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Swim Lessons
The Owensboro Family YMCA's swim lesson programs help children and adults learn about water safety, develop water stamina, and discover stroke mechanics. Developing these lifelong skills helps people learn to swim but most importantly, keeps them safe in and around the water.
If you're not sure which class is right for you or your child, then take the following questionnaire:
Parent Tot Swim Lessons
Ages: 6 months - 3 years
Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experience, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.
Members: $40 | Nonmembers: $100
Preschool Swim Lessons
Ages: 3 - 5 yrs
Increase comfort with underwater exploration and introduce basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance and independently. Encourages forward movement in the water. This class reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.
Members: $40 | Nonmembers: $100
School Age Swim Lessons
Ages: 5-12 years
Increase comfort with underwater exploration and introduce basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance and independently. Encourages forward movement in the water.
Develop intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances. Introducing basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl.
This class reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.
Private & Semi-Private Swim Lessons
Ages: Ages 3-adulthood
Register for specialized instruction with a qualified swim instructor. Lessons will be scheduled based on the availability of the swimmer and the instructor.
Private lesson purchases expire 1 year after original purchase date. Private swim lessons are a member benefit. You must be an Owensboro YMCA member to purchase a private swim lesson package.
Private lesson package cost: $100 | 4 30-minute lessons
Semi-Private lesson package cost: $75/person | Groups of 2-3 students | 4 30-minute lessons
Members Only
Teen/Adult Swim Lessons
Ages: 12+ years
Increase comfort with underwater exploration and introduce basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance and independently. Encourages forward movement in the water.
Develop intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances. Introducing basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl. This class reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.
Members: $40 | Nonmembers: $100
Ages 3-18
Recreational swim program that focuses on water safety skills for youth ages 3 & up with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. Swimmers will have the opportunity to participate in swim lesson activities, water activities, and games with an instructor.
The Y wants all families to be water-ready, which is why we offer this FREE program to second graders in Owensboro and hosts safety around water events throughout the year. In this class, the Y teaches children of all ages and from all backgrounds that water should be fun, not feared, if you know how to stay safe in and around water.
The Y will host local schools from September 8th - October 10th. To find out more about this program, email the Aquatics Director at hope@OwensboroYMCA.org.
If a lesson is cancelled by the YMCA,
- You will be notified promptly as to why.
- We will make every effort to provide a make-up option for any YMCA-initiated cancellations.
- In the event a make-up class cannot be scheduled, a credit will be applied to your account at the end of the session.
- This credit may be used as a discount toward future lessons or programs.
- Please allow up to 5 business days after the session concludes for processing.
If you or your child is unable to attend a lesson due to personal scheduling conflicts, illness, vacations, or simply no-shows
- Please notify us at least 24 hours in advance.
- Make-up classes are not guaranteed.
- We may offer a make-up opportunity only if space is available, but we cannot guarantee availability.
