Click here for the Winter/Spring 2012 Y Brochure with details on swim lessons:  Y Brochure Winter-Spring 2012.pdf

PARENT AND CHILD AQUATIC PROGRAM
6 months to 5 years old
An adult must participate in the water with the child, adult need not be a parent. This program builds swimming readiness by emphasizing fun in the water. Elementary skills are covered such as water entry, bubbles, front kicking, back floating, and underwater exploration.

LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM
3 years and older
If your child is between 3 and 5 years old look for Preschool Levels 1, 2, 3. These have similar skills to the school aged classes but are geared for younger swimmers. If your child is 6 years old and older sign up for regular Levels 1-6. 

Level 1 |  Introduction to Water Skills
Purpose: Help students feel comfortable in the water.

Basic water safety rules * Swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions * Using a lifejacket * Recognizing a swimmer in distress and getting help * Submerging mouth nose and eyes * Exhaling underwater * Opening eyes underwater and picking up an object * Floating on front and back

Level 2 |  Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Purpose:  Give students success with fundamental skills.

Moving in the water while wearing a lifejacket * Recognizing a swimmer in distress and getting help * Submerging entire head * Bobbing in the water * Front and back glide * Jellyfish float * Treading water using arm and leg action * Swimming using combined stroke on front and back

Level 3 |  Stroke Development
Purpose: Build on skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice.

Reaching assist * Kneeling or standing dive * Submerging and retrieving an object * Rotary breathing in a horizontal position * Front and back glide * Survival float, back float * Front and back crawl * Butterfly kick and body motion

Level 4 |  Stroke Improvement
Purpose: Develop confidence in the strokes learned and improve other aquatic skills.

Safe diving rules * Throwing assist * Dive from stride position or shallow dive * Feet first surface dive * Survival float, back float * Front and back crawl * Elementary backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly

Level 5 |  Stroke Refinement
Purpose: Provide further coordination and refinement of strokes

Survival swimming * Performing rescue breathing * Standing dive * Tuck and pike surface dive * Open turns on front and back * Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn * Front and back crawl * Elementary backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke,  sidestroke

Level 6 |  Swimming and Skill Proficiency

Refines the strokes so students swim with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances.  Level 6 is designed with “menu” options. Each of these options focus on preparing students to participate on swim teams and more advanced courses such as WSI and Lifeguard Training. These options include: Personal Water Safety * Lifeguard Readiness * Fundamentals of Diving * Fitness Swimmer

ADULT SWIMMING LESSONS
Conquer Your Fear | Monday 7:15-8pm

Are you afraid to put your face in the water?  Have you had lessons but still don’t think you are a swimmer? Can you swim but never got the hang of the breathing? Do you think you will sink like a rock? Come and try a whole new way of learning to swim. Guaranteed to conquer your fear of water at your own pace. Contact Jenny at 224-1683 or at jeffandjenny@oaheymca.org for information.              Member $17.50  Non-Member $37


Financial assistance available for those who qualify