SWIM LESSONS

The Sheridan County YMCA offers swim lessons for youth and adults at all levels. Swim lesson programs include parent-child swim classes, preschool swim lessons, school age swim lessons for all levels of swimmers. Private swim lessons are also offered and can be adapted to challenge all ages and levels. Participants will be placed in appropriate level swim class. Browse lesson types below. For up-to-date dates and registration, please visit our Registration page.

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Increased comfort with underwater exploration and intro to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

  • Submerge – bob independently
  • Front glide – assisted, to wall, 5 ft
  • Water exit independently
  • Jump, push, grab assisted
  • Back float – assisted, 10 secs, recover independently
  • Roll – assisted
  • Front float – assisted, 10 secs, recover independently
  • Back glide – assisted, at wall 5 ft
  • Swim, float, swim – assisted, 10 ft

Encourages forward movement in water and basic, self-rescue skills performed independently.

  • Submerge – look at object at bottom
  • Front glide – 10 ft (5 ft preschool)
  • Water exit independently
  • Jump, push, turn, grab
  • Back float – 20 secs (10 sec preschool)
  • Roll
  • Front float – 20 secs (10 sec preschool)
  • Back glide – 10 ft (5 ft preschool)
  • Tread water – 10 secs, near wall & exit
  • Swim, float, swim – 5 yd

Develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages.

  • Submerge – retrieve object in chest-deep water
  • Swim on front – 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
  • Water exit independently
  • Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab
  • Swim on back – 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
  • Roll
  • Tread water – 1 min & exit (30 sec preschool)
  • Swim float, swim – 25 yd (15 yd preschool)

Introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.

  • Endurance – any stroke or combination of strokes, 25 yd
  • Front crawl – rotary breathing 15 yd
  • Back crawl – 15 yd
  • Dive – sitting
  • Resting stroke – elementary backstroke 15 yd
  • Tread water – scissor & whip kick 1 min
  • Breaststroke kick – 15 yd
  • Butterfly kick – 15 yd

Introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke

  • Endurance – any stroke or combination of strokes, 50 yd
  • Front crawl – bent arm recovery 25 yd
  • Back crawl pull – 25 yd
  • Dive – kneeling
  • Resting stroke sidestroke – 25 yd
  • Tread water scissor & whip kick 2 min
  • Breaststroke – 25 yd
  • Butterfly simultaneous arm action & kick – 15 yd

Refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle.

  • Endurance – any stroke or combination of strokes – 150 yd
  • Front crawl with flip turn – 50 yd
  • Back crawl with pull & flip turn – 50 yd
  • Dive – standing/starting block
  • Resting stroke sidestroke – 50 yd
  • Retrieve object from bottom of pool and tread water 1 min
  • Breaststroke with open turn – 50 yd
  • Butterfly – 25 yd

What to expect:

  • Come to class a few minutes prior to class to ensure participants don’t miss any instruction.
  • We ask that participants sit on the side of the pool in their areas or with parent/guardian on the bench until lessons start.
  • Inform the instructor of physical impairments, fear of or bad experiences with the water to ensure a more positive lesson.
  • Come to class dressed and ready for the pool.
  • Clothes, street shoes, diaper bags and other personal items can be stored in the locker rooms; we highly suggest you bring your own lock and leave your valuables at home.
  • Clean swimsuit and swim attire is required.
  • Towel, goggles (if desired).
  1. Comfortability in the water
  2. Swimming skill improvement
  3. Skill mastery
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