Breeden YMCA
                         Swim Lessons

  Summer 1  - June 23 - July 19   (4 weeks)
Summer 2 - July 21 - Aug. 16 (4 weeks)

 
YMCAs have been teaching people to swim for more than a century.  In YMCA aquatics programs, children learn to be safe around water and they feel the sense of accompliwhment that comes with learning something new.  Youth progressive swimming is the YMCA's third most widely offered program nationwide.  It uses a problem-solving, guided-discovery teaching approach in a positive, and caring environment.  Kids can develop lifelong skills that can help them stay healthy. 

Working from the overall Y philosophy of self-development, our swim lessons use a problem-solving guided discovery teaching approach.  The emphasis is on learning, not passing or failing.  Instructors work with each student to set goals and evaluate progress in light of the student's "own" standards.  This is called their "personal best."  It is the goal of our swim lessons to build self-esteem and assist personal growth by using encouragement and praise.  Our Y Swim Lessons Program is a National YMCA program.

Teaching your children to swim is very important to the Breeden YMCA.  It is a skill that will be used for a lifetime.  Values, education and character development is also very important to us.  We believe it is a way to put our Christian mission into action.  As a value to our program we will be introducing quick and simple lessons/activities into each class that promotes positive values.

 Shrimp/Kipper

Parent and Child- Ages 6 months - 3 years

The primary objective is to get both the parent and child comfortable in the water.  Clases are designed to allow children to have fun in the water while parents guide them to learn new aquatic skills.

Tuesday 6:00 P.M.     Thursday  10:00 A.M.     Saturday   9:00 A.M.

Member Rate:  $35.00     Non-Rate:   $49.00

Pike  

Preschool   Ages 3-5 years

This program offers children their first experience in the pool without parental guidance.  Students will learn to put their face in the water, weim 2-3 feet, and jumb in the water and swim back to the wall unassisted by an instructor.

Tuesday  5:30 P.M.    Thursday    9:00 A.M.     Saturday     9:00 A.M.

Member Rate:   $35.00     Non-Rate:   $49.00

Eel/Ray

Ages 3-5 years

This is a readiness class for Starfish that will teach the students how to float on their front and back as well as a variation of the backstroke and front crawl stroke.  Proper useof a floation device will also be taught.

Tuesday     5:30 P.M.     Thursday   9:30 A.M.     Saturday   9:00 A.M.

Member Rate:  $35.00  Non-Rate:   $49.00

Starfish

Ages 3-5 years

This class teaches endurance and refines basic swimming skills.  Some skills introduced are swimming on the back, jumping into the deep end of the pool, and learning the technique of rotary breathing and backstroke.

Tuesday   5:30 P.M.     Thursday   9:30 A.M.     Saturday     9:00 A.M.

Member Rate:   $35.00   Non-Rate:  $49.00

Polliwog

Ages 6-13 years

Basic swimming skills are taught in this class.  Floating, kicking, and going under the water a re a few of these skills.  Children must be comfortable in the deep water along with the previous list of skills to progress to Guppy.  Children will build confidence through basic skill development.

Tuesday   6:15 P.M.         Saturday   9:45 A.M.

Member Rate:   $35.00   Non-Rate:   $49.00

Guppy/Minnow

Ages 6-13 years

Children will gain endurance and refine the front crawl with rotary breathing.  To progress to Minnow, swimmers will be able to swim one length front crawl and one length backstroke.  They will also learn survival skills such as reading water and floating.  Other skills introduced will be the front dive and underwater recovery at 3 1/2 feet.

Tuesday 6:15 P.M.       Saturday   9:45 A.M.

Member Rate: $35.00   Non-Rate:   $49.00

Flying Fish

Ages 6-13 years

Intermediate advanced skill level.  This class is for the advanced swimmers.  The skills taught include survival floating, treading water, freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and turns.

Tuesday   6:15 P.M.         Saturday     9:45 A.M.

Member Rate:   $35.00     Non-Rate:   $49.00

Adult Swimming Lessons

Ages 14 and up

This is a great class for adults that want to learn basic swimming skills or to improve on swimming strokes.  Come join the fun!!

Thursday   6:00 P.M.

Member Rate:  $35.00     Non-Rate:   $49.00

Private Swim Lessons

Contact Samantha Porter our Aquatic Director, to schedule an appointment.

Member Reate:  $15.00     Non-Rate:   $25.00