The Bucyrus Area YMCA

Water Babies

For children 6 months to 3 years old. These classes provide a directed opportunity for parents to start teaching their child to love the water. Our instructor provides activities and water safety education to aid in the child's overall development and starts working on basic water skills. A must for your child.

Water Babies	Days/Time	Members	Non-Memb.
Weekday Sessions
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Tues 5:30-6:00pm	$10.00	$29.00
Saturday Sessions
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Sat 9:30-10:00am	$10.00	$29.00

Youth Swim Lessons: Skippers
Preschool swimming for children 3-5 years old. This program encourages separation from parents, water safety, beginning swimming skills and water enjoyment. There are 4 levels in this program. The skills taught in the first level must be achieved before the child will be moved to the next level. Since each child is different, each child will progress at his/her own rate.
	Pike:	Water adjustment, separation from parents, basic water safety, jumping from the side, rudimentary front crawl, sidestroke, and backstroke, floating, and getting face wet.
	Eel:	Flutter kick, overarm stroke, face in the water, swimming without flotation device, and appropriate water safety and games.
	Ray:	Front crawl with rotary breathing, back crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke, dive from side, tread water, swim lengths, and appropriate water safety and games.
	Starfish:	Advanced skill development with emphasis on endurance and appropriate challenges.

Skippers—Dates	Days/Time	Members	Non-Memb.
Pike, Eel, Ray & Starfish
Two Day a Week Sessions
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Tue & Thur, 6:00-6:30pm	$19.00	$56.00
One Day a Week Sessions
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Sat, 10:00-10:30 am	$10.00	$29.00

Youth Swim Lessons: Progressive Classes
Ages 6 years and up. This national YMCA program is designed to provide instruction in personal water safety, endurance and a variety of swimming strokes and skills. Learning these skills is a complex process and each child will not progress from one level to the next in just one session.
	Polliwog:	Water adjustment; floating; front, back, and side strokes; personal water safety; and appropriate games and rescues.
	Guppy:	Treading water; survival floating; front crawl with rhythmic breathing; back, breast, side, and elementary back strokes; boating safety; and appropriate water safety and games.
	Minnow:	Refining front crawl with rotary breathing; back crawl, breast and side strokes with appropriate leg motions; diving; synchro; and appropriate water safety and games.
	Fish:	Continue stroke development; introduction to butterfly, teamwork, front dive, underwater swimming, and endurance; appropriate water safety and games.
	Flying Fish:	Continue stroke improvement and endurance; water polo; and water safety and rescue.
	Shark:	Continue stroke development; introduce elementary backstroke, lifesaving strokes, side stroke, and surface dives; continue endurance, water safety, and games.

Progressive Classes—Dates	Days/Time	Members	Non-Memb.
Polliwog & Guppy
Two Day a Week Sessions
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Tue & Thur, 6:30-7:00pm	$19.00	$56.00
One Day a Week Sessions
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Sat, 10:30-11:00am	$10.00	$29.00
Minnow, Fish, Flying Fish, Shark
Two Day a Week Sessions
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Tue & Thur, 7:00-7:30pm	$19.00	$56.00
One Day a Week Sessions
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Sat, 11:00-11:30am	$10.00	$29.00

Afternoon Swim	Days/Time	Members	Non-Memb.
Session IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	Wed, 1:30-2:15pm	$15.00	$44.00

Private Swim Lessons

Private swim lessons are available. These lessons can encompass a wide range of swimming abilities, from the beginning to the advanced swimmer. Each lesson is 30 minutes. Schedule sessions by contacting Dan Osmer at 562-6218 or dosmer@bucyrusymca.org .

Private Swim Lessons		Members	Non-Memb.
		$12.00	$24.00

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Youth Aquatics
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