The Y helps all ages learn how to swim, so they can stay safe around water and learn the skills needed to make swimming a lifelong pursuit for healthy living. View our various swim offerings below to see how you can get active in the water!

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PARENT-CHILD CLASSES (ages 6-24 months) 
 Classes vary per branch location. Go to Search and Register for Programs to see class availability and more information. 

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Water Discovery (6-18 months)
This program is designed for children ages 6 months-18 months. This is a parent participation class, and a parent must be present in the water with the participant. In this class, the children will be encouraged to discover the water and get comfortable on their stomachs, backs, and learn to submerge with the assistance of an adult.

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Water Exploration (18 months-2 years)
This class is for ages 18 months to 2 years old and is a parent participation class. The children will learn assisted rolls, blowing bubbles, assisted front and back floats, how to jump into the pool, and how to get out of the pool.

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PRE-SCHOOL SWIM LESSONS (ages 3-5)

 Classes vary per branch location. Go to Search and Register for Programs to see class availability and more information. 

Water Acclimation 1
This is a beginner-level class. Children will be introduced to submerging fully under the water. They will learn the Jump-push-turn-and grab pattern as well as the swim- float- swim pattern. They will be taught to exit the water independently.

Water Movement 1
This is an intermediate-level class. The child will learn to float on the back and front, tread water, and front and back glide independently. To register for this class, the child should have no hesitation of submerging completely underwater.

Water Stamina 1
At this level, the child will learn to swim on their back 15 yards, tread water for 1 min, and swim float swim for 25 yards without assistance.

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SCHOOL-AGE SWIM LESSONS (Ages 6-12 Years)

 Classes vary per branch location. Go to Search and Register for Programs to see class availability and more information. 

Water Acclimation 2
This is a beginner-level class. Children will be introduced to submerging fully under the water. They will learn the Jump-push-turn-and grab pattern as well as the swim- float- swim pattern. They will be taught to exit the water independently.

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Water Movement 2
This is an intermediate-level class. The child will learn to independently float on the back and front, tread water, and front and back glide. To register for this class, the child should have no hesitation of submerging completely underwater.

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Water Stamina 2
At this level, the child will learn to swim on their back 15 yards, tread water for 1 min, and swim float swim for 25 yards without assistance.

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Stroke Introduction
The child must be able to complete a 25-yard swim without assistance to enroll in this class. In this class, they will work on endurance, rotary breathing, sitting dive, resting stroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.

Stroke Development
Endurance for this level is raised to 50 yards of continuous swimming. The child will be encouraged to achieve a 25-yard front crawl, 25-yard back crawl, 25 yards Breaststroke, and 15 yards butterfly- with simultaneous arm action and kick.

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Stroke Mechanics

Refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourage swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle. Students will be developing endurance in the competitive strokes, developing skills related to competitive swimming like flip turns, and enhancing skills and building endurance in deep water.

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PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS (ALL AGES)

Private swim lessons offer one-on-one instruction for all ages and all abilities.  These lessons are 30 minutes long and can generally be scheduled any day the pool is open. Private swim lessons are available for children and adults who would like individual instruction to further their swimming ability and/or for those who cannot fit into our regularly scheduled lessons.  Instruction is based on the student's ability. Private swim lessons allow the participant to work at a personalized level to achieve swim goals. Private swim lessons are a good way to help swimmers focus on a particular skill, or to help overcome a fear of the water. Participants can set up times that are convenient for them.

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COMPETITIVE SWIM TEAM

Is your child already a swimmer? Go to the next level with one of our swim teams! Becoming a member of the Ross County Marlins or Pike County Piranhas means fun, fitness, and teamwork.

 

The YMCA swim team is a competitive swim program run by trained coaches to improve swimmers' skills and endurance through progression and competition. The YMCA swim team promotes healthy lifestyles while embracing the four core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

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Ages: 5 - 18

Registration: August (Fall Season); April - May (Summer Season)

Season: September - March; June - July

Click Register above to sign up.

Must be a YMCA member.

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LIFEGUARD TRAINING

This course is designed to teach you everything you need to know to start your career as a certified lifeguard. Through videos, group discussions, and hands-on practice, you'll learn teamwork, professional rescue and surveillance skills, First Aid, CPR/AED, and other skills needed to work as a Certified Lifeguard.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION COURSES:

• Must be 15 years of age and attend every class.

• Participants will have to swim 150 yards without stopping using Breast Stroke and Freestyle, tread water for 2 minutes without arms, then swim another 50 yards.

• Complete the timed "Brick Test," where the participants must swim 20 yards, dive 7-12 feet to retrieve an object, and swim it back on their back, keeping their head above water.

• A swimsuit is required for each day.