Here at Riverdale Y, our group swim program follows the American Red Cross Learn to Swim curriculum, ensuring a structured and effective approach to developing water safety and swimming skills. Our professional and enthusiastic instructors are dedicated to working with swimmers of all ages and abilities. Our goal is to create a positive and safe environment for everyone in order for students to build a lifelong love of water.
If you have any questions about what is best for you, email swim@riverdaley.org.
You may also want to try private lessons or open and lap swimming for members.
- If a group class is canceled by the Riverdale Y before the first session, a full refund will be issued.
- In the event Riverdale Y needs to cancel a session of a class, Riverdale Y has the discretion to schedule a make-up class at an alternate day and time.
- Riverdale Y will offer prorated credit for sessions canceled after the first class begins, up to the first two sessions of the class held.
- There will be no refunds or credits after two sessions of a class.
- A $10 administration fee will be charged for any changes or transfers to a class after the first session of the class held.
- Riverdale Y is not responsible for providing makeup classes or issuing refunds for programs missed due to client illness, scheduling conflicts, emergencies, or other events beyond our control.
Group Swim Offerings
This course is intended for parents and their children (ages 6-36 months) in the water together to gain swim readiness. Parents will be guided in introducing their children to basic water skills through song and play. The student-to-teacher ratio is 8:1. There are no makeups for missed sessions.
12/08/2024–03/02/2025
Sundays, Various Times
Member Price: $240
General Rate: $315
Age 3 swimmers are introduced to the aquatics class setting through fun games, songs, and age-appropriate activities. They learn basic skills such as bubble blowing, floating with assistance, and rudimentary arm and leg motion. Emphasis is placed on water confidence and safety. Milestones include: Submerging the mouth and blowing bubbles for at least 3 seconds, exiting the water safely, gliding on front for at least one body length with support, and rolling from back to front with support. The ratio of student-to-instructor 3:1. No make-up sessions for missed classes.
12/08/2024–03/02/2025
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays available at Various Times
Member Price: $325
General Rate: $430
Age 4-5 swimmers are introduced to the aquatics class setting through fun games, songs, and age-appropriate activities. We offer beginner, intermediate, and advanced swimming lessons and is intended as a precursor to the learn-to-swim designed by the American Red Cross (Levels 1 to 5+). The ratio of student-to-instructor 3:1. There are no make-up sessions for missed classes.
12/08/2024–03/02/2025
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays available at Various Times
Member Price: $325
General Rate: $430
For ages 6-9, we offer American Red Cross Level 1-4 group class instruction. If you are unsure what level the swimmer is, please read the level descriptions below. If the swimmer is at Level 4 or above, consider joining the Swim Team Prep program. There are no make-up sessions for missed classes.
12/08/2024–03/02/2025
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays available at Various Times
Member Price: $315
General Rate: $390
For ages 10-14, we offer American Red Cross Level 1-5 group class instruction. If you are unsure what level the swimmer is, please read the level descriptions below. If the swimmer is at Level 4 or above, consider joining the Swim Team Prep program. There are no make-up sessions for missed classes.
12/08/2024–03/02/2025
Sundays available at Various Times
Member Price: $315
General Rate: $390
Lessons for Age 15 to 25. From Basics to Fitness swimming, these classes help build swim ability and confidence. Basics focuses on fundamentals of swimming and water safety, Improvement helps build on the main swimming strokes, Fitness focuses on building endurance. There are no makeups for missed sessions.
1/08/2024–01/29/2025
Wednesdays at 5:30 PM
Member Price: $170
General Rate: $205
We offer basic, swimming improve, and fitness adult swim group instruction. Basics focus on overcoming fears of being in water depth greater than chest deep and building foundational swimming skills. Basic deep water survival skills are taught. Swimming Improvement is a continuation of the Adult Basic program where participants are taught proper swim mechanics in the four basic strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Swimming for fitness refines swim techniques and builds endurance. There are no makeups for missed sessions.
1/07/2024–01/28/2025
Tuesdays at 7:30 PM
Member Price: $170
General Rate: $205
Competitive swim team training with a focus on building technique and endurance in the four competitive strokes: front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, and butterfly. Participants will improve on competitive starts and turns and work on refining their technique to get on a competitive team or look to improve their swim fitness level. There are no makeups for missed sessions.
About the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Approach
The American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim program focuses on building skills one step at a time. By giving them the opportunity to master one element before moving on to the next, kids’ swim classes make it easy to build confidence in the water.
During their swim lessons, children will spend time on the following levels:
- Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills: Students will learn how to feel comfortable in the water and safely enjoy it.
- Level 2: Fundamentals of Aquatic Skills: Children will learn basic swimming skills.
- Level 3: Stroke Development: Additional guided practice will help students improve their skills.
- Level 4: Stroke Improvement: Kids will gain confidence during swim lessons, improve their stroke and gain additional aquatic skills.
- Level 5: Stroke Refinement: Guidance allows kids to refine their strokes and become more efficient swimmers.
