Aquatics

GROUP SWIM LESSONS

We offer swim classes for infants, children, teenagers, and adults. Choose from weekday, evening, and weekend classes all year long. Morning classes are also available dependant upon season. PRIVATE AND SEMI PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS Our instructors can help you overcome apprehension, improve technique, or assist in developing a plan for endurance swimming.

Lessons are 30 minutes and scheduled by appointment.

THERE ARE THREE GENERAL CATEGORIES OF Y SWIM LESSONS:

Swim Starters develops water enrichment and aquatic readiness in children ages six months to three years. This category focuses on developing swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences. Parents also learn how to supervise children in the water, how to prevent accidents and how to plan for emergencies. Swim Basics develops personal water safety and basic swimming skills in students of all ages. Swimmers develop a high level of comfort in the water by practicing safe water habits, engaging in underwater exploration, and learning how to swim to safety and exit if they fall into a body of water. Swim Strokes introduces and refines stroke technique in older students. Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being and foster a lifetime of physical activity.

Did you know? We offer outreach swim lessons for local schools, and children with visual impairements. See page 23 for more information.

PREVENT AND PROTECT

The YMCA Lifeguard course is designed to prepare participants with the knowledge and skills needed to be a lifeguard.

This comprehensive course offers up-to-date information on how to guard, anticipate and prevent potential hazards before they occur and how to take action to help those in danger when necessary. This course also includes American Safety and Health Institute: • Basic Life Support (CPR) • Basic First Aid • AED • Emergency Oxygen

Administration

Age Requirement: Those interested must be 16 years old to participate in training

We offer CPR/First Aid/ Oxygen/AED classes for members and non-members through the American Safety and Health Institute.

We use a blended format, with a portion of the training being online, and a two hour in person session; allowing you to study at your own pace.

Cecelia Murphey Downtown YMCA Aquatics Director 434.847.5597 cecemurphey@ymcacva.org Chelsea Brooks Jamerson Family YMCA Aquatics Director 434.582.1900 chelseabrooks@ymcacva.org

HOW OLD IS THE SWIMMER?

6 months - 3 years

Parent & Child: Stages A - B

3 years - 5 years

Preschool: Stages 1 - 3

FIND THE RIGHT SWIM LESSON

Is the student comfortable working with an instructor without a parent in the water? If NO, begin with STAGE A If YES, go to the next question.

STAGE A WATER DISCOVERY

Can the student respond to verbal cues and jump on land?

Will the student go underwater voluntarily?

Can the student do a front and back float on his or her own? If NO, begin with STAGE B

If NO, begin with STAGE 1 If YES, go to the next question.

If NO, begin with STAGE 2 If YES, go to the next question.

STAGE B WATER EXPLORATION

STAGE 1 WATER ACCLIMATION

STAGE 2 WATER MOVEMENT

5 years - 12 years

School Age: Stages 1 - 6

Can the student swim 10–15 yards on his or her front and back?

Can the student swim 15 yards of front and back crawl? If NO, begin with STAGE 3 If YES, go to the next question.

If NO, begin with STAGE 4 If YES, go to the next question. STAGE 3 WATER STAMINA

STAGE 4 STROKE INTRODUCTION

12+ years Teen - Adult: Stages 1-6

Can the student swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool? If NO, begin with STAGE 5 If YES, go to the next question.

STAGE 5 STROKE DEVELOPMENT

Can the student swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool and back?

AQUATIC CENTERS

SWIM LESSONS, LAP SWIMMING, GROUP EXERCISE

We have several group aqua fitness classes. Classes in the water use the resistance and buoyancy of the water to improve cardiovascular fitness, strength, and flexibility. You can find our complete class schedule online.

We are the only community organization in Lynchburg that offers year round pool access with a total of four indoor pools, including an aquatics play center for families.

In addition to indoor pools we have hot tubs, sauna, steam rooms and designated locker rooms for you to enjoy. You can drop into one of four indoor pools for lap swim, family swim, or recreational swim. See page two for a complete list of facility amenities.

If NO, begin with STAGE 6 If YES, ask about swim team & lifeguarding

CURRENT CLASS OFFERINGS

STAGE 6 STROKE MECHANICS

JAMERSON Aqua Boot Camp Aqua Tone Aqua Zumba Cardio Combo Deep H2O DOWNTOWN Aqua Groove Cardio Combo Cardio Energize Deep Water HIIT Water Yoga

MASTERS SWIMMING

Masters Swimming is ideal for fitness swimmers, triathletes, former high school and college swimmers who want to train in a group setting. Training focuses on improving technique, endurance and speed. For more information, contact Beth Bright, bethbright@ymcacva.org.