Danville YMCA

1111 N. Vermilion
Danville, IL
217.442.0563
Fax: 217.442.0513

Children at Camp
Aquatics

Aquacise

A water workout that challenges your cardiovascular fitness while taking it easy on your joints.

Deep Water Aquacise

A more intense water workout that challenges cardiovascular and muscle fitness. This class is taught in the deep end of the pool.

Water Aerobics

A water workout that challenges your cardiovascular fitness while taking it easy on your joints.

Water Exercise

A shallow water workout for every part of your body. You do not have to be a swimmer to participate. A low impact way to improve flexibility, agility, and fitness. This class consists of low to moderate cardiovascular work, strengthening, and stretching.

Water Walking

Gentle water exercise using resistance tools. Exercises are designed to improve endurance, range of motion, and activity for daily living skills. Perfect for those who are recovering from surgery, injury, or with a low fitness level.

Swim Lessons

Parent/Child Swim

The primary objective of the parent/child lessons is to get both the parent and child comfortable in the water in a 30- minute class. Classes are designed to allow the child to have fun in the water and parents to help them learn some basic aquatic skills, such as kicking, arm strokes, jumping in, and breath control. Activities are based on the developmental abilities of the child. Songs, games, and toys are included.

Fees
$28 Member $40 Non-Member

Pike/Beginner

The pike level is designed for the beginning swimmer. Children learn the basic paddle stroke, kicking skills, pool safety, and comfort with holding his/her face in the water while blowing bubbles and paddling.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Eel - Intermediate

The eel level is for children who will put their faces in the water. These children are able to kick with an instructional device and float. They are taught freestyle with rotary breathing, backstroke, sidestroke, and diving is introduced.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Ray/Starfish - Advanced

At this level, children review previous skills, learn more personal & water safety, diving skills, while building endurance. Elementary backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly may be introduced.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Polliwog - Beginner

This is the beginning level for school-age children that allow them to become acquainted with the pool, the use of flotation devices and floating. The children will be learning the front, side, and back paddle strokes. Children will be able to swim 15 feet without assistance upon completion of this level.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Guppy - Beginner II

At the guppy level, children continue to practice and build upon the basic skills, performing more skills without the aid of flotation devices. They are also introduced to freestyle, backstroke, sidestroke, and elementary backstroke, and diving. Upon completion of this level, children will be able to swim the length of the pool without assistance.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Minnow - Intermediate

At the minnow level, children refine the strokes they have learned as their skills become more like those normally used in swimming. They will learn more diving skills, personal safety, and rescue techniques. At the end of this level, they will be able to swim freestyle with rotary breathing, backstroke, sidestroke, elementary backstroke, and breaststroke.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Fish - Advanced

At this point, students work to perform freestyle, elementary backstroke, backstroke, and sidestroke with turns. Butterfly stroke is introduced in this level. They continue learning more diving skills together with personal safety and rescue skills.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Flying Fish - Advanced II

At the flying fish level, flip turns are introduced. This level focuses on refining strokes and increasing their endurance.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Shark - Advanced

Shark students continue to improve their strokes with introduction to the inverted breaststroke, the trudgen crawl, and the over-arm sidestroke.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Stroke Instruction

This class is geared toward the more advanced swimmer who may or may not be interested in the swim team. Although much focus is on the four main competitive strokes (front crawl, back stroke, breast stroke and butterfly) and all the components of properly swimming these strokes. Classes meet 7 weeks.

Fees
$35 Member $60 Non-Member

Intro to Diving

This class is designed to give divers an introduction to the sport of diving. They will learn proper technique for standing dives & starting block approaches. Participants must be comfortable in the deep water and be able to swim the length of the pool.

Fees
$25 Member $50 Non-Member

Adult Swim Lessons

Adult Lessons are available. Please call the front desk or call ext. 19 to see if a class has been scheduled. This class is available to all skill levels from adults who fear water to adults who want to refine their strokes.

Private Swim Lessons

Learn to swim in a one-on-one situation. Lessons are 30 minutes in length. Private lessons are scheduled at a mutually available time between the instructor and the individual. Please call ext. 19 to make arrangements for private lessons. Classes meet 7 weeks.

Fees
$105 Member $140 Non-Member

Semi-Private Swim Lessons

Semi-Private lessons are the same as Private lessons except that you will be sharing the teacher with one other person. Classes meet 7 weeks.

Fees
$70 Member $105 Non-Member
Lifeguarding Class

Spring 2010 Lifeguarding Course

Course includes: Class/Pool time, First Aid, CPR, AED Oxygen Administration, lifeguard book, CPR mask and certification cards with completion of course work. Please call Jessica McMasters at 442-0563 ext. 30 with questions about the course or course schedule.
Download Information flyer and schedule.

Fees
$190 Member $210 Non-Member