Malden YMCA

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Youth Program Ages: 6 years old-18 years old (1st grade and up)
Ability Levels: From beginner swimmers who are fearful of the water to those who can swim 100 yards in many different strokes.

Our Youth Swimming Program builds on what was taught in the Preschool program, although participants can still enter the program without having taken Preschool lessons.  Bubbles are typically only used in the Polliwog I, Polliwog II, and Guppy levels, although efforts are made to teach part of the class without a bubble.  Minnows, Fish, Flying Fish, and Sharks participants should come to class with goggles.  Classes meet for 45 minutes, once or twice a week, in the lap pool.

New schedule starting on February 22nd:
All classes are 45 minutes long.
Once a week - Members $70, Non-Members $125
Twice a week - Members $130, Non-Members $185 (pricing only available for classes specifically denoted as twice a week classes)

Polliwog I - for the cautious or fearful school-aged swimmer
Monday 5:50pm
Wednesday 5:50pm
Saturday 9:10am
Twice a week class: Mon/Wed 5:50pm

Polliwog II - for the new school-aged swimmer who will swim with a floatation aid, without fear
Monday 5:00pm, 5:50pm
Tuesday 4:35pm
Wednesday 5:50pm
Thursday 4:35pm
Friday 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am, 11:40am
Sunday 9:00am (no class 4/4; Members $62, Non-Members $117)
Twice a week class: Mon/Wed 5:50pm
Twice a week class: Tues/Thurs 4:35pm

Guppy: for the swimmer who can swim half the length of the lap pool (12 yards) without a bubble
Monday 5:00pm
Tuesday 5:25pm
Wednesday 5:00pm
Thursday 3:45pm
Friday 5:50pm
Saturday 10:00am, 10:50am, 11:40am
Sunday 9:00am, 9:50am, 10:40am (no class 4/4; Members $62, Non-Members $117)
Twice a week class: Mon/Wed 5:00pm

Minnow: for the swimmer who can swim the length of our lap pool (25 yards) on their fronts, backs, and sides without a bubble.
Tuesday 4:35pm
Thursday 4:35pm
Friday 5:00pm
Saturday 9:10am, 11:40am
Sunday 9:50am, 10:40am (no class 4/4; Members $62, Non-Members $117)
Twice a week class: Tues/Thurs 4:35pm

Fish: for the swimmer who can swim one length of our lap pool (25 yards) in the front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke with good technique.
Friday 5:50pm
Saturday 10:50am
Sunday 9:50am (no class 4/4; Members $62, Non-Members $117)

Flying Fish: for the swimmer who can swim 50 yards in multiple strokes, and who has begun to learn the butterfly.  Often combined with the Shark class.
Monday 5:50pm
Saturday 10:50am

Shark: our highest Youth level.  For the swimmer who can swim 100 yards in multiple strokes.  Often combined with the Flying Fish class.
Monday 5:50pm
Saturday 10:50am