Swim Lessons in Stuart and Indiantown
Swim Lessons are available year-round at both our Stuart and Indiantown branches. We have lessons for every age and skill level from 6 months to 99 years old!
Register for weekday or Saturday swim lessons. We teach the YMCA swim lesson curriculum.
Swim Lesson Class Levels:
Parents accompany children in stage A, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water.
In stage B, parents work with their children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.
Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.
In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.
In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.
Students in stage 4 develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.
This class is very flexible and can have adults with a wide range of swimming ability; such as adults who have never swam before to adults who do swim but want to learn more about the stokes.
Private Swim Lessons
These classes are one on one instruction. 4 (30 min) sessions schedule at your convenience. For scheduling inquiries please email or call our Aquatics Coordinator, Kelly Bruneau at kbruneau@ymcatreasurecoast.org or 772-286-4444 ext 258.
Free Swim Lessons
- Health Insurance: Sunshine Health offers a swimming and water safety lesson benefit that will cover one session of group swim lessons (includes 6-8 lessons) per child per voucher. To enroll, call their member services at 1-866-796-0530, enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Once approved bring your authorization letter to our front desk to register for swim lessons.
- Cleveland Clinic Voucher: Ask your child’s doctor to sign a YMCA swim lesson voucher and bring it our front desk to register for a series of 6 to 8 group swim lessons.
- S.P.L.A.S.H. program: The Children’s Services Council of Martin County provides free swimming lessons for economically disadvantaged MARTIN COUNTY children between the ages of 6 months and 14 years of age. To qualify, Parent or Guardian must supply proof of residency in Martin County and income verification (i.e. proof of SNAP, Medicaid or free or reduced cost lunch eligibility.) Please visit our front desk to apply and register.
- YMCA Scholarship Fund: Our Y gives annual scholarships to provide all children and families in our community access to our programs and services regardless of their economic circumstances, click here to learn more and apply.
Stuart Branch
Indiantown Branch
Weather and Cancellation Policy
Pool closes for 30 minutes from the last lightning strike that is within a 10 mile radius. All aquatics programs (including Swim Lessons and Water Aerobics) are cancelled and/or rescheduled when air temperature drops below 62 degrees F. Be sure to have our App downloaded with push notification enabled to be the first to know of Swim Lesson Cancellations!
Pool closes entirely (including Lap Swim) when air temperature drops below 50 degrees F. Be sure to email our Aquatics Director to be on the Lap Swim Email list. Temperatures are monitored via the “Weather Channel App” set to the Y’s Stuart location.