Swim Lessons

The YMCA of Honolulu's Aquatics Program focuses on keeping kids safe in and around the water, building participant confidence, and helping participants to achieve their aquatic goals. Based on extensive research, our swim curriculum is designed to better accommodate students of varying abilities and ages, foster a sense of achievement from the start, and allow students to move easily from one level to the next with clearly defined stages of progress along the way.

Youth Swim Lessons

Parent/Tot (Ages 6 Months-3 Years)

This program is a water orientation class designed for parent* and child participation. The class encourages the bond of trust between parent and child and teaches parents how to guide and supervise their children around the water. The child will be exposed to basic movements.

• Class Levels Offered
• A/Water Discovery
  
• B/Water Exploration

Pre-School (Ages 3-5 Years)

The preschool swim program is designed to help children progress and build elementary swimming and safety skills. Children are placed in small groups with the YMCA trained instructors. Class emphasis is on developing the coordination, endurance, and self-confidence of the preschooler.

• Class Levels Offered
• 1/Water Acclimation
  
• 2/Water Movement
  
• 3/Water Stamina
  
• 4/Stroke Introduction
  

Youth (Ages 6-12 Years)

The progressive swim program is designed to help children grow personally and develop strokes and safety skills. Emphasis is on endurance, personal safety, skill development, and lifesaving techniques.

• Class Levels Offered
• 1/Water Acclimation
  
• 2/Water Movement
  
• 3/Water Stamina
  
• 4/Stroke Introduction
• 5/Stroke Development
• 6/Stroke Mechanics
• 7/Endurance, Sports & Games
• 8/Aquatics Conditioning

At What Swim Level Should I Register My Child?

If you or your child are not currently enrolled in a swim lesson class or you’re not sure what stage you or your child should be enrolled in, please use the Lesson Selector as a guide or talk with your Branch Aquatics Director.

Adult Swim Lessons

Adult swim lessons are for those individuals who wish to learn to swim or those who want to improve their technique. Classes have a low student-to-instructor ratio, which allows for personal instruction in each class. Each level is comprised of five elements: personal safety, skill development, personal growth, water sports/games and rescue.

Private Swimming Lessons

With a private swim instructor, you will achieve optimal results via appropriate drills and activities. Private swimming lessons allow for flexible scheduling. During your lessons, you will learn proper swimming techniques and receive positive encouragement, motivation and accountability.

• Private swim lessons are a great opportunity to learn to swim from a skilled teacher on a one-on-one basis.
• Lessons are available for ages 3 years old to adults.
• Lessons are available in five-session packages.
• Each session is 30-minutes in length.
• All lessons packages are pre-paid and non-refundable.
• Not all Y Branches offer private lessons, check with the Welcome Center at your Y Branch.