Participants will be assessed during the first class session and placed in the appropriate progression level.
School Age 1: Introduction to water skills – helps swimmer feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.
Tuesdays
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
School Age 1: Introduction to water skills – helps swimmer feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.
Saturday
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
School Age 2: Fundamental water skills – builds on the skills learned in level 1 and gives swimmer success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion
Tuesdays
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
School Age 2: Fundamental water skills – builds on the skills learned in level 1 and gives swimmer success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion
Saturdays
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
School Age 3: Water Stamina – builds on skills learned in level 2 with additional guided practice in deeper waters. Scissor kick, Front crawl and Elementary backstroke are introduced
Tuesdays
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
School Age 3: Water Stamina – builds on skills learned in level 2 with additional guided practice in deeper waters. Scissor kick, Front crawl and Elementary backstroke are introduced
Saturdays
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
School Age 4: Stroke Improvement – develops confidence in the skills learned in level 3 and improves other skills. Back crawl, Breast stroke and Butterfly are introduced
Thursdays
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
School Age 4: Stroke Improvement – develops confidence in the skills learned in level 3 and improves other skills. Back crawl, Breast stroke and Butterfly are introduced
Saturdays
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
School Age 5: Stroke refinement – provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Thursdays
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
School Age 5: Stroke refinement – provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Saturdays
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
School Age 6: Swimming Proficiency – refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Thursdays
6:30 PM – 7:20 PM
School Age 6: Swimming Proficiency – refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Saturdays
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
School Age 1: Introduction to water skills – helps swimmer feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.
Tuesdays
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
School Age 1: Introduction to water skills – helps swimmer feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.
Saturday
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
School Age 2: Fundamental water skills – builds on the skills learned in level 1 and gives swimmer success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion
Tuesdays
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
School Age 2: Fundamental water skills – builds on the skills learned in level 1 and gives swimmer success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion
Saturdays
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
School Age 3: Water Stamina – builds on skills learned in level 2 with additional guided practice in deeper waters. Scissor kick, Front crawl and Elementary backstroke are introduced
Tuesdays
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
School Age 3: Water Stamina – builds on skills learned in level 2 with additional guided practice in deeper waters. Scissor kick, Front crawl and Elementary backstroke are introduced
Saturdays
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
School Age 4: Stroke Improvement – develops confidence in the skills learned in level 3 and improves other skills. Back crawl, Breast stroke and Butterfly are introduced
Thursdays
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
School Age 4: Stroke Improvement – develops confidence in the skills learned in level 3 and improves other skills. Back crawl, Breast stroke and Butterfly are introduced
Saturdays
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
School Age 5: Stroke refinement – provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Thursdays
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
School Age 5: Stroke refinement – provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Saturdays
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
School Age 6: Swimming Proficiency – refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Thursdays
6:30 PM – 7:20 PM
School Age 6: Swimming Proficiency – refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Saturdays
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
School Age 1: Introduction to water skills – helps swimmer feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.
Tuesdays
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
School Age 1: Introduction to water skills – helps swimmer feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.
Saturday
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
School Age 2: Fundamental water skills – builds on the skills learned in level 1 and gives swimmer success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion
Tuesdays
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
School Age 2: Fundamental water skills – builds on the skills learned in level 1 and gives swimmer success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion
Saturdays
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
School Age 3: Water Stamina – builds on skills learned in level 2 with additional guided practice in deeper waters. Scissor kick, Front crawl and Elementary backstroke are introduced
Tuesdays
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
School Age 3: Water Stamina – builds on skills learned in level 2 with additional guided practice in deeper waters. Scissor kick, Front crawl and Elementary backstroke are introduced
Saturdays
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
School Age 4: Stroke Improvement – develops confidence in the skills learned in level 3 and improves other skills. Back crawl, Breast stroke and Butterfly are introduced
Thursdays
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
School Age 4: Stroke Improvement – develops confidence in the skills learned in level 3 and improves other skills. Back crawl, Breast stroke and Butterfly are introduced
Saturdays
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
School Age 5: Stroke refinement – provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Thursdays
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
School Age 5: Stroke refinement – provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Saturdays
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
School Age 6: Swimming Proficiency – refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Thursdays
6:30 PM – 7:20 PM
School Age 6: Swimming Proficiency – refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Saturdays
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
School Age 1: Introduction to water skills – helps swimmer feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.
Tuesdays
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
School Age 1: Introduction to water skills – helps swimmer feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.
Saturday
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
School Age 2: Fundamental water skills – builds on the skills learned in level 1 and gives swimmer success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion
Tuesdays
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
School Age 2: Fundamental water skills – builds on the skills learned in level 1 and gives swimmer success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion
Saturdays
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
School Age 3: Water Stamina – builds on skills learned in level 2 with additional guided practice in deeper waters. Scissor kick, Front crawl and Elementary backstroke are introduced
Tuesdays
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
School Age 3: Water Stamina – builds on skills learned in level 2 with additional guided practice in deeper waters. Scissor kick, Front crawl and Elementary backstroke are introduced
Saturdays
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
School Age 4: Stroke Improvement – develops confidence in the skills learned in level 3 and improves other skills. Back crawl, Breast stroke and Butterfly are introduced
Thursdays
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
School Age 4: Stroke Improvement – develops confidence in the skills learned in level 3 and improves other skills. Back crawl, Breast stroke and Butterfly are introduced
Saturdays
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
School Age 5: Stroke refinement – provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Thursdays
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
School Age 5: Stroke refinement – provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Saturdays
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
School Age 6: Swimming Proficiency – refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Thursdays
6:30 PM – 7:20 PM
School Age 6: Swimming Proficiency – refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Saturdays
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
Monday – Thursday
5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday
5:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Monday – Thursday
5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday
5:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Individuals will not be turned away from participating in programs, activities, and/or membership due to their inability to pay. The Y maintains a generous financial assistance program for youth, adults, and families who demonstrate financial need. Funding for this program is provided by fundraising events at the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA and community-wide donors.
