registration 11/1/24
@ 01:00 PM
11/19/24 Online / Front Desk $ 60.00$ 80.00$ 120.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
11/13/24 - 12/18/24
We - 6:00 pm - 30 mins
Registration
Closed

Stage 5 - Stroke Development (Wilkes-Barre)

Wilkes-Barre
11/13/24 - 12/18/24
VIEW

Students in stage 5 work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.

 


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At Family MemberMemberNon-Member
Open registration 11/1/24
@ 01:00 PM
11/13/24 Online / Front Desk $ 60.00$ 80.00$ 120.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
11/13/24 - 12/18/24
We - 6:30 pm - 30 mins
Registration
Closed