Child & Youth Aquatics Programming - YMCA of Greater Halifax Dartmouth

Jr. Lifesaving Sport – Stroke:

Increase your endurance and increase your swimming speed by joining the Jr. Lifesaving Sport – Strokes! Here you will work on developing the swimming skills needed to be successful in as a lifesaving sport athlete!

Jr. Lifesaving Sport – Skills & Drills:

What to try something different? Join our Jr. Lifesaving Sport – Skills & Drills program! Here you will learn all of the different aspects of being a lifesaving sport athlete: teamwork, leadership, and lifesaving skills. All of these are developed while having fun learning and perfecting the different events: Obstacle Swim, Manikin Tow, Line Throw, and much, much more!

Stroke Improvement:

Perfect your swimming strokes: Front Crawl, Back Crawl, Elementary Backstroke, Breaststroke, Sidestroke, Butterfly.

Planning on missing a swimming class? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].

Determine what swim level is right for your child

1. If your child has taken a YMCA swim lesson within the last 6 months, visit swimgen.net/search/jwlymca to see your child’s last swim report card. You will need your child’s membership number or access number.

2. If your child hasn’t taken a swim lesson contact the John W. Lindsay YMCA front desk Staff or consult the conversion chart HERE

FREE Swim Lessons for YMCA Members!

The YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth offers FREE swimming lessons for members of all ages!

How do I sign up?

Step 1: Sign up for a YMCA Membership:CLICK HERE
Step 2: Register for your first swim lesson: CLICK HERE

COVID Operational Procedures

The YMCA is committed to ensuring a safe and welcoming environment at all times. The safety of our members, participants, staff and volunteers is paramount and we will take all measures necessary to ensure that we are abiding by Public Health regulations. We wanted to take the time to describe what you can expect upon visiting your YMCA.

Safe Swimming with COVID-19

Before you get into the water please read our safety check-list to keep you safe while you swim.

DOWNLOAD THE SAFETY CHECKLIST

How to register with the MyY App

Book your spot today on the My Y App or call our front desk staff at (902) 423-9622 ext. 0.