Clark County Family YMCA 
Swimming Lessons
Join the many children, youth and adults who have learned to swim at the YMCA! We offer swimming lessons for members and non-members of all ages and abilities. In addition to the following classes we also have private lessons for children and adults desiring to refine their swimming skills. How are we doing? We depend on your feedback to improve our prgrams. Please take a brief moment to fill out our Youth Program Survey.

General Information
Sessions start at the beginning of the calendar month and run through the end of the month. Sessions are 30 minutes in length and are offered:

Monday and Wednesday for four weeks or
Tuesday and Thursday for four weeks or
Saturday for four weeks

During the Summer we also offer classes which meet Monday through Thursday for two weeks.

To register for swimming lessons, please call or come into the Clark County Family YMCA and register at the Welcome Center or use our online registration. For additional information please contact Membership Services at 360.885.9622. All registrations must be completed the Thursday before the class starts.

Fees
Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday Classes
$38 YMCA Members 
$57 Non-Members    

Saturday Classes
$24 YMCA Members 
$36 Non-Members

Ages 6 months to 3 years old
Parent and Child is a class designed for parents and their children ages 6 months to 5 years. This class allows parents to teach their children basic swimming skills with the same progression as the YMCA Aquatic Lesson program and provides needed assistance from an instructor. The class will also focus on water safety.

Ages 3 to 6 years old
Pike is the beginning level for 3-6 year olds. The focus of the class is on water adjustment and the basic skills the strokes will be built upon. Games and songs in addition to float belts may be used.

In the Eel level, the child should be able to paddle on front, back and side for 15 feet with support. Child should feel comfortable with submerging face and breathing patterns will be introduced.

The next level for 3 to 6 year olds is Ray. In this level the child should be able to paddle on front, back and side for 20 feet without support. Child should feel comfortable in deep water and will learn breathing patterns which are incorporated into the strokes. Sitting dives and water games are learned.

Ages 6 years old and older
Polliwog is the beginning level for 6 year olds. The focus of the class is on water adjustment and the basic skills the strokes will be built upon.

In the Guppy level, the child should be able to paddle on front, back and side for 25 yards with support and 20 feet without support. Breathing patterns with strokes and deep water skills will be introduced.

The third level in the youth group is Minnow. For this level the child should be able to paddle on front, back and side for 25 yards each without support. The focus of the class is on defining paddles into strokes and teaching base for breaststroke and elementary backstroke. The breathing technique for each stroke is refined.

For Private and Semi-Private Lessons, contact Membership Services at 360.885.9622.