The E.R. Van Zandt Southwest YMCA has a spacious outdoor pool for children, families and adults, and we offer programs for all age groups. Please stop by to get your child registered for a swim lesson or to join the swim team today!
E.R. VAN ZANDT SOUTHWEST YMCA AQUATICS:
Swim Lessons (group & private)
Competitive Swim Team (based out of the Ryan Family YMCA)
Lap Swimming
Pool Rentals Available
Click here for the Aquatics Schedule, Swim Lesson Information
Fridays are reserved for "rain out" make-ups.
The pool will be closed and lessons will be cancelled if we see lightning or we hear thunder. The pool will close for 30 minutes from the point of incident. Lessons that have met for at least 20 minutes will not be made up. The status of lessons will be determinded 30 minutes prior to your class. Please contact the YMCA front desk at 817-346-8855 thirthy minutes prior to your class if bad weather is in the area.
The YMCA will make up only two lessons per session due to YMCA cancellation.
All YMCA Swim Instructors are certified according to standards set by the YMCA of the USA and the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth.
Class Structures
Parent/Child Water Adjustment Classes
Class duration: 30 minutes
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6 months--3 years
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Water adjustment classes provide your child, in the company of a trusted parent or other adult and under the guidance of a trained YMCA staff member, a positive aquatic environment and experience. We encourage infants and their parents to enjoy themselves while learning. With parental supervision, the child will be exposed to games and activities that use basic skills in the water, such as kicking, arm strokes, floating and breath control. Children progress at their own rate depending on their developmental readiness.
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Preschool Lessons
Class duration: 30 minutes
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3--5 years
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There are 4 classifications for preschoolers:
- Pike --- new to an aquatics environment and still uncomfortable in the water; a Pike cannot: float without help or jump off the side of the pool
- Eel --- can float without help, jump off the side of the pool with help, and is not afraid of the water; an Eel cannot: kick or glide in the water
- Ray --- can: float on their front or back and jump off the side of the pool without help; a Ray cannot: swim proficiently using the crawl stroke or use rotary breathing
- Starfish --- can: swim using the front-crawl stroke and rotary breathing; a Starfish cannot: swim using the back-crawl stroke
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School-Age Lessons
Class duration: 40 minutes
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6 years and up
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- Polliwog --- new to an aquatics environment and still uncomfortable in the water
- Guppy --- can: swim 1 length of the pool with a little help; a Guppy cannot: swim proficiently using the front-crawl stroke or use rotary breathing
- Minnow --- can: swim 1 length of the pool using the front-crawl stroke and rotary breathing; a Minnow cannot: swim using the back-crawl stroke
- Fish --- can: swim 2 lengths of the pool using the front-crawl stroke with rotary breathing and the back crawl stroke; a Fish cannot: swim proficiently using the breaststroke, elementary backstroke or dolphin kick
- Flying Fish --- an advanced swimmer who will continue to refine their strokes; new strokes include the butterfly, individual medley and open turns
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