Private Swim Lessons
Private swim lesson packages are available in 30 or 45 minute increments for members ONLY. Registration begins the process for instructor matching, you will be e-mailed once registration is complete. For questions contact Keegan O’Reilly at koreilly@springfieldymca.org or 217-280-5190
Prices Vary
Aquatic Academy
Aquatic academy is offered free of charge at both branch locations and is overseen by the full time aquatic staff. Academy participants assist in our swim lesson program as a volunteer and provide an extra set of hands and eyes for our most basic swimmers.
FREE
Parent/Child Class (Ages 6 months-3 years old)
Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.
Parent/Child
Swim lessons at the YMCA are progressive lessons designed to make children and adults safer in and around the water. It also assists participants in furthering their goals in fitness, competition, leadership or recreation! Parents are in the water learning how to aid their child in being comfortable in an aquatic environment. Using repetition and progressions, basic skills such as kicking, reaching/paddling, back floats, dolphin dips, and surface safety skills be taught.
Member - FREE Public - $176
Swim Basics (Ages 2-5 years old)
Students will learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning important water safety skills. Introduction and mastery of freestyle and backstroke will be a focus.
Water Acclimation
Water Acclimation increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills, and basic swim strokes, performed with assistance by the instructors.
Prices Vary
Water Movement
Encouraging independent swimming. Freestyle and backstroke skills introduced.
Member- $88 Public - $176
Swim Basics (Ages 3-5 years old)
Students will learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning important water safety skills. Introduction and mastery of freestyle and backstroke will be a focus.
Water Movement
Encouraging independent swimming. Freestyle and backstroke skills introduced.
Prices Vary
Swim Basics (Ages 5-10 years old)
Students will learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning important water safety skills. Introduction and mastery of freestyle and backstroke will be a focus.
Water Stamina
For those who can swim half the length of the pool. Perfecting freestyle and backstroke.
Prices Vary
Stroke Development (Ages 6-10 years old)
Having mastered the fundamentals, students will focus on stroke development in breaststroke and butterfly and will review freestyle and backstroke. These skills help prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
Water Acclimation
Water Acclimation increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills, and basic swim strokes, performed with assistance by the instructors.
Prices Vary
Water Movement
Encouraging independent swimming. Freestyle and backstroke skills introduced.
Prices Vary
Jr. High (Ages 11-14 years old)
Jr. High
Jr High program will be focusing on teaching our students about water safety and how to keep yourself safe in and around the aquatic environment, while building confidence and everlasting relationships with friends.
Member - $88 Public - $176
Jr. SPY (Ages 6-12 years old)
Swim lessons at the YMCA are progressive lessons designed to make children and adults safer in and around the water. It also assists participants in furthering their goals in fitness, competition, leadership or recreation! Swim Strokes having mastered the fundamentals, students will continue to develop the skills necessary for swim team, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity. Pre-Competitive designed to help swimmers transition to swim team, this class will give participants an idea of what it would be like to swim for SPY! Participants must be proficient in all four competitive strokes.
Jr. SPY - Tues, Thurs 5:30 PM, Sat 11:15 AM
Lessons offered Tues, Thurs, and Saturdays
Member - $253 Public - $506
Jr. SPY - TTH 6:40 PM, Sat 11:15 AM
Lessons offered Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.