We're so excited to welcome you to swim lessons, instructional sports, and more.

Your health and well-being is the YMCA's number one priority. We're taking precautions to make sure you feel comfortable and cared for in our programs and classes.


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Winter Programming starts January 2!
Member registration opens Saturday, December 7 and community registration opens Saturday, December 14. Session availability varies by branch location. Explore your branch offerings today and Join the Y today for early access and discounts!


Instructional Sports & Dance

Basketball, Ages 5-11

Kids learn to love the sport of basketball through age-appropriate drills, exercises while developing teamwork and sportsmanship. All programs will be modified to allow for additional safety precautions including ensuring social distancing as appropriate.

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Soccer, Ages 6-12

Children will learn the proper techniques needed to play the sport. In addition, instructors will teach children how to become comfortable with their feet while dribbling, passing, and shooting the ball.  

The Intermediate/Advanced Program is perfect for players looking for a more competitive soccer environment. Training focuses on technical skill development, as well as tactical ideas.

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Tae Kwon Do for Kids, Ages 5-14

Tae Kwon Do develops physical conditioning, mental awareness and self-defense strategies. Students will learn to develop speed, power, focus, and balance. 

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Swim Lessons, Parent & Child

Stage A: Water Discovery, Ages 6-18 Months

The class introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration.

  • Qualification: None needed
  • Adult participation: One parent or guardian per child must be in the pool for each lesson

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Stage B: Water Exploration, Ages 12-36 months

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

  • Qualification: Child is comfortable in the water or child has taken Stage A Water Discovery
  • Adult participation: One parent or guardian per child must be in the pool for each lesson

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Stage 1: Water Acclimation with Parent, Ages 3-5
  • Qualification: None needed. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going underwater voluntarily.
  • Skills Practiced: 
    ○ Bob to submerge in water 
    ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet with no 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 develop comfort with underwater exploration and are introduced to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

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Swim Lessons, Preschool

Stage 1: Water Acclimation, Ages 3-5

Preschoolers develop comfort with underwater exploration and are introduced to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

  • Qualification: None needed. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going under water voluntarily.
  • Skills Practiced: 
    • Bob to submerge in water
    • Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet with no 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

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Stage 2: Water Movement, Ages 3-5

Preschoolers 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 water.

  • Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 1 skills as follows:
    • Go underwater and comfortably open eyes without goggles
    • Float on front and back with minimal assistance
    • Jump into the pool, submerge, and return to the wall with assistance
    • This class is for kids who are not able to do a front and back float on their own.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • Submerge to look at an object on the bottom of the pool
    • Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet
    • Front and back float for 10 seconds
    • Roll from back to front and front to back
    • Jump, push, turn, grab
    • Swim, float, swim 5 yards
    • Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds
    • Exit the water

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Stage 3: Water Stamina, Ages 3-5

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.

  • Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills as follows:
    • Float on front and back unassisted
    • Push off the wall on stomach with face submerged for 10 feet unassisted
    • Swim, float, swim 15 feet unassisted ○ Jump into deep water and return to the wall unassisted
    • This class is for kids who are not able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • Retrieve an object in chest-deep water
    • Swim on 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

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Stage 4: Stroke Introduction, Ages 3-5
  • Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 3 skills as follows:
    • Submerge and retrieve an object in chest-deep water
    • Swim front crawl 15 yards while taking a breath
    • Swim, float, swim 15 yards
    • Jump in and tread water for 30 seconds
    • Swim to wall and exit
    • This class is for kids who are not able to swim 15 yards of front and back crawl.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • 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

Having mastered the fundamentals, kids learn additional water safety skills and build stroke techniques.

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Swim Lessons, School Age

Stage 1: Water Acclimation, Ages 6-12

Preschoolers develop comfort with underwater exploration and are introduced to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

  • Qualification: None needed. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going under water voluntarily.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • Bob to submerge in water
    • Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet with no 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

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Stage 2: Water Movement, Ages 6-12

Preschoolers 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 water.

  • Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 1 skills as follows:
    • Go underwater and comfortably open eyes without goggles
    • Float on front and back with minimal assistance
    • Jump into the pool, submerge, and return to the wall with assistance
    • This class is for kids who are not able to do a front and back float on their own.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • Submerge to look at an object on the bottom of the pool
    • Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet
    • Front and back float for 10 seconds
    • Roll from back to front and front to back
    • Jump, push, turn, grab
    • Swim, float, swim 5 yards
    • Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds
    • Exit the water

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Stage 3: Water Stamina, Ages 6-12

Students 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.

  • Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills as follows:
    • Float on front and back unassisted
    • Push off the wall on stomach with face submerged for 10 feet unassisted
    • Swim, float, swim 15 feet unassisted ○ Jump into deep water and return to the wall unassisted
    • This class is for kids who are not able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • Retrieve an object in chest-deep water
    • Swim on 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

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Stage 4: Stroke Introduction, Ages 6-12

Having mastered the fundamentals, kids learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique.

  • Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 3 skills as follows:
    • Submerge and retrieve an object in chest-deep water
    • Swim front crawl 15 yards while taking a breath
    • Swim, float, swim 15 yards
    • Jump in and tread water for 30 seconds
    • Swim to wall and exit
    • This class is for kids who are not able to swim 15 yards of front and back crawl.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • 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

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Stage 5: Stroke Development, Ages 6-12

Students work on stroke techniques and learn all major competitive swimming strokes.

  • Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 4 skills as follows:
    • Front crawl and back crawl 25 yards
    • Swim breaststroke kick and dolphin kick 15 yards
    • Tread water using multiple kicks for 1 minute
    • This class is for kids who are not able to swim the front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • Swim the front crawl with bent-arm recovery for 25 yards Breaststroke for 25 yards
    • Butterfly with simultaneous arm action and kick for 15 yards
    • Back crawl for 25 yards
    • Sidestroke for 25 yards
    • Dive from a kneeling position
    • Tread water using a scissor and whip kick for 2 minutes
    • Swim any combination of strokes for 50 yards
    • Students work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive swimming strokes.

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Stage 6: Stroke Mechanics, Ages 6-12

Students refine stroke technique on the major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.

  • Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 5 skills as follows:
    • Swim the front crawl with bent-arm recovery for 25 yards
    • Swim back crawl with stroke rotation for 25 yards
    • Swim butterfly with over arm recovery
    • Swim breaststroke for 25 yards achieving stroke rhythm
    • Dive from kneeling position
    • This class is for kids who are not able swim the front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool and back.
  • Skills Practiced:
    • Swim the front crawl for 50 yards and do a flip turn
    • Breaststroke for 50 yards and do an open turn
    • Butterfly for 25 yards
    • Back crawl for 25 yards and do a flip turn
    • Sidestroke or elementary backstroke for 50 yards
    • Dive from a standing position
    • Swim any combination of strokes for 150 yards
    • Swim any combination of strokes for 50 yards

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Aquatics Conditioning, Ages 6-12

Focusing on conditioning to build endurance and stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as a part of a healthy lifestyle.

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Swim Lessons, Adaptive Swim

Stage 1: Adaptive Swim With Parent Ages 3-5

Our adapted aquatics are modified swimming techniques that accommodate the abilities of individuals with cognitive or physical limitations. Our goal is to give people the skills they need for independent swimming and water safety.

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Stage 1: Adaptive Small Group Ages 6-14

Our adapted aquatics are modified swimming techniques that accommodate the abilities of individuals with cognitive or physical limitations. Our goal is to give people the skills they need for independent swimming and water safety.

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Swim Lessons, Teens

Stage 1: Water Acclimation, Ages 13-17
  • Qualification: None needed. This class is for teens who aren’t yet comfortable going underwater voluntarily.
  • Skills Practiced:
    ○ Bob to submerge in water
    ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet with no 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

Teens develop comfort with underwater exploration and are introduced to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

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Stage 2: Water Movement, Ages 13-17
  • Qualification: Teen must be able to demonstrate all Stage 1 skills as follows:
    ○ Go underwater and comfortably open eyes without goggles
    ○ Float on front and back with minimal assistance
    ○ Jump into the pool, submerge, and return to the wall with assistance
    ○ This class is for kids who are not able to do a front and back float on their own.
  • Skills Practiced:
    ○ Submerge to look at an object on the bottom of the pool
    ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet
    ○ Front and back float for 10 seconds
    ○ Roll from back to front and front to back
    ○ Jump, push, turn, grab
    ○ Swim, float, swim 5 yards
    ○ Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds
    ○ Exit the water

Teen 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 the water.

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Stage 3: Water Stamina, Ages 13-17
  • Qualification: Teen must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills as follows:
    ○ Float on front and back unassisted
    ○ Push off the wall on stomach with face submerged for 10 feet unassisted
    ○ Swim, float, swim 15 feet unassisted
    ○ Jump into deep water and return to the wall unassisted
    ○ This class is for kids who are not able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
  • Skills Practiced:
    ○ Retrieve an object in chest-deep water
    ○ Swim on 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

Teens learns how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. The class also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm/leg action.

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Swim Lessons, Adults

Stage 1: Water Acclimation, Ages 18+
  • Qualification: None needed. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going underwater voluntarily.
  • Skills Practiced:
    ○ Bob to submerge in water
    ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet with no 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

Adults develop comfort with underwater exploration and are introduced to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

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Stage 2: Water Movement, Ages 18+
  • Qualification: Adult must be able to demonstrate all Stage 1 skills as follows:
    ○ Go underwater and comfortably open eyes without goggles
    ○ Float on front and back with minimal assistance
    ○ Jump into the pool, submerge, and return to the wall with assistance
    ○ This class is for kids who are not able to do a front and back float on their own.
  • Skills Practiced:
    ○ Submerge to look at an object on the bottom of the pool
    ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet
    ○ Front and back float for 10 seconds
    ○ Roll from back to front and front to back
    ○ Jump, push, turn, grab
    ○ Swim, float, swim 5 yards
    ○ Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds
    ○ Exit the water

Adult 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 the water.

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Stage 3: Water Stamina, Ages 18+
  • Qualification: Adult must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills as follows:
    ○ Float on front and back unassisted
    ○ Push off the wall on stomach with face submerged for 10 feet unassisted
    ○ Swim, float, swim 15 feet unassisted
    ○ Jump into deep water and return to the wall unassisted
    ○ This class is for kids who are not able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
  • Skills Practiced:
    ○ Retrieve an object in chest-deep water
    ○ Swim on 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

Adults 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.

Register