Swim Lessons
Offering Classes Year Round
The Y’s swim lesson curriculum provides a clear progression track and is designed to help participants reach their goals. If you need additional help in determining your or your child’s swim stage, see our Swim Lesson Selector Chart.
Lesson Times to Fit Your Schedule
The Nir Family YMCA offers both morning and evening classes. Select a time that works best for your schedule! We also offer private swim lessons at our Nir Family YMCA and Sampson County YMCA locations. Private lessons allow us to tailor the curriculum to participants' individual needs and provide one-on-one attention.
New Location for Lessons: YMCA Camp Kirkwood
Camp Kirkwood is now offering group lessons on Monday/Wednesdays and Tuesday/Thursdays between 4:30pm-5:00pm or 5:10pm-5:40pm. Select a time that works best for your schedule and head out to Watha, NC for your swim lesson! CLICK HERE to see the Kirkwood schedule and learn more!
Swim Starters | Stages A and B
Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences.Ages: 6 Months - 3 Years Click to Learn MoreSwim Basics | Stages 1, 2, & 3
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning benchmark skills.Ages: Preschool 3-5 Years, Youth 5-12 Years, Teen & Adult 13+ Years Click to Learn MoreSwim Strokes | Stages 4, 5, & 6
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
Ages: Preschool 3-5 Years, Youth 5-12 Years, Teen & Adult 13+ Years
Private Swim Lessons
Learn to swim one-on-one with an experienced and certified water safety instructor.Ages: 3+ Years Click to Learn MoreContact
Nir Family YMCA
Lindsey Hays
Nir Family YMCA
(910) 251-8196 Ext 235
Sampson County YMCA
De-Quan Williams, Director of Outdoor Aquatics & Retreats
YMCA Camp Kirkwood
Benefits of the YUSA Program
- Accommodates students of varying abilities and ages
- Fosters a sense of achievement and self-confidence
- Allows students to move easily from one stage to the next with clearly defined stages of progress along the way
- Encourages students to have fun and develop new friendships through group activities
- Improves communication about student’s progress
Additional Information
- We will have toys, kickboards, and noodles to use as needed for swim lessons.
- Please be sure to wear a swimsuit and feel free to bring goggles if needed.
- Parents (one per participant) are required to be in the water for our parent-child Stage A and Stage B classes.
- To help students stay focused, parents with children in other stages may observe lessons from the pool deck. We have benches spread out around the pool deck for parents to sit and watch your child enjoy the water!
- There will be no family swim while swim lessons are in the pool. The entire pool will be closed off to just lessons during specific times, and the splash pad will be closed too.
