Group Swimming Lessons
YWCA Tulsa wants to help teach your children how to be safer around water. We offer group swim lessons for people as young as six months old. We work with you and your child to assess their skill level, and place them in the appropriate session.
Group Swim Lesson Classes
Children, ages 2yrs to 3yrs, along with the parent or guardian, will be introduced to basic swimming and safety skills. This class builds on skills learned in Level 1 and encourages the child to try skills independently. Fun activities will be provided to allow your child to: – Learn more ways to enter and exit the water safely – Submerge in a rhythmic pattern – Glide on the front and back with assistance – Perform combined stroke on front and back with assistance – Change body position in the water – Experience wearing a life jacket in the water It is common for young children to participate in several sessions of Level 2…that is okay! It is not important how quickly they move through a level, but that they acquire each skill and become comfortable in the water. Parent/guardian participate with their child in the water.
- Location: Patti Johnson Wilson Center and East Community Center
- Age Range: 2 – 3 years
- Class Length: 30 minutes
- 6 sessions
- Class meets 1 time/week
- Adult/child class
Cost: $60
Registration for September/October Level 2 session begins August 30.
Level I participants learn to enter and exit the water safely, open eyes underwater, pick up submerged objects, swim on front and back using arm and leg actions, submerge mouth, nose, and eyes, float on front and back, follow basic water safety rules, exhale underwater through mouth and nose, explore arm and hand movements, and use a life jacket.
* Must be at least 4 years old and able to sit in a group setting while listening to instructions.
- Location: Patti Johnson Wilson Center and East Community Center
- Age Range: 4 years – 13 years
- Class Length: 45 minutes
- 8 sessions
- Class meets 2 times/week; Summer sessions meet M-Th
Cost: $45 members/$75 non-members
Fall Sessions 2019
September: September 3-September 26, Registration opens August 27
October: October 1-October 24, Registration opens September 24
November: November 5-November 28, Registration opens October 29
September: Register Here
October: Register Here
November: Register Here
August Session: August 5th-28th, Registration opens July 29th
6:00pm: Register Here
Level II participants learn to enter water by stepping or jumping from the side of the pool, open eyes underwater, pick up submerged objects, roll over from front to back and back to front, swim on side, exit water safely using ladder or side, float on front and back, tread water using arm and leg motions, move in the water while wearing a life jacket, submerge entire head, perform front and back glide, and swim 6-8 feet on front and back using dog paddle.
- Location: Patti Johnson Wilson Center and East Community Center
- Age Range: 5 years – 13 years
- Class Length: 45 minutes
- 8 sessions
- Class meets 2 times/week; Summer sessions meet M-Th
Cost: $45 members/$75 non-members
Fall Sessions 2019
September: September 3-September 26, Registration opens August 27
October: October 1-October 24, Registration opens September 24
November: November 5-November 28, Registration opens October 29
September: Register Here
October: Register Here
November: Register Here
Level III participants learn to jump into deep water from one side, bob with head fully submerged, perform survival float, dive from kneeling or standing position, use rotary breathing in horizontal position, change from horizontal to vertical position on front and back, submerge and retrieve an object, perform front and back glide, perform front and back crawl, perform reaching assist, learn proper kicking techniques, learn elementary backstroke, and are introduced to breaststroke.
- Location: Patti Johnson Wilson Center and East Community Center
- Age Range: 7 years – 13 years
- Class Length: 45 minutes
- 8 sessions
- Class meets 2 times/week; Summer sessions meet M-Th
Cost: $45 members/$75 non-members
Fall Sessions 2019
September: September 3-September 26, Registration opens August 27
October: October 1-October 24, Registration opens September 24
November: November 5-November 28, Registration opens October 29
September: Register Here
October: Register Here
November: Register Here
Level IV students learn to refine the strokes they begin learning in Level III, and work on building endurance and strength. This level can be a predecessor to swim team.
- Location: Patti Johnson Wilson Center
- Age Range: 9 years – 13 years
- Class Length: 45 minutes
- 8 sessions
- Class meets 2 times/week; Summer sessions meet M-Th
Cost: $45 members/$75 non-members
Fall Sessions 2019
October: October 1-October 24, Registration opens September 24
November: November 5-November 28, Registration opens October 29
October: Register Here
November: Register Here
These classes are developed for adults with little to no swimming experience and for those who want to improve their swim strokes. The goal of these lessons is to make adults competent, confident, and successful swimmers.
- Location: East Community Center
- Age Range: 13+
- Class Length: 45 minutes
- 8 sessions
- Class meets 1 time/week
Cost: $45 members/$75 non-members
August/September Session: Aug. 3rd-Sept. 21st, Registration Opens July 29th. Friday classes start Aug. 9th, end Sept. 27th.
Saturday Classes : Register Here
Friday Classes : Register Here