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SWIM LESSONS

Swim lessons at the Y focus on learning vital water safety skills and stroke development through a progressive curriculum. We're proud to offer a variety of swim lessons for everyone: from babies to adults and beginners to the experienced!

Our swim program is a month-to-month, ongoing program model.

  • Swim lessons continue uninterrupted from month to month.
  • Enrollment remains active unless you choose to make a change
  • Monthly billing replaces session-based registration
  • No long-term enrollment commitment is required
  • Swimmer can progress at their own pace without needing to re-register
  • Cancellations or changes can be made on a month-to-month basis
 Member
Pricing		Non-Member
Pricing
Group Swim Lessons$100/month$150/month
Parent-Child Swim Lessons$100/month$150/month
Private Swim Lessons$200/month$250/month
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PARENT & CHILD REGISTRATION

(6 months-3 years)

Stage A Water Discovery or Stage B Water Exploration
25-minute class
Ratio: 1:5-8
Parent and Child must be in the pool

Learn water safety and drowning prevention.
 

PARENT & CHILD REGISTER

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION

(3-5 yrs old)

Children learn water safety and basic swimming competency and progress through levels as they develop skills.

25-minute class
Ratio: 1:4
Stages 1 through Stage 4

PRESCHOOL LESSONS REGISTRATION

SCHOOL-AGE REGISTRATION

(5-12 YRS OLD)

Students learn personal water safety, achieve basic swimming competency and progress to learn about the four competitive swimming strokes. 

25-minute class
Ratio: 1:5
Stages 1 through Stage 6

SCHOOL AGE SWIM LESSONS REGISTRATIONS

SWIM BASICS REGISTRATION

(13+ yrs old)

25-minute classes
No qualification needed.
Skills Practiced: Swim, float, swim sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide and exit
Jump, push, turn, grab.


 

SWIM BASIC LESSONS REGISTRATION

FREESTYLE & BEYOND REGISTRATION

(13+ yrs old)

25-minutes classes
Students must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills
Practiced Skills Practiced: Front crawl with rotary breathing, Breaststroke and Butterfly kick, Elementary backstroke, dive from a sitting position, and tread water using a scissor and whip kick
 

FREESTYLE AND BEYOND REGISTRATIONS

PRIVATE LESSONS REGISTRATION

 (3+ yrs old)

Work one-on-one with a swim instructor to meet your swimming goals.

25-minutes classes
Ratio 1:1
Privates offered monthly or packages

PRIVATE LESSONS REGISTRATION

AQUATICS FAQ

If you are unable to find your answers to your questions below, please contact

Simi Valley Family YMCA: simiaquatics@sevymca.org

Yarrow Family YMCA: yarrowaquatics@sevymca.org

A proper swimsuit, a towel and goggles (optional) are recommended. All non-toilet trained individuals must wear a snug-fitting swim or adult diapers

Parents/Guardians are required to be in the water for Parent/Child classes. For preschool and school-age children's swim lessons, parents must remain in a designated viewing area, though instructors may ask parents to leave if the child is distracted.

Instructors are trained to handle fear; it is advised to let the instructor know of the first day.

We do not offer make-up swim lessons for participants missing a class. 

If the YMCA cancels the lesson due to pool closure, you will be issued a system credit that will be applied for the following month. 

We do not offer swim lessons on the following holidays.

  • New Year's Day
  • President's Day
  • Easter Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth
  • July 4th

 

  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Black Friday
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year's Eve 

The family swim schedules are posted at the branches. We ask that you follow that schedule and not swim during lessons. This policy allows us to provide a great experience for the students in our lessons and provide a great family swim experience with no lessons to swim through while enjoying the pool and practicing skills at the Y. 

Our policy is that one parent (18 and older) must stay inside the facility during swimming lessons. You will also need to come to the pool deck to drop-off and pick-up for every lesson.

You don't need to stay on the pool deck, but you must stay in the facility during lessons and return to the pool deck at the completion of the lesson. Please be present at the end time for your lesson, as our instructor needs to get ready for the next lesson group.

CANCELLATION POLICY

All cancellations must be submitted through the cancellation request form.

Cancellation requests must be received by the 25th of the current month to stop billing from the following month.

Requests submitted after the 25th will take effect the next billing cycle.

CANCELLATION FORM

REFUND POLICY

Monthly payments cover the full month of lessons and refunds are not provided for lessons already completed. Cancellations must be submitted by the 25th to stop billing for the following month.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POOL POLICY

Our YMCA guidelines require us to close the pool to all activities if lightning and thunder is within 6 miles of our facility. Lifeguards are trained to judge this and have the final say on all closures. Pool and wet areas must be cleared and closed until 30 minutes after the last evidence of lightning and thunder is present.