YMCA swim lessons?

Littlejen22 · August 2011

Anyone have their kid take lessons at the Y? DS has only taken private lessons in our pool but I am considering enrolling him for fall lessons. Anyone want to share their experience?

ali2005jason · August 2011

DS took lessons there when he was around 5. The very first lesson he wouldn't get in the water and by the end of the session, I couldn't get him out. He didn't learn much in the way of techniques because he was still young but I was pretty happy with it.

Littlejen22 · August 2011

CRAP, this all sucks. DS' is getting pretty good, he can swim about 3/4 lap around the shallow end of our pool and can swim the width both above the water and under water. I do not know anyone that has taken lessons at this Y and now I am back to questioning it. It is $73 for a kid's program membership and then $70 for 7 lessons, I would hate to spend $140 for him to not get better.

Angela814 · August 2011

DD1 has only taken lessons through the Y. She's very timid in the water, but I've seen improvement since she started. Her first class was in a group of 4 kids, so they did spend some time waiting for their turns, but it's wasn't bad. She had lessons during the summer during Y camp, so I don't know much about those. She'll start lessons again in about a week. Our biggest improvement is that she'll now briefly put her face in the water. ;-) I'm happy about that.

Littlejen22 · August 2011

-auntie-:
Can you observe before putting money down?

I might have to, I am now too nervous to just sign him up. The good thing is that I am a SAHM so I can do early afternoon classes so there is a chance I can check out a class on Monday and then join for the first class later in the week, the classes start in 2 weeks and there are no classes running right now so it is limiting.

Any chance you have any suggestions for finding other indoor swim lessons in NJ? I live closer to the shore so I am not near you. I just called NYSC and they are $45 per private lesson and $25 for group lessons if you are not a member, that is way too much money.

jnicks19 · August 2011

Our Y does private lessons. I would probably check on those! My older DD is starting swim team at the Y and I'm going to have my younger DD do private lessons during the same time.

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