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SWIM STARTERS Stage A / Water Discovery
Accompanied by a parent*, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water. They develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-...More
Accompanied by a parent*, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water. They develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision. Parents accompany children in Stage A, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water. 6 months - 3 years Parent & Child
Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA
6/7/2025 to 6/22/2025
Sun Sat
11:00 AM to 11:40 AM
6m to 1y 5m
Registration 4/28/2025 to 7/13/2025
7/5/2025 to 7/20/2025
8/2/2025 to 8/17/2025
Stratford YMCA
6/28/2025 to 8/16/2025
Sat
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
6m to 3y
Registration 6/9/2025 to 7/15/2025
Soundview Family YMCA
6/28/2025 to 8/9/2025
9:35 AM to 10:05 AM
6m to 2y
SWIM STARTERS Stage A & B
Accompanied by a parent*, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water. They develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention and the importance of supervision. Parents accompany children in Stage A, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water. In Stage B, parents work with children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles , fundamental safety and aquatic skills. 6 months - 3 years Parent & Child
Bridgeport YMCA
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
6m to 4y
Fairfield YMCA
6/23/2025 to 7/14/2025
Mon Wed
2:15 PM to 2:45 PM
3:15 PM to 3:45 PM
7/21/2025 to 8/11/2025
6/24/2025 to 7/15/2025
Tue Thu
7/22/2025 to 8/12/2025
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
6/29/2025 to 8/10/2025
Sun
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
SWIM STARTERS Stage B / Water Exploration
Accompanied by a parent*, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water. They develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision. In Stage B, parents work with children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles, fundamental safety, and aquatic skills. 6 months - 3 years Parent & Child
10:10 AM to 10:50 AM
1y 6m to 3y
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Woodruff Family YMCA
6/24/2025 to 7/17/2025
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
7/22/2025 to 8/14/2025
7/21/2025 to 7/30/2025
Mon to Thu
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
SWIM BASICS Stage 1 / Water Acclimation Preschool
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: (1) Swim, float, swim - sequencing fro...More
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: (1) Swim, float, swim - sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide and exit, and (2) jump, push, turn, grab.
Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in Stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.
6/24/2025 to 8/12/2025
Tue
3y to 5y 11m
6/25/2025 to 8/13/2025
Wed
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
6/26/2025 to 8/14/2025
Thu
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
6/9/2025 to 6/20/2025
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
6/23/2025 to 7/4/2025
7/7/2025 to 7/18/2025
7/21/2025 to 8/1/2025
8/4/2025 to 8/15/2025
9:20 AM to 10:00 AM
11:50 AM to 12:30 PM
6/23/2025 to 8/16/2025
Mon
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
3y to 6y 11m
6/23/2025 to 7/3/2025
5:45 PM to 6:25 PM
7/7/2025 to 7/17/2025
7/21/2025 to 7/31/2025
8/4/2025 to 8/14/2025
6/25/2025 to 8/16/2025
10:45 AM to 11:15 AM
6/25/2025 to 7/18/2025
Wed Fri
7/23/2025 to 8/15/2025
6/23/2025 to 7/2/2025
6/23/2025 to 8/4/2025
6:10 PM to 6:40 PM
6/26/2025 to 8/7/2025
10:10 AM to 10:40 AM
SWIM BASICS Stage 1 & 2 / Preschool
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: Swim, float, swim - sequencing ...More
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: Swim, float, swim - sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide and exit. Jump, push, turn, grab. In Stage 1, students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming. In Stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. AGE GROUP: Preschool 3 years old - 5 years old
3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
4:15 PM to 4:45 PM
4:45 PM to 5:15 PM
6/27/2025 to 8/15/2025
Fri
2:45 PM to 3:15 PM
12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
SWIM BASICS Stage 2 / Water Movement Preschool
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: Swim, float, swim - sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit. Jump, push, turn, grab. In Stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water. They also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. AGE GROUP: Preschool 3 years old - 5 years old
5:40 PM to 6:10 PM
12:40 PM to 1:20 PM
4:35 PM to 5:05 PM
6:20 PM to 6:50 PM
11:20 AM to 11:50 AM
7/7/2025 to 7/16/2025
3:35 PM to 4:05 PM
8/4/2025 to 8/13/2025
SWIM BASICS Stage 2 & 3 / Preschool
SWIM BASICS Stage 3 / Water Stamina Preschool
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: Swim, float, swim - sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit. Jump, push, turn, grab. In Stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action. AGE GROUPS: Preschool 3 years old - 5 years old
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
5:10 PM to 5:40 PM
6:55 PM to 7:25 PM
11:55 AM to 12:25 PM
6/24/2025 to 8/5/2025
5:35 PM to 6:05 PM
SWIM STROKES Stage 4 / Stroke Introduction Preschool
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic ...More
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. Students in Stage 4 develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke. AGE GROUP: Preschool 3 years old - 5 years old
SWIM BASICS Stage 1 / Water Acclimation School Age
6y to 13y 11m
5y to 13y 11m
6y to 12y 11m
5y to 12y 11m