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Hours of Operation
Effective September 8, 2009
Mon - Thurs    5:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Friday   5:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday   7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday   12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Aquatics Programs

SWIM LESSONS

Blair Family YMCA swim lessons are available for all ages and each session consists of eight classes with an instructor.  Class size is limited to no more than six and no less than three participants per class (unless authorized by the Aquatics Coordinator).  Classes & levels may be combined when necessary. Children must be at least 3 years old and potty trained at the start of the session to participate in swim lessons. Register for all swim lessons at the Blair Family YMCA Member Services counter.

 Cost:       Member $30 per child per sessioN
                Nonmember $55 per child per session

 Location:               All will be held at the YMCA pool

 Class Times:    A:  Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:00 – 5:40pm

B:  Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:00 – 6:40pm

C:  Saturday Mornings 10:00 – 10:40am

D:  Saturday Mornings 11:00 – 11:40am!!

Class A&B Sessions:          

        Session I:               Sep 15 – Oct 8, 2009

                                Session II:             Oct 20 – Nov 12, 2009

                                Session III:           Nov 24 – Dec 22, 2009

                                *No lessons on Thanksgiving Day*

 Class C&D Sessions:         

Session I:               Sep 19 – Nov 14, 2009

                                *No lessons on September 26*

 *Class A&B Deadlines:     

        Session I:               Tuesday, Sep 8, 2009

                                Session II:             Tuesday, Oct 13, 2009

                                Session III:           Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009

*Class C&D Deadlines:    

     Session I:               Saturday, Sep 12, 2009

*Deadlines are firm and are necessary to schedule appropriate instructors for swim lessons. Thank you for your understanding.

 

        Level Criteria and Requirements:

Baby & Me:

This class allows parents and infants to work together in learning how to enjoy being in the water and emphasizes personal safety. Parents must accompany child in the water. Little Swimmers diapers are also required.

Pre-School:

This class helps young children become comfortable in the water and introduces them to skills necessary to begin learning to swim. Children must be potty trained and must be at least three years old.

Level 1:

This level of water exploration is designed to help the student feel comfortable, safe and enjoy the water. Students will learn to float and kick on front and back with support.

Level 2:

In this class, we work on developing primary skills like floating and gliding without support (front & back) and begin to learn basic front and back stroke skills

Level 3:

This level works on building previously learned skills; the students begin coordinating the front and back crawl. Students will also be introduced to deep water activities, kneel dives from the edge and the elementary back stroke.

Level 4:

Students will learn rotary breathing, standing dives, and treading water using scissor kicks. Students will also swim distances using front crawl with rotary breathing, back crawl, elementary backstroke and breaststroke kick.

Level 5:

The objective in this level is to coordinate and refine key strokes including front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Introductions to the butterfly open turns and other advanced skills begin at this level.

Level 6:

The last level develops a considerable amount of endurance by the completion of the course. This level also works on efficiency, power and smoothness of all strokes.
 

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