Karen put her daughter Olive in Y group swim lessons. “You know my family lives in Hawaii so we go there every summer and we spend a lot of time in the ocean.” Karen recognized that safety around water is essential. “To me it’s a life skill that she learns how to swim and how to be safe. So that’s why we started going to swim lessons so she could learn to be safe at the beach and keep up with all her cousins.” Olive was scared of the water at first but after a few lessons she grew comfortable and started to have fun. “It was such a transformation for her. Now I can’t get her out of the pool."
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GROUP SWIM lessons
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Teaching children how to be safe around water is not a luxury; it is a necessity. And swimming is a life skill; something to be a sport, a form of exercise, a way to stay active and healthy, a way to meet new friends, and a way to build confidence. The Y is “America’s Swim Instructor” and the most accessible community resource to prevent drowning and encourage a lifelong enjoyment of swimming. The Y introduced the country to the concept of group swim lessons more than 100 years ago and each year, the Y teaches more than a million children invaluable water safety and swimming skills.
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2020 Sessions
What stages should i register for?
If you would like to complete a swim assessment to determine what stage to be placed in, please come to the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA on Saturday at 12:20pm
Please look for Lexii our swim coordinator.
Please look for Lexii our swim coordinator.
Group swim FAQ
1. Can I cancel my swim lesson registration?
We understand that a situation may arise that requires you to change your swim lesson plans. Here are our credit guidelines. If you are requesting a credit/cancellation before the session start date of the whole session you may call 818-790-0123 and cancel over the phone or come into our membership office and have our sales staff cancel for you. There is no need for a credit request form if you are doing this before the session has started. You may request a credit up to 100% of the fee for a valid reason.
If you are requesting a credit/cancellation after the first day of the whole swim session: Our procedure as an association is to fill out a Credit Request Form at the membership office. To request a credit, please fill out a Credit Request Form at our YMCA. We also cannot approve refund requests via email or phone.Please submit all credit requests in person at the YMCA by filling out a credit request form. Please note that this is only a request for a credit and the approval of the credit will be based on this form. Please make sure to write the reason you are requesting the credit on the form. For all cancelation requests, due to medical conditions, please attach the doctor's note to the request for refund form.
2. My child missed a day of swim class, can I get a make-up class or a credit for that day?
If your child misses a day of swim class. Unfortunately, in that instance, we cannot give you credit for the day missed and cannot let you make up the class on another day. There are no exceptions on this.
3. Can I move my swim time/day registration?
Before the session start date, you may request to move your class freely to another open class. Please ask our membership sales staff or call 818-790-0123 and we can move you over the phone. After the first week of the start of the session we can no longer move your registration.
4. What happens in the case of a pool closure?
In the case of a pool closure, we run water safety and dry land drills that are parallel with the YMCA of the USA curriculum. In the instance of a power outage or lighting/thunder scenario where we must close the pool, our swim lessons will be canceled and resumed on the next day. We are unable to offer make-up classes or credits for these days.
5. Will there be swim class on Holidays?
On holidays where any of our facilities are closed or have shortened hours, we do not have swim lessons. Even if the facility is open during the times, your lesson would typically run. Please visit our facility hours on our website for a list of all holiday days and times.
6. Can I get a prorated price for the session since I am starting later?
We encourage all swim participants to register for swim lessons on time. Therefore, we do not offer prorated session prices, you can enroll anytime in the session, but we do not prorate the session.
We understand that a situation may arise that requires you to change your swim lesson plans. Here are our credit guidelines. If you are requesting a credit/cancellation before the session start date of the whole session you may call 818-790-0123 and cancel over the phone or come into our membership office and have our sales staff cancel for you. There is no need for a credit request form if you are doing this before the session has started. You may request a credit up to 100% of the fee for a valid reason.
If you are requesting a credit/cancellation after the first day of the whole swim session: Our procedure as an association is to fill out a Credit Request Form at the membership office. To request a credit, please fill out a Credit Request Form at our YMCA. We also cannot approve refund requests via email or phone.Please submit all credit requests in person at the YMCA by filling out a credit request form. Please note that this is only a request for a credit and the approval of the credit will be based on this form. Please make sure to write the reason you are requesting the credit on the form. For all cancelation requests, due to medical conditions, please attach the doctor's note to the request for refund form.
2. My child missed a day of swim class, can I get a make-up class or a credit for that day?
If your child misses a day of swim class. Unfortunately, in that instance, we cannot give you credit for the day missed and cannot let you make up the class on another day. There are no exceptions on this.
3. Can I move my swim time/day registration?
Before the session start date, you may request to move your class freely to another open class. Please ask our membership sales staff or call 818-790-0123 and we can move you over the phone. After the first week of the start of the session we can no longer move your registration.
4. What happens in the case of a pool closure?
In the case of a pool closure, we run water safety and dry land drills that are parallel with the YMCA of the USA curriculum. In the instance of a power outage or lighting/thunder scenario where we must close the pool, our swim lessons will be canceled and resumed on the next day. We are unable to offer make-up classes or credits for these days.
5. Will there be swim class on Holidays?
On holidays where any of our facilities are closed or have shortened hours, we do not have swim lessons. Even if the facility is open during the times, your lesson would typically run. Please visit our facility hours on our website for a list of all holiday days and times.
6. Can I get a prorated price for the session since I am starting later?
We encourage all swim participants to register for swim lessons on time. Therefore, we do not offer prorated session prices, you can enroll anytime in the session, but we do not prorate the session.
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
At the Y, we are inclusive in our programming. We have experience working with students of many different abilities. We offer lessons that are inclusive of all students with special needs, to figure out which stage to register your swimmer in, please refer to the “Which Stage Should I Register In” tab above.
We also offer one-on-one lessons; these are individualized lessons where an instructor can work one-on-one with any student and their goals. To register for this, please visit our one-on-one swim lesson page
We also offer one-on-one lessons; these are individualized lessons where an instructor can work one-on-one with any student and their goals. To register for this, please visit our one-on-one swim lesson page
Questions, Comments, Concerns?