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Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness. Parents learn about water safety and drowning prevention.

Classes:

Stage A Water Discovery or Stage B Water Exploration

• Class length : 25 minutes
• Adult Participation: one parent or guardian per child must be in the pool for each lesson
• Ratio: Simi Valley Family YMCA - 1:8; Yarrow Family YMCA 1:6

See Lesson Selector to see which class is right for your child.

Children learn water safety, basic swimming competency, and progress through levels as they develop skills.

Classes:

Stage 1 Water Acclimation, Stage 2 Water Movement, Stage 3 Water Stamina or Stage 4 Stroke Introduction

• Class length: 25 minutes
• Adults Participation: Parent/Guardian needs to be present at start and end of each class and remain in the building during lessons.
• Ratio: 1:5

Students learn personal water safety, achieve basic swimming competency, and progress to learn about the four competitive swimming strokes.

Stage 1 Water Acclimation, Stage 2 Water Movement, Stage 3 Water Stamina,  Stage 4 Stroke Introduction, Stage 5 Stroke Development, or Stage 6 Stroke Mechanics

• Class length: 25 minutes
• Adult Participation: Parent/Guardian needs to be present at start and end of each class and remain in the building during lessons.
• Ratio: 1:5

Teens and adults can choose from two different levels of classes, adult swim basics or freestyle and beyond

Adult Swim Basics: In this warm water class, swimmer will develop a high level of comfort in the water by practicing safe water habits, engaging in underwater exploration, and learning how to swim to safety and exit if they fall into a body of water. Our goal is to have a swimmer achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills. 

• Class length: 25 minutes, varies by branch
• Qualification: None needed. This class is for students who aren’t yet comfortable going in water voluntarily.
• Skills Practiced:
  • Swim, float, swim - sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
  • Jump, push, turn grab

Freestyle and Beyond: If you've already mastered the fundamentals of swimming, then this is the class for you! Swimmers will earn additional water safety skills and build on stroke technique in our lap poll. We will work on refining all strokes and building endurance in order to foster a lifetime of physical activity.

• Class length: 25 minutes, varies by branch 
• Qualification: Student must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills.
• Skills Practiced:
  • Swim the front crawl with rotary breathing 
  • Breaststroke kick
  • Butterfly kick for 
  • Elementary backstroke
  • Dive from a sitting position
  • Tread water using a scissor and whip kick 

Private Lessons: Group lessons aren't for everyone. Work one-on-one with a swim instructor to meet your swimming goals. Contact your branch Aquatics Director for more information, pricing, or to schedule your lesson today!

• Designed for 1:1 instruction
• Class length: 25 minutes
• Adult Participation: Parent/Guardian needs to be present at start and end of each class and remain in the building during lessons.

NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED:
Semi-Private Lessons: 

GROUP LESSONS:
Due to the limited number of staff and available pool space, we are not offering make-up lessons for missed group classes. No refunds or credits will be issued for missed classes. Credit will be issued due to pool closures or other unforeseen events. All refund requests must be submitted in writing. Verbal requests will not be accepted. A 100% refund is available if requests are made 72 hours prior to the first class. A 75% refund is available for requests received after the deadline and prior to the 2^nd day of class. Requests received after the deadline are subject to an additional $15 fee. No refunds will be issued for requests after the 2^nd day of class in any session. 

PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS:
Make-up lessons MAY be available as per instructors’ availability and available pool space, and are limited to 1 per session. Make-up lessons are not guaranteed. No refunds or credits will be issued for missed classes. Credit will be issued due to pool closures or other unforeseen events. All refund requests must be submitted in writing. Verbal requests will not be accepted. A 100% refund is available if requests are made 72 hours prior to the first class. A 75% refund is available for requests received after the deadline and prior to the 2^nd day of class. Requests received after the deadline are subject to an additional $15 fee. No refunds or credits will be issued for requests after the 2^nd day of class in any session.