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Youth Swim School

MORE THAN JUST SWIM LESSONS

 

Following the YMCA National Swim Instruction Program, our curriculum focuses on teaching water safety and comfort followed by stroke development. All lessons are held in our Alumni warm-water pool for 30 minutes with the exception of YOUTH levels 3-6 which are 45 minutes.

 

SESSION DATES & SCHEDULES

 

Our Spring 2 Swim School Program runs from April 22 – June 16

 

Click the links below to view class schedules:

Parent and Child Swim Lesson Schedules

Preschool Level Swim Lesson Schedules

 

REGISTRATION DATES

 

Priority Registration: March 11th*

Member Registration: March 18th

Non-Member Registration: March 25th

 
*You qualify for Priority Registration if you meet both of the following requirements:
 
  • You’re a member of the YMCA of Greenwich
  • You enrolled in Youth/Teen Programs for the Spring 1 2024 Session

For more information on registration as well as our refund and credit policies, click here

 

REQUIRED SWIM EVALUATIONS

 
 

If you are not a member of the YMCA of Greenwich, or have not taken a class within the last session at our facility, a swim evaluation is necessary. Registration without an evaluation will result in non-refund. Evaluations take approximately 5 minutes. No evaluation needed for children under 3 years old (i.e. Parent & Child Classes).

If you would like to schedule a swim evaluation, please contact our YMCA Swim School Team at swimschool@gwymca.org.

SWIM SCHOOL LEVELS

LEVELS A1-A2 & B1-B2

Parents accompany children in Level A, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water. In Level B, parents work with their children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills. 

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  • LEVEL A1: 6 MONTHS – 22 MONTHS
  • LEVEL A2: 6 MONTHS – 22 MONTHS
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  • LEVEL B1: 22 MONTHS – 3 YEARS
  • LEVEL B2: 22 MONTHS – 3 YEARS

LEVELS 1 & 2 (L1 & L2)

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

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  • PRESCHOOL LEVEL 1: 3-5 YEARS
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  • PRESCHOOL LEVEL 2: 3-5 YEARS
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ALL YOUTH LEVELS: 8-13 YEARS

LEVELS 3 & 4 (L3 & L4)

In level 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. Students in level 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.

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  • PRESCHOOL LEVEL 3: 3-5 YEARS
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  • PRESCHOOL LEVEL 4: 3-5 YEARS
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ALL YOUTH LEVELS: 8-13 YEARS

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ALL YOUTH LEVELS: 8-13 YEARS

LEVEL 5 & 6 (L5 + L6)

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. In stage 6, students refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming, and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.

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PRESCHOOL LEVEL 5: 3-5 YEARS

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ALL YOUTH LEVELS: 8-13 YEARS

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ALL YOUTH LEVELS: 8-13 YEARS

NOODLE WATER POLO

Noodle Water Polo aims to introduce juniors to the sport of water polo by providing an enjoyable and challenging interactive game, which will encourage them to pursue the sport and go on to play water polo.  Players will be using noodles or floatation devises to stay afloat so strong swimming skills are not necessary.  This makes noodle water polo accessible for all children. Through participation, skills that are required for water polo can be learned with greater ease, as well as, the development of water confidence and water skills in a team environment.

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5-9 YEARS

SWIM CONDITIONING

This program is designed to provide swimmers with practice sets to support them with building confidence to take their swimming skills to the next level and prepare swimmers to try out for swim team. Practices include development of all 4 swim strokes, starts, turns, relays, diving and more! Practices will take place in the Alumni pool. This small group, learning environment will give swimmers a sense of what it feels like to be part of a team.

Note that Swim Conditioning will now have 4 separate session times which can be registered for separately. All Swim Conditioning classes will take place in the Alumni Pool EXCEPT FOR Friday sessions which will take place in the Olympic Pool. 

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8-13 YEARS

NEW! Greenwich Swim Club

Greenwich Swim Club is the newest addition to the YMCA of Greenwich’s growing list of youth aquatic programs! This non-competitive program offers children ages 8-12 an opportunity to work with certified USA swim coaches to improve their swimming skills and to build community by being part of a swim team-style environment. Swimmers will learn to build strength, speed, and endurance while refining their stroke technique in a non-competitive environment. 

Questions? We’d love to help. 

To discuss all of your Swim Lesson options including Private Swim lessons, please contact our YMCA Swim School Team at swimschool@gwymca.org.