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NOW OFFERING: Safety Around Water (Swim BASICS)

Thanks to the generous support of the YMCA of the USA, the YMCA of Southern Arizona is offering a free swim lesson session to non-swimmers (one session per person). Over the course of eight 30-minute swim lessons, children ages 3-14 years learn important skills in and around water, including:

  • Basic swim skills, like floating, blowing bubbles, the freestyle stroke, and the front crawl
  • Safety skills, like CPR, identifying a safe place to swim, and water rescue techniques (“Reach or Throw, Don’t Go”)
  • Survival swim skills, like pushing off the bottom of the pool to resurface (“Jump, Push, Turn, Grab”) and a method of swimming on your front and back (“Swim, Float, Swim”)

Now REGISTERING: Safety Around Water at 3 locations. Sign up for spring break!

  • March 13, 2023 – March 16, 2023
  • Location Ott Family YMCA and Northwest Pima County Community Center
  • March 20, 2023 – March 23, 2023
  • Location: Ott Family YMCA

To register, follow the below steps:

  1. Click the button below
  2. Log in or register for an account
  3. Search “Safety Around Water”
  4. Select desired location
  5. Select the appropriate age group; 3-6 years (preschool) or 7-14 years (youth)

Click Here to Register