AQUATICS


 

SWIMMING LESSONS

Family Friendly

We’ve been listening to our families and now offer Family Friendly options for swim lessons.  You register all of your children for the day and time that works best for your family.  Options include once per week (8 week) and twice per week (4 week) lessons.   Make sure to register early as classes have limits and fill up quickly!

View Aquatics & Swimming Lesson Brochure


Class Information

PARENT/CHILD : AGES 6 MONTHS - 3 YEARS

Aquatykes : Parent/child class helping young children become familiar with water.

 

PRESCHOOL : AGE 3 TO 5 YEARS

Pike : Children develop safe pool behavior and learn independent water movement.

Eel : Learn flutter kick, dive, float, and front crawl.

Ray : Improve upon previous skills, tread water, and perform

progressive diving skills

Starfish : Refine stroke and floating skills and learn to swim

underwater.

 

SCHOOL AGED : 6 YEARS AND UP

Polliwog : Beginner class acquainting children with the pool and basic paddling.

Guppy : Build on basic skills.  Learn basic strokes and diving skills.

Minnow : Further refine strokes, learn synchronized swimming and diving skills.

Fish: Perform basic strokes : front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke.  Introduction to fins and goggles.

Flying Fish : Refine strokes, build endurance and dive off starting blocks.Shark : Improve strokes, starts and turns.  Learn inverted breaststroke and over arm sidestroke.

Porpoise : Learn additional stroke and rescue skills.

 

ADULT

Adult Lessons : Arranged as private lessons.

Swim Lesson Costs*
PARENT/CHILD : AGE 6 MONTHS - 3 YEARS

$25 Member | $50 Non-Member

 

PRESCHOOL : AGE 3 TO 5 YEARS

$25 Member | $50 Non-Member

 

SCHOOL AGED : 6 YEARS AND UP

$32 Member | $64 Non-Member

 

*Costs for sessions are prorated if off due to holidays.

SPRING SESSION OPTIONS

 

ONCE PER WEEK LESSONS (8 Week Session)

Days Session Dates
Monday Fall Sept 9 - Nov 3
Wednesday Fall Nov 4 - Dec 29
Saturday Winter Jan 6 - Mar 2
  Spring Mar 3 - April 27
  Spring April 28 - June 8*

 

MONDAY                                            WEDNESDAY

5:00-5:30pm     Preschool           5:15-6:00pm     School Age

5:30-6:00pm     Preschool           6:00-6:30pm     Preschool

6:00-6:30pm     Parent/Child       6:00-6:45pm     School Age

6:00-6:45pm     School Age        

                                   

SATURDAY                                        SUNDAY

9:00-9:30am     Preschool           3:00-3:30pm     Preschool

9:00-9:45am     School Age         3:00-3:45pm     School Age

9:30-10:00am   Preschool           3:30-4:00pm     Preschool

9:45-10:30am   School Age         3:45-4:30pm     School Age

10:00-10:30am Preschool           4:00-4:30pm     Preschool

10:30-11:15am School Age         4:30-5:15pm     School Age

                                                4:30-5:00pm     Preschool

       

Register online or stop by the Y Front Desk.

TWICE PER WEEK LESSONS (4 Week Session)

Days Session Dates
Tuesday & Thursday Fall Sept 9 - Oct 6
  Fall Oct 7 - Nov 3
  Fall Nov 4 - Dec 1**
  Winter Dec 2 - Dec 29***
  Winter Jan 6 - Feb 2
  Winter Feb 3 - Mar 2
  Spring Mar 3 - Mar 30
  Spring Mar 31 - Apr 27
  Spring Apr 28 - May 25

TUESDAY & THURSDAY

4:00-4:30pm     Preschool

4:15-5:00pm     School Age

4:30-5:00pm     Preschool

5:00-5:45pm     School Age

6:00-6:30pm     Parent/Child

6:00-6:30pm     Preschool

5:45-6:30pm     School Age

 

Register online or stop by the Y Front Desk.



SUMMER SESSION OPTIONS

 

SUMMER ONCE PER WEEK LESSONS (8 Week Session)

Days Session Dates
Friday Summer June 10-August 2

 

FRIDAY                                           

9:30-10:15am School Age
9:30-10:00am     Preschool     

10:00-10:30am   Preschool    

10:15-11:00am   School Age
10:30-11:00am
  Preschool              

Register online or at the Y Front Desk.

SUMMER TWICE PER WEEK LESSONS (4 Week Sessions)

Days Session Dates
Tuesday & Thursday Summer June 10-July 5
  Summer July 8-August 2
  Summer August 5-August 31

TUESDAY & THURSDAY

4:00-4:30pm     Preschool

4:15-5:00pm     School Age

4:30-5:00pm     Preschool

5:00-5:30pm     Preschool

5:00-5:45pm     School Age
5:30-6:00pm     Parent/Child

5:45-6:30pm     School Age

6:00-6:30pm     Preschool

 

Register online or at the Y Front Desk.

 

*Costs will be prorated if the Y is closed due to a holiday or annual cleaning.

SUMMER 4 TIMES PER WEEK LESSONS (2 Week Sessions)

Days Session Dates
Tuesday & Thursday Summer June 10-June 21
  Summer June 24-July 5
  Summer July 8-July 19
  Summer July 22-August 2
  Summer August 5-August 16

MONDAY-THURSDAY

9:30-10:00am      Preschool

9:30-10:15am      School Age

10:00-10:30am    Preschool

10:15-11:00am    School Age

10:30-11:00am    Preschool

 

Register online or at the Y Front Desk.

*Costs will be prorated if the Y is closed due to a holiday or annual cleaning.

 

Private Swim Lesson Costs

For swimmers of all abilities desiring one-on-one instruction.  Lessons are 30 minutes in length. Contact the Cindy Bowe, the Aquatics Director at 507.433.1804 to set up private swimming lessons.

 

1 Lessons - $25 Member | $50 Non-Member

4  Lessons - $80 Member | $160 Non-Member

8 Lessons - $150 Member | $300 Non-Member

 

SPECIALTY AQUATICS

Stroke Clinic

Age
Days
Time
10 & Under Sept 10 - Sept 28 3:30-4:15pm
11 & Older M, W, F 4:10-5:00pm

 

The Y’s stroke clinic is a great way to improve your

technique and experience the feeling of being on a swim team.  Stroke clinic is taught by the Y’s Aqua Pack swim team coaches who work on improving the four

competitive strokes : freestyle, backstroke, breast stroke and butterfly.  Participants must be 5 years of age and able to swim one length (25 yards) of the pool. Register online or at the Front Desk.

 

$42 Member | $84 Non-Member

 

Summer Swim Camp Competitive Stroke Clinic

Grades
Days
Time
1st-6th June 10-13 1:00-3:30pm

 

Join other swimmers and improve your strokes at the 13th Annual YMCA Competitive Stroke Summer Swimmers Camp run by the Aqua Pack coaches. Skills covered include freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, turns, starts and some land exercise. Register online or by downloading the registration brochure.

 

$55 Member

 

Splash N' Dash

Grades
Days
Time
1st-6th August 12-14 6:00-7:00pm

 

See what it feels like to be on a swim team with Splash N' Dash. Y staff and highschool swimmers will coach students in competitive swimming skills. Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards. A mini meet will take place on August 14th.. Register online or at the Y Front Desk.

 

$5 Member, $10 Non-Member

 

AQUA PACK SWIM TEAM

Swimmers ages 5 and older are invited to join the Aqua Pack Swim Team.  Emphasis is placed on participation, individual improvement and FUN!  You must be able to swim one length of the pool (25 yards) without stopping. Register online or at the Y Front Desk.

PARENT MEETING: Monday, September 24th at 6:00pm.

Parents will receive a handbook and schedules, meet the coaches and order team suits.

Practice Times

Date Days Age Time
Oct 1 - Feb 17 M / W 9 & Under 3:00-4:00pm
    10 & Up 4:00-5:00pm
    12 & Up 3:30-5:00pm
  T/ TH All Team Practice 6:45-7:45pm
  F All Team Practice 3:30-5:00pm
  F Land 3:30-4:00pm
  F Water 4:05-5:00pm

$165 Member for Full Season*

*(Meet fees for Sectionals and State are included.  Reduced fees for middle and high school swimmers and multi-family discounts ($165 1st child, $155 2nd child, $145 3rd child).


 

AQUATICS TRAINING

YMCA Lifeguard Training

Age Days Time
16 years & Older Dec 26, 27, 28 8:00am-5:00pm
  April 15, 17, 20", 22 & 24 5:00-9:00pm, *8am-1pm
  June 10, 11, 12 8:00am-5:00pm

You must pass 3 phases of swimming skills on the first day.

Phase 1 (tread water for 2 minutes, legs only, swim 100 yards front crawl with face in the water). Phase 2 (Swim 50 yards of each: front crawl head up, sidestroke, breaststroke, breaststroke with head up, elementary back kick with hands on chest, perform a feet first surface dive to 8-9 ft of water and swim for 15 yards).
Phase 3 (Start in shallow end, sprint for 60 ft, arm over arm surface dive of 8-10 ft. Pick up object from bottom of pool, tread with legs for 1 minute, replace object on bottom. Swim remaining length of pool and hoist self out of pool. And begin 1 minute or 100 compressions and additional instruction from instructor.

Register online or at the Y Front Desk

 

$175 Member | $200 Non-Member

 

YMCA Full Lifeguard Challenge

Age Days Time
15 years & Older December 28 or 9:00am
  April 20 8:00am

Register online or at the Y Front Desk.

 

$75 Member | $100 Non-Member

 

CPR Lifeguard Challenge

Age Days Time
15 years & Older December 26 or 9:00am
  April 20 8:00am

For lifeguards who only need recertification in CPR. Register online or at the Y Front Desk.

 

$55 Member | $75 Non-Member

 

WATER FITNESS

Activity Days Time
Water Fitness M, W, F 9:25-10:15am
Water Fitness T, TH 6:00-6:50pm
Deep Water Fitness M, T, TH, F 8:35-9:25am

 

WATER FITNESS : This is a low to high intensity water exercise class that conditions the heart, lungs and strengthens muscles.  This class is held in shallow water. Do not need to register for class - just show up!

 

DEEP WATER FITNESS : A medium level intensity class that strengthens and tones muscles while improving cardiovascular endurance.  Belts are worn for buoyancy.  Strong swimming skills are not required. Do not need to show up to class - just show up!

 

SPAMTOWN TRIATHLON

Age Date Time
13 yrs + July 20 7:00am Start (transition areas open at 5:30am)

The Y is excited to host our first ever sprint triathlon. The swim portion of the triathlon will take place in the Y pool while the bike and run portions will take place outside. 500 yards is 20 lengths of the pool and the participants will be sent off in waves according to the fastest to slowest swim times. Participants may complete as individuals or as 2 or 3 person teams (all males, all females or co-ed). This event will be chip timed. Register online or by downloading the registration brochure.

$50 Individuals before June 15 | $70 After June 15
$60 Teams before June 15 | $80 After June 15