Teen & Adult Swimmers

Swimming is a lifelong skill and it's never too late to gain confidence in the water! Take a look at our session dates below, then choose your swimming level to sign up!

March Sessions

Registration opens February 1 at 12:00pm

Monday/Wednesday, March 3 - March 26 (Oakland Y and Pleasant Hill Y)

Monday/Wednesday, March 3 - March 19 (Berkeley Y only)

Tuesday/Thursday, March 4 — March 27 (Oakland Y and Pleasant Hill Y)

Tuesday/Thursday, March 4 — March 20 (Berkeley Y only)

Saturday, March 1 — March 22

April Sessions

Registration opens March 1 at 12:00pm

Monday/Wednesday, April 7 – April 30

Tuesday/Thursday, April 8 – May 1

Saturday, April 5 – April 26

May Sessions

Registration opens April 1st at 12:00pm

Monday/Wednesday, May 5 – May 28 (no class 5/26)

Tuesday/Thursday, May 6 – May 29

Saturday, May 3 – May 31 (no class 5/24)

Teen / Adult Beginner I

Level: Teen / Adult BEG. I, Age 13+

No prior swim experience required

Level objectives: Water acclimation, breath control, front and back floats, into to flutter kicks, intro front crawl

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Teen / Adult Beginner II

Teen / Adult BEG. II, Age 13+

Prerequisites: Comfortable floating on front and back, submerging face and whole body, gliding on front and back, flutter kicking on front with kickboard, and swimming 5-10 feet of basic freestyle/front crawl.

Level objectives: Developing basic freestyle technique, including side breathing, and introducing the fundamentals of backstroke and treading water.