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The Yadkin Family YMCA offers swim lessons, water fitness classes, the TYDE swim team, an indoor pool and outdoor water park. View our Youth Swim Guidelines Visit our schedules page for pool schedules. For more information, please contact:
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Pool HoursMon – Thurs: 5:15am – 9:00pm Outdoor Water ParkOpening May 25, 2013 Mon – Fri: 11:00am – 7:00pm |
Yadkin Family YMCA
Swim
Swim Lessons
We have evening swim lessons for all ages with lesson plans ranging from basic skills to more defined stroke work. Our goal is to have you and/or your child succeed.
Dates and Times
February 5 -28
March 5 – 28
April 2 – 25
Parent/Child (6 months – 2 years)
Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Preschool (3 years – 5 years)
Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Youth (6 years – 12 years)
Tuesday and Thursday 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Adult (13 and older)
Tuesday and Thursday 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm
How to Register
You may register at the Front Desk during all operating hours or online. A parent or guardian must complete and sign a registration form for each session that a child is registered for. Registration opens 2 weeks before the lessons begin.
Cost
$35/Members; $70/Potential Members
Water Fitness
We offer Water Aerobics and Recovery classes on a monthly basis. These classes are all free to members. Members may sign up at anytime by coming by the membership office or the front desk.
Shallow Water Aerobics
Meets Monday, Wednesday, Friday
6:30am – Jean Moxley
7:45am – Frankie Ireland
9:00am – Lynn Underwood
11:15am – Cathy Skinner
Recovery
Meets Tuesday and Thursday
8:00 am – Ruth Shermer
9:00 am – Ruth Shermer
11:00am - Levora
SilverSplash®
Activate your aqua exercise urge for variety! SilverSplash® offers lots of fun and shallow water moves to improve agility, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance. No swimming ability is required and a special SilverSneakers® kickboard is used to develop strength, balance and coordination.
Classes are Tuesday & Thursday morning at 9am!
Private Swim Lessons
Ages: all
Looking for personal instruction and/or a flexible swim lesson schedule? Private lessons will help! Swimmers learn the basics of swimming in a one-on-one setting. Lessons are tailored to the skills your child needs to improve his/her swimming. Each class is 30 minutes.
Sessions: Any time
Pricing: 30 minute sessions-$20 members and $30 potential members
Lap Swim and YMCA Swim Team
Most days and times there will be 2 lap lanes open.
Monday-Friday from 4pm-6pm Lanes 5 & 6 will be used by the YMCA’s TYDE Swim Team. Lane 4 will be available for Lap Swimming. Additional lanes will be opened for more than 4 swimmers.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00pm-7:45pm, there may only be one lap lane available due to swim lessons.
During peak times, swimmers may be asked to share lanes and circle swim.
Family Swim
Family Swim is time designated as Open or Recreational. We encourage members to use this time to play with their children, spend time with a spouse or relax with a friend. This is your time to enjoy the water however you like.
Family Swim Schedule:
Monday – Thursday: 12:00pm – 8:45pm
Friday: 12:00pm – 7:45pm
Saturday: 8:00am – 4:45pm
Sunday: 1:00pm – 4:45pm
There is NO Open Swim during Water Aerobics Classes. Do not swim near or through water aerobics or swim lesson classes. If you are unsure of where you can swim, please ask the Lifeguard.
Lifeguard Certification Classes
During this class, participants will learn life-saving rescue skills for an Aquatic Environment. Once a participant takes the classes and passes the skills and written test, they will be certified as a YMCA Lifeguard for 2 years.
Lifeguard Course Prerequisites:
- Current CPR
- Current First Aid/AED
- Current Oxygen Administration
- Complete medical clearance (recommended)
- Minimum age 16. If under the age of 18, participant must have parental consent to take this course.
- Pass the following swimming test:
- Perform a long, shallow front dive, then swim 500 yards, including 100 yards each of: sidestroke, front crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke kick with one arm forward, and inverted breaststroke kick with arms on the stomach.
- Tread water for at least two minutes with legs only
- Surface dive headfirst and feet first in 8 to 10 feet of water and swim underwater for 15 feet
Must be able to accomplish these tasks:
- Remain alert, with no lapses in consciousness
- Sit for extended periods, including in an elevated chair
- Move to various locations, including in and around an elevated chair
- Communicate verbally, including projecting the voice across distances
- Hear noises and distress signals in the aquatic environment
- Observe all areas of the aquatic environment
- Perform all needed rescues and survival skills
- Think in the abstract, solve problems, make decisions, instruct, evaluate, supervise, and remember
- Will possess the skills to operate alone as a lifeguard, with or without other lifeguard support.
Click here to view our upcoming classes.
TYDE Swim Team
Ages: open to all ages who meet the prerequisite
TYDE is a USA Swimming and YMCA swim team offering a full range of competitive programming for all ages. Originally started in 1973 as WSY, we have grown to become one of the largest and most respected swim teams in North Carolina and across the country. Whether you are looking for a gentle introduction to competitive swimming, a nationally ranked training program or anything in between, TYDE has what you’re looking for!
Learn more at swimtyde.org.