Our Smallest Swimmers

Make a splash with your small swimmer! Our parent-child program is for little ones from 6mo - 2 years old and their parent / guardian. Take a look at our session dates below, then choose your swimming level to sign up!

September Sessions

Registration opens August 1 at 12:00pm

 

Monday/Wednesday, September 8 — October 1

Tuesday/Thursdays, September 9 — October 2

Saturday, September 6 — September 27


Sunday, September 7 — September 28

 

October Sessions

Registration opens September 1 at 12:00pm

 

Monday/Wednesday, October 6 – October 29 (no class 10/13)

Tuesday/Thursday, October 7 – October 30

Saturday, October 4 – October 25


Sunday, October 5 – October 26

 

November Sessions

Registration opens October 1 at 12:00pm

 

Monday/Wednesday, November 3 – December 3 (no class 11/24 or 11/26)

Tuesday/Thursday, November 4 – December 4 (no class 11/25 or 11/27)

Saturday, November 1 – November 22

Sunday, November 2 – November 23

 

Parent & Child

Level: PC1 Combo (6 months to 2 years)

No prior swim lesson experience required. This is a combination class for Shrimp, Perch, and Dolphin students. Parent/guardian (Y member) required in the water with student. Swim diaper required for students who are not fully potty-trained.

Level Objectives: Water acclimation, breath control, submerging, assisted front and back floats, follow cues from instructor and parent, intro to paddling, intro to kicking, and enter and exit water with little to no assistance. For more advanced students: swim to instructor without hesitation, swimming underwater to retrieve submerged objects, pushing off wall into flutter kicks on front and back, unassisted front and back floats, rolling from front to back, and jumping in.
 
Berkeley Registration   Pleasant Hill Registration

Shrimp: (Parent/Child Infant Class, ages 6 months- 18 months)

Level Objectives: Water Exploration. 

Goals of the Class: Teaching parents how to hold their children safely and help encourage the children to get comfortable in the water through songs and games while learning introductory swim skills.  

Perch: (Parent/Child Toddler Class, ages 18 months – 36 months)

Level Objectives: Learning introductory swim and water safety skills through songs and games.  

Goals of the Class: Working towards swimming to the instructor without hesitation, getting comfortable putting their face in independently, unassisted front and back floats, front and back glides with flutter kicks, and independently climbing in and out of the pool safely. 

Goldfish: (ages 2-5) Parent/Guardian required in the water 

Prerequisites: None- no prior swim lesson experience required.

Level objectives: This class will teach the beginner Pike level skills, starting with parents in the water for the entire class and working towards having the confidence to swim independently with our instructors by the last day

Goals of the class: Submerging, front floats and back floats w/ instructor assistance, Front glides and back glides, flutter kicks, introduction of front crawl, climbing out independently and jumping safely in the water with the instructor assistance 

Oakland Registration