Pre School/Infant Swim Lessons

Preschool/Infant Swim Lessons

STRONG SWIMMERS. CONFIDENT KIDS! They will learn to swim in a friendly, caring environment at the Lake County YMCA, where we have been teaching our community how to swim for more than 150 years. At the YMCA, our swim programs teach safety, skills and how to enjoy water activities for a lifetime. Instruction is delivered in a caring atmosphere by certified instructors, who give students personalized attention and encouragement. Y swim instructors are nationally certified, and their training includes CPR, AED, First Aid and Oxygen Administration. Swim lessons provide important life skills that could save a life and will benefit youth and adults for a lifetime. Sign up for swim lessons and see for yourself why the Y is 'America's Swim Instructor.'

WONDERING WHERE TO BEGIN?

View our SWIM LESSON SELECTOR GUIDE and read through the descriptions below for more information!

Still not sure which class to register for? Contact our Aquatics Director at:

Central: 440-352-3303 • East End: 440-428-5125 • West End: 440-946-1160

Parent and Child: Swim Starters

Ages 6 Month-3 Years

Infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision. Parent participation is required in stages A and B. NOTE: Stage A and Stage B are taught simultaneously.

WATER DISCOVERY (STAGE A)

Parents accompany children in Stage A, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water.

WATER EXPLORATION (STAGE B)

In Stage B, parents work with their children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.

Preschool: Swim Basics

Ages: 3 to 5 Years Old

Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: swim, float, swim—sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide and exit—and jump, push, turn, grab.

WATER ACCLIMATION (STAGE 1)

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in Stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

WATER MOVEMENT (STAGE 2)

In Stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

WATER STAMINA (STAGE 3)

Stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

STROKE INTRODUCTION (STAGE 4)

Students in Stage 4 develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.