AGES 4 – 12 YEARS

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.

Water Stamina

• 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.

Stroke Introduction
Students in Stage 4 swimming 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.

Stroke Development
Students in Stage 5 swimming work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on
water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.

For more information please contact the Holly Hill Family YMCA front desk at 386.299.1019 or Tara Herzig at [email protected]

AGES 4 – 12 YEARS

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.

Water Stamina

• 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.

Stroke Introduction
Students in Stage 4 swimming 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.

Stroke Development
Students in Stage 5 swimming work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on
water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.

For more information please contact the Holly Hill Family YMCA front desk at 386.299.1019 or Tara Herzig at [email protected]

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

For more information please contact the Port Orange Family YMCA front desk at 386.760.9622 or Courtney Hilton at [email protected]

AGES 3–5 YEARS
In these lessons, young children will learn the foundation of water safety skills.

This stage lays the foundation for the student’s future progress in swimming. Here, they become comfortable with underwater exploration and learn how to safely exit a body of water should they ever accidentally fall in. Students will focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement within the water. There’s also continued practice on how to safely exit the water in the event of an accidental fall.

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

For more information please contact the Holly Hill Family YMCA front desk at 386.299.1019 or Tara Herzig at [email protected]

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

For more information please contact the Southeast Volusia Family YMCA front desk at 386.409.9622 or Courtney Hilton at [email protected]

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

For more information, please contact the DeLand Family YMCA front desk at 386.736.6000 or Erica Scott at [email protected]

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

For more information please contact the Holly Hill YMCA front desk at 386.299.1019 or Tara Herzig at [email protected]

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

For more information please contact the Port Orange YMCA front desk at 386.760.9622 or Courtney Hilton at [email protected]

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

For more information please contact the Southeast Volusia YMCA front desk at 386.409.9622 or Courtney Hilton at [email protected]

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

For more information, please contact the DeLand Family YMCA front desk at 386.736.6000 or Erica Scott at [email protected]

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.

For more information please contact the Port Orange Family YMCA front desk at 386.760.9622 or Courtney Hilton at [email protected]

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.

For more information please contact the Southeast Volusia Family YMCA front desk at 386.409.9622 or Courtney Hilton at [email protected]

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.

For more information please contact the DeLand Family YMCA front desk at 386.736.6000 or Erica Scott at [email protected]

AGES 4 – 12 YEARS

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.

Water Stamina

• 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.

Stroke Introduction
Students in Stage 4 swimming 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.

Stroke Development
Students in Stage 5 swimming work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on
water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.

For more information please contact the Holly Hill Family YMCA front desk at 386.299.1019 or Tara Herzig at [email protected]

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.

•  Stroke Introduction
• Stroke Development
• Stroke Mechanic

For more information please contact the Port Orange Family YMCA front desk at 386.760.9622 or Courtney Hilton at [email protected]

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.

•  Stroke Introduction
• Stroke Development
• Stroke Mechanic

For more information, please contact the DeLand Family YMCA front desk at 386.736.6000 or Erica Scott at [email protected]