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.
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
