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Welcome to Aquatics at the Y!

 

Our aquatics program is second to none. We offer a variety of lessons, classes, and water fitness classes for all ages, in our newly renovated pool! 

Youth Aquatics serves children ages six months (with parent) to 13 years. 

 

 

PERPETUAL SWIM LESSONS 

CHOOSE A TIME SLOT, AND IT’S YOURS FOR THE YEAR!
 

Parents of preschool and school-aged swimmers, simply choose a time that fits your schedule and keep that time through the whole school year! Our instructors will place your child in the appropriate swim level. As your child’s skills develop, our instructors will move them to the appropriate swim level within the same time slot.

 

VIEW PERPETUAL SWIM PRICES

 

Perpetual Swim Lesson Time Slots:
 

Preschool stages 1-4 (ages 3-5)

Tuesday, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tuesday, 4:35 PM - 5:05 PM

Wednesday, 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday, 6:05 PM - 6:35 PM

Thursday, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Thursday, 4:35 PM - 5:05 PM

 

School Age stages 1-6 (ages 6-12)

Tuesday, 5:10 PM - 5:50 PM

Tuesday, 5:55 PM - 6:35 PM

Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 4:40 PM

Wednesday, 4:45 PM– 5:25 PM

Thursday, 5:10 PM - 5:50 PM

Thursday, 5:55 PM - 6:35 PM

 

Homeschoolers: Tuesday, 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Contact Sahara Adams to learn more at: SAdams@metrowestymca.org

 

Due to high demand, we are allowing only one swimming class registration per participant. To register, call us at 508-879-4420.

 

PRICING FOR A, B, C, PRESCHOOL, and SCHOOL AGED 1-2:

30 Minute Class:  Family Member:  $92 | Youth Member: $125 | Non-Member:  $185

Sunday Class:  Family Member:  $79 | Youth Member: $108 | Non-Member:  $159

 

PARENT/CHILD A/B

Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence building experiences. Parents will learn about water safety, drowning prevention and the importance of supervision. At level B, accompanied by a parent, the children prepare for the transition to preschool level aquatics by encouraging purposeful movement through audio and/or visual cues.

Ages 6-24 Months (A) & Ages 2-3 (B)

 

A

Monday: 10:35-11:05am

Thursday: 9:10-9:40am

Saturday: 9:20-9:50am

Sunday: 9:10-9:40am

 

B

Monday: 4:15-4:45pm

Tuesday: 9:25-9:55am

Friday: 9:25-9:55pm

Friday: 3:40-4:10pm

Saturday: 9:55-10:25am

Sunday: 9:45-10:15am

 

PARENT/CHILD C

This program is designed to allow participants in our Parent/Child Program to build on the confidence they have previously achieved in Parent/Child Stages A & B as well as welcome participants over the age of 3 into our swim lesson program. Parents will be in the water for support, guidance and safety to allow participants to challenge their swim and social skills in an aquatic group lesson setting. Instructors will encourage participants to practice skills away from parents at certain times providing participants with the assurance that their parents are nearby.

 

Wednesday: 10:35-11:05am

Thursday: 4:00-4:30pm

Friday: 4:15-4:45pm

Saturday: 10:30-11:00am

Sunday: 10:20-10:50am

 

PRESCHOOL 1: WATER ACCLIMATION

Designed for beginners with little to no swimming experience or are uncomfortable in the water. In this stage, students increase their comfort with the water with underwater exploration and basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance. Ages 3-5

 

Monday: 4:15-4:45pm

Monday: 4:50-5:20pm

Monday: 5:25-5:55pm

Tuesday: 10:00-10:30am

Wednesday: 9:25-9:55am

Thursday: 9:45-10:15am

Thursday: 3:25-3:55pm

Friday: 10:00-10:30am

Friday: 3:40-4:10pm

Friday: 4:50-5:20pm

Friday: 5:25-5:55pm

Friday: 6:00-6:30pm

Saturday: 8:10-8:40am

Saturday: 8:45-9:15am

Saturday: 10:30-11:00am

Sunday: 9:10-9:40am

Sunday: 12:40-1:10pm

 

PRESCHOOL 2: WATER MOVEMENT

Must have successfully completed Stage 1 or be comfortable going under water independently. In this stage, students increase their swimming ability with forward movement in the water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Ages 3-5

 

Monday: 4:50-5:20pm

Monday: 5:25-5:55pm

Monday: 6:00-6:30pm

Tuesday: 10:35-11:05am

Wednesday: 10:00-10:30am

Wednesday: 3:25-3:55pm

Wednesday: 6:40-7:10pm

Thursday 3:25-3:55pm

Thursday: 6:40-7:10pm

Friday: 10:35-11:05am

Friday: 4:15-4:45pm

Friday: 4:50-5:20pm

Friday: 5:25-5:55pm

Saturday: 8:10-8:40am

Saturday: 8:45-9:15am

Saturday: 9:20-9:50am

Saturday: 11:05-11:35am

Sunday: 9:45-10:15am

Sunday: 12:40-1:10pm

 

PRESCHOOL 3: WATER STAMINA

Must have successfully completed Stage 2 or be able to submerge and blow out air, jump in, float on back and front for 10 seconds, tread water for 10 seconds, front and back glide 5 yards, and swim, roll, float, roll, swim 5 yards all independently. In this stage, students develop intermediate self-rescue skills performed for longer durations and distances than previous stages. Ages 3-5

 

Monday: 5:25-5:55pm

Wednesday: 3:25-3:55pm

Wednesday: 6:40-7:10pm

Thursday: 6:40-7:10pm

Friday: 6:00-6:30pm

Friday: 6:35-7:05pm

Saturday: 9:20-9:50am

Saturday: 11:40-12:10pm

Sunday: 10:20-10:50am

 

PRESCHOOL 4

Must have successfully completed Level 3 - or can swim 15 yards with face in the water, submerge and retrieve an object from the bottom, swim on back 10 yards independently, tread water 30 seconds, jump in independently and swim to wall. Ages 3-5.

 

Monday: 6:35-7:05pm

Wednesday: 6:05-6:35pm

Thursday: 6:40-7:10pm

Friday: 6:35-7:05pm

Saturday: 11:40-12:10pm

Sunday: 10:55-11:25am

 

SCHOOL-AGED 1: WATER ACCLIMATION

Designed for beginners with little to no swimming experience or are uncomfortable in the water. In this stage, students increase their comfort with the water with underwater exploration and basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance. Ages 6-13

 

Monday: 4:50-5:20pm

Monday: 6:00-6:30pm

Tuesday: 4:00-4:30pm

Tuesday: 6:40-7:10pm

Wednesday: 5:30-6:00pm

Thursday: 4:35-5:05pm

Friday: 4:50-5:20pm

Friday: 5:25-5:55pm

Saturday: 9:55-10:25am

Saturday: 10:30-11:00am

Sunday: 11:30-12:00pm

 

SCHOOL-AGED 2: WATER MOVEMENT

Must have successfully completed Stage 1 or be comfortable going under water independently. In this stage, students increase their swimming ability with forward movement in the water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Ages 6-13

 

Monday: 4:15-4:45pm

Monday: 6:35-7:05pm

Tuesday: 4:35-5:05pm

Tuesday: 6:40-7:10pm

Wednesday: 6:05-6:35pm

Thursday: 4:00-4:30pm

Friday: 4:15-4:45pm

Friday: 6:00-6:30pm

Saturday: 9:55-10:25am

Saturday: 11:05-11:35am

Sunday: 12:05-12:35pm

 

PRICING FOR SCHOOL AGED 3-6:

40 Minute Class:  Family Member:  $98 | Youth Member: $133 | Non-Member:  $203

Sunday Class:  Family Member:  $84 | Youth Member: $114 | Non-Member:  $174

 

SCHOOL-AGED 3: WATER STAMINA

Must have successfully completed Stage 2 or be able to submerge and blow out air, jump in, float on back and front for 20 seconds, tread water for 10 seconds, front and back glide 10 yards, and swim, roll, float, roll, swim 5 yards all independently. In this stage, students develop intermediate self-rescue skills performed for longer durations and distances than previous stages. Ages 6-13.

 

Monday: 4:15-4:55pm

Monday: 5:00-5:40pm

Friday: 4:15-4:55pm

Friday: 5:00-5:40pm

Saturday: 8:30-9:10am

Saturday: 10:45-11:25am

Sunday: 10:15-10:55am

 

SCHOOL-AGED 4: STROKE INTRODUCTION

Must have successfully completed Stage 3 or be able to swim, float, swim 25 yards any stroke, swim 15 yards on back and front, jump in and swim 10 yards, tread water for a minute. In this stage, students are introduced to basic stroke technique in freestyle and backstroke and water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke. Ages 6-

13.

 

Monday: 5:00-5:40pm

Monday: 5:45-6:25pm

Friday: 5:00-5:40pm

Friday: 5:45-6:45pm

Saturday: 8:30-9:10am

Saturday: 9:15-9:55am

Saturday: 10:45-11:25am

Sunday: 11:00-11:40am

 

SCHOOL-AGED 5: STROKE DEVELOPMENT

Must have successfully completed Stage 4 or be able to swim 25 yards any stroke and perform freestyle with rotary breathing, backstroke, elementary backstroke, tread water for a minute, breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. In this stage, students are introduced to a full breaststroke and butterfly and water safety through treading water and sidestroke. Ages 6-13.

 

Monday: 5:45-6:25pm

Monday: 6:30-7:10pm

Friday: 5:45-6:25pm

Friday: 6:30-7:10pm

Saturday: 9:15-9:55am

Saturday: 10:00-10:40am

Saturday: 11:30-12:10pm

Sunday: 11:45-12:25pm

 

SCHOOL-AGED 6: STROKE MECHANICS

Must have successfully completed Stage 5 or be able to swim 50 yards any stroke and perform freestyle with bent arm recovery, backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, and butterfly for 25 yards, tread water for 2 minutes, and be able to dive. In this stage, students refine their stroke technique in all major competitive strokes, build endurance, and are encouraged to swim as part of a healthy lifestyle. Ages 6-13

 

Monday: 6:30-7:10pm

Friday: 6:30-7:10pm

Saturday: 10:00-10:40am

Saturday: 11:30-12:10pm

Sunday: 12:30-1:10pm