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Aquatic Programs
| Program Type | Program Name | Level | Ages | Skill Required | Class Activities |
| YMCA Parent/Child Program | Shrimp / Kipper / Inia / Perch | 6-36 months | No skills required. Parent assisted program designed to increase comfort in the water. Provide positive learning environment for aquatics. | ||
| YMCA Preschool Program | Pike | Beginning Swimmer | 3-5 years | No skills required. Water readiness. | Will learn to blow bubbles, put face in water and proper kicking, paddling, and front and back floats with use of flotation devices. |
| YMCA Preschool Program | Eel | Advanced Beginner | 3-5 years | Put face in water, float on back and front with assistance, swim 5 feet without floatation | Will learn to bob, kick on back, front and back float, swim without assistance 15 feet, wet ball and synchronized swimming skills. |
| YMCA Preschool Program | Ray | Intermediate I | 3-5 years | Swim without floatation device 15 feet, float on front and back, jump into water without help. | Will learn front crawl, elementary backstroke treading water, synchronized swimming skills and wet ball activities. |
| YMCA Preschool Program | Starfish | Intermediate II | 3-5 years | Tread water, swim 25 feet using a modified crawl stroke, and swim on back. | Will learn survival float, kneeling and sitting dives, boating safety, to coordinate front crawl with rotary breathing and back crawl 25 yards. |
| YMCA Youth Program | Polliwog | Beginner | No skills required | Will be introduced to the front crawl, front and back floats, putting face in water and personal water safety skills. | |
| YMCA Youth Program | Guppy | Advanced Beginner | 6-12 years | Blow bubbles, put face in water, float on front and back and paddle 15 feet without assistance. | Will learn to tread water, rudimentary 25 yards front and back crawl, jump into deep end, kneeling dive. |
| YMCA Youth Program | Minnow | Intermediate I | 6-12 years | Rudimentary 25 yards front and back crawl, jump in deep end, tread water for 30 seconds. | Will build endurance swimming, reinforce fundamentals of front crawl, elementary backstroke, and diving. Introduction to breaststroke. Emphasize rescue and safety skills. |
| YMCA Youth Program | Fish | Intermediate II | 6-12 years | Swim 2 lengths each of front crawl and backstroke in good form. Can dive in water. | Will learn to perform 50 yards of each: breaststroke, sidestroke, andn open turns. |
| YMCA Youth Program | Flying Fish | Advanced I | 6-12 years | Swim 2 lengths of front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke in succession, survival float 7 minutes and tread water for 3 minutes. | Will learn bilateral breathing, inverted scissors on one side, introduction to butterfly and flip turns. |
| YMCA Youth Program | Shark | Advanced II | 6-12 years | Excellent front and back crawl. Demonstrates coordination in breaststroke and butterfly, swim under water 15 yards. | Will learn first aid techniques, swim 2 lengths of each: front and back crawl, breaststroke, and butterfly nonstop. Lifesaving strokes and surface dives. |
| YMCA Adult Program | Adult | 14 and older | Will learn floating, front crawl, back crawl, rhythmic breathing, safety, stroke development and endurance. |
