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Description
School Age Swim Stage 4 Stroke Introduction (6-13 years)
Skill boost intensive sessions are the perfect fit for swimmers to accelerate progress through maximum practice, repetition and engagement.
Skill boosts support:
- New to swim: Test the waters and confirm Y Swim is an enjoyable community for your child.
- Achieve new skills: Current swimmers may be able to advance a level in the Y Swim curriculum by honing a particular skill(s) to achieve their goals.
- Summer swim prep: Safe summer swimmers are made here. Help your child have a safe, fun summer with friends.
- Have fun: Swimmers of all ages and stages can have something to look forward to each day/week and feel like they went on a beach vacation without leaving town.
Youth learn the front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. This class is for children who are not yet able to swim 15 yards of front and back crawl.
In this class, your child will:
- Swim the front crawl with rotary breathing for 15 yards
- Breaststroke kick for 15 yards
- Butterfly kick for 15 yards
- Elementary backstroke for 15 yards
- Dive from a sitting position
- Tread water using a scissor and whip kick for one minute
- Swim any combination of strokes for 25 yards
Financial assistance is available for members. All registrations are non-refundable.
For more information, please contact aquatics@mcgawymca.org.
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Age Category
Youth
Location
MB - 6 Lane Pool at McGaw Main Building
Instructor
McGaw YMCA Aquatics Staff
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