Swimming can be an important skill to have, and is a great way to maintain physical health.
The Boonslick Heartland YMCA offers several forms of swim lessons to help kids of all ages become comfortable and develop proficiency in the water.
The Boonslick Heartland YMCA offers several forms of swim lessons to help kids of all ages become comfortable and develop proficiency in the water.
Youth Group Swim Lessons!
*space is limited.
The Boonslick Heartland YMCA offers monthly group swim lessons of 8, 30-minute sessions. These lessons are design to increase skill for youth up to age 12.
For half an hour on Monday & Wednesday evenings, our swim instructor will work with participants in the class to improve skills such as swim strength, endurance, and general confidence in the water.
**Some classes may meet 4 times per month for one hour. Please confirm when registering as to how often your lessons will meet.
Registration is monthly, with swimmers divided into classes based on proficiency as listed below.
Swim Lessons are not offered in the months of August & December.
For half an hour on Monday & Wednesday evenings, our swim instructor will work with participants in the class to improve skills such as swim strength, endurance, and general confidence in the water.
**Some classes may meet 4 times per month for one hour. Please confirm when registering as to how often your lessons will meet.
Registration is monthly, with swimmers divided into classes based on proficiency as listed below.
Swim Lessons are not offered in the months of August & December.
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Scheduling & Registration Fees
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Member
N/A in Sept
$40 $40 $40 $40 |
Non-Member
N/A in Sept
$65 $65 $65 $65 |
Below are a set of guidelines to help determine what proficiency level your child is at.
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Parent/Child
*not always available This level is for children who are 6 months to approximately 2 years of age. Children that participate in these lessons will be given the opportunity to become comfortable in the pool, begin to use reflex swimming movements and practice how to crawl out of the pool. |
Beginner
Ages 3 and up This level is for children with limited experience in the pool or who hesitate submerging their head under the water. These lessons will focus on floating front and back, getting comfortable getting their head under water, learning how to move away from the wall and back again and jumping from the side of the pool **Must be toilet trained. |
Intermediate #1
This level is for children who have the ability of getting in the water by themselves, comfortable putting their face in the water with or without goggles, already float on their back and can move independently from the wall and back. These lessons will focus on developing core strength, swim techniques for front crawl and using a kickboard. |
Intermediate #2
THIS LEVEL MUST TAKE AND INSTRUCTOR PASS INTERMEDIATE #1 PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. These lessons will continue focusing on water safety with each swimmer, comfortable putting their face in the water with or without goggles for a longer period of time and up to 10 seconds, already float on their back and can move independently from the wall and back. These lessons will continue to focus on developing core strength and swim techniques. |
Advanced
This level is for children who can move forward in the water by themselves and have the basic technique of the front crawl and basic back stroke. Swimmers must be comfortable with a kickboard. These lessons will focus on improving swim technique and building strength and endurance to swim the entire length of the pool. This level also builds the foundation for swimmers to move onto the swim team. |
Private & Family Lessons |
All Ages
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In addition to our Youth Group Lessons, the Boonslick Heartland YMCA also offers Private Swim Lessons to individuals of all ages. If you need more one-on-one instruction, never learned to swim as a kid, or simply don’t have the flexibility in your schedule to attend our Youth Group Lessons, then Private Lessons are the way to go.
Pre-Scheduled Lessons
Our private lessons are now primarily available in pre-scheduled sets of 8 lessons, with each new set beginning the first full week of each month for 8, 30-minute sessions on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Private Lesson: One to one student-teacher ratio; no age limit. Catered to the needs of the swimmer.
Family Lessons: For groups of 2-3 students. *All participants must be from the same household. This is a new requirement as of Oct 2022.
Private Lesson: One to one student-teacher ratio; no age limit. Catered to the needs of the swimmer.
Family Lessons: For groups of 2-3 students. *All participants must be from the same household. This is a new requirement as of Oct 2022.
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Scheduling
Varies month to month - call for openings
Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis. |
If the above scheduling does not work, you may inquire with our Aquatics Coordinator, Christy Rehagen, about the availability of any non-standard scheduling for private lessons.
Program Refund & Credit Policy
You must cancel in person or in writing at the Welcome Desk. If you cancel after the deadline, we are not able to issue a credit or refund.
Credits will not be given for individual class days missed. The YMCA reserves the right to change, cancel, or combine classes and programs as necessary.
If a session is cancelled, a full credit or refund will be issued.
Credits will not be given for individual class days missed. The YMCA reserves the right to change, cancel, or combine classes and programs as necessary.
If a session is cancelled, a full credit or refund will be issued.
