Aquatics

Fall Registration begins August 23 at 9:00 am for members and August 24 at 9:00 am for non members Nothing builds confidence like learning how to swim. It’s an essential life skill that can provide a lifetime of fun in and around water. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced swimmer, you can gain the skills and strength you need to stay safe and enjoy making a splash right here at the Kamloops Y!

The Kamloops Y offers a wide variety of aquatics programs, from swim lessons to aquatic fitness, allowing you and your family to learn and improve on your water-safety skills, while building muscle, and increasing you strength and endurance. Water is a fantastic way to fit in some lowimpact full-body exercise and can help you recover faster from an injury or improve your overall mobility.

The YMCA has been offering swimming lessons to Canadians since the 1900s. Thousands of Canadians have learned to swim at the Y and so can you! That’s why we offer swim lessons, aquatic fitness classes and other programs for toe dippers, deep divers and everyone in between! Lap lane Swimming continues to be recommended but not required

BENEFITS OF SWIM LESSONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH

• Mindfulness and a calm mind. • Swimming can enhance teamwork skills. • Swimming can help you learn to set goals. • People who swim from an early age are more confident. • Swimming can enhance cognitive functions. • Swimmers often find it easier to develop social skills. • Swim stress away