Winter 1 Session: January 5, 2009 to February 22, 2009*

Member Registration : Begins December 8, 2008

Non-Member Registration: Begins December 15, 2008

*Dance, music and art classes follow a separate schedule. Click here for details.

Preschool Swim

This program is designed for children ages 3 to 5. This is a child's first experience in the pool without parental assistance. The children are taught the basic skills that are the building blocks of swimming. They also learn about pool safety and the use of personal flotation devices if needed. The 30-minute class is taught by caring YMCA swim lesson instructors. Class participants are divided into skill levels and the class size is set forth in order for the instructor to provide children with individual attention.

The preschool swim program has four levels of swim; all determined by ability and experience of the three to five year old.

Pike
Non-swimmer/beginner, bubbles used if necessary
Children begin attending classes without their parents. This level helps children develop safe pool behavior, adjust to the water, and develop independent movement in the water. It is designed for new swimmers, teaching basic paddle stroke and kicking skills, pool safety and comfort in the water while blowing bubbles and swimming.

Ratio: 4:1 - Located in our heated Auxiliary Pool

5:30 - 6:00pm	Monday
5:30 - 6:00pm	Tuesday
5:30 - 6:00pm	Thursday
10:30 - 11:00am	Friday
10:00 -10:30am	Saturday

Members: $60/Non-Members: $130

Pike II

Must have taken Pike 1 and able to put face and head underwater, comfortably moving about in the water with float.

Ratio: 4:1 - Located in our heated Auxiliary Pool

Members: $60/Non-Members: $130

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Eels
Children must feel comfortable in the water to enter this level of swim.
This advanced beginner level reinforces Pike skills. It is for children who are comfortable in the water. They are taught to kick and float and perform a paddle stroke of freestyle. In this class, children are required to put their face in the water while paddling across the width of the pool with assistance from the instructor.

Ratio: 4:1 - Located in our heated Auxiliary Pool

4:45 - 5:15pm	Monday
4:45 - 5:15pm	Tuesday
4:00 - 4:30pm	Wednesday
4:00 - 4:30pm	Thursday
4:45 - 5:15pm	Thursday
10:00 -10:30am	Saturday

Members: $60/Non-Members: $130




Rays
Independently able to swim 1 width freestyle.
At this level children review skills taught from the Eel level, improve stroke skills and build endurance by swimming on their front and back. Rotary breathing is introduced. Children can swim across the width of the pool on their front and back without assistance by the end of this level.

Ratio: 5:1 - Located in our heated Auxiliary Pool

5:30 - 6:00pm	Monday
4:45 - 5:15pm	Wednesday
4:00 - 4:30pm	Thursday
4:00 - 4:30pm	Friday

Members: $60/Non-Members: $130




Starfish
Children at this level review previous skills and refine their freestyle, backstroke and floating skills. Children are taught pencil dives along with various diving skills. Children can swim freestyle and incorporate rotary breathing into the stroke. They are able to swim the length of the pool using freestyle and backstroke.

Ratio: 5:1 - Located in our heated Auxiliary Pool

4:00pm-4:30pm	Tuesday
5:30pm-6:00pm	Thursday

Members: $60/Non-Members: $130

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For more information on Aquatics contact Carolyn Boyce, Aquatics Director,
(203)866-4425 x336 or aquatics@norwalkymca.org