Parent & Child Swim Lessons

• Age: 6 months-3 years
• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None needed
• Adult participation: one parent or guardian per child must be in the pool for each lesson

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

This class is not currently offered at the Bronx YMCA. See other YMCAs offering this class.

• Age: 6 months-3 years
• Class length: 30 minutes
• 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

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

This class is not currently offered at the Bronx YMCA. See other YMCAs offering this class.

• Age: 3-5 years
• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None needed. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going under water voluntarily and aren't ready for parent separation in the pool.
• 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
• Adult participation: one parent or guardian per child must be in the pool for each lesson

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

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