Swim Lessons

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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. In Water Acclimation, Water Movement, and Water Stamina, students are taught the recommended skills for all to have around water including safe water habits, underwater exploration, and how to swim to safety and exit in the event of falling into a body of water. Activities, games, and drills, geared to reinforce learning, are utilized heavily as students progress in this skill-based approach to swimming.

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. In Water Acclimation, Water Movement, and Water Stamina, students are taught the recommended skills for all to have around water including safe water habits, underwater exploration, and how to swim to safety and exit in the event of falling into a body of water. Activities, games, and drills, geared to reinforce learning, are utilized heavily as students progress in this skill-based approach to swimming.
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. In Stroke Introduction, Stroke Development and Stroke Mechanics, swimmers are introduced to the four competitive swimming strokes as well as rescue skills and healthy lifestyle habits.,The YMCA’s Private and Semi-Private Swim Lessons allow for accelerated learning due to more individualized attention the student/s will receive.,YMCA of Greater Indianapolis youth have the opportunity to sign up for swim lessons during day camp. ,Designed to make non-swimmers comfortable in the water, rather than stroke refinement, participants progress and learn at their own pace.