Swim Lessons Ages 6-12
4 Week Sessions
DAYS: Tuesdays and Thursdays
COST: $95 for Members, $120 for Non-Members
Group Swim Lessons
The YMCA Swim Lesson Curriculum is a core group of aquatic skills every person needs to be safe around water. As the foundation of our program, these skills allow students to learn and correct swim stroke techniques. Students begin with basic fundamentals and build upon to learn more. Through the process we are here to help them celebrate their successes, build self-confidence, and enjoy learning water safety and swimming.
Learn more of what we at the YMCA of Wichita Falls can offer. We have a variety of levels for you to decide from, to best fit the needs of your child.
Swim Lessons 6-12 Age group
SWIM BASICS
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
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Swim, float, swim— sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
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Jump, push, turn, grab
1/ WATER ACCLIMATION
Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.
2 / WATER MOVEMENT
In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.
3 / WATER STAMINA
In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.
SWIM STROKES
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.
4 / STROKE INTRODUCTION
Students in stage 4 develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.
Financial Assistance
The Wichita Falls YMCA is a not-for-profit social services organization committed to helping people grow in spirit, mind and body. YMCA’s are here to serve people of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and incomes. The Y is community-based and believes that its programs and services should be available to everyone. That’s why the YMCA offers Financial Assistance which is a sliding fee scale that is designed to fit each individual’s financial situation.
The Wichita Falls YMCA requires that individuals provide the requested information on the attached form regarding income, family size and necessary expenses so that it can provide financial assistance in a fair and consistent manner. The YMCA also requires that individuals reapply when requested to keep the information on their application updated.