The Greater Naples YMCA offers a wide variety of aquatics programs – swim lessons, lap swimming, water fitness opportunities, and competitive swim teams for youth and adults. We have two outdoor aquatic facilities: our 25-yard pool on the main campus of the Naples YMCA, which features eight lap lanes and a diving well with two one-meter boards; and our 50-meter Norris Aquatic Center for competitive and lap swimming on Livingston Road.
Members ages 12 years and up have access to the pool on the main campus of the Naples YMCA without adult supervision after passing a swimming competency test. Members may also use the Norris Aquatic Center during scheduled open swim times; please see the Schedules page for more details.
Our aquatics offerings include:
Swim Lessons - Youth
Please click on the links below to download our 2008 Youth Swim Lessons Schedules:
Class Descriptions
i) Parent/Child Classes (Ages 6-36 Months)
This class teaches basic water safety and swimming skills. Emphasis is placed on enjoyment, pre-learning activities, development of swimming confidence and basic water safety, use of personal flotation devices, diving safety, and non-swimming rescues for backyard pools and open water areas.
Children under 3: Learn about water adjustment. Must be accompanied in the pool by parent(s) or adult at all times for the safety and comfort of each child. Songs and games provide a fun atmosphere for learning while parents guide children to learn water adjustment, pool safety and stroke development skills.
| Level |
Age |
| Shrimp |
6-8 Months
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| Kippers |
9-12 Months
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| Innia |
13-18 Months
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Perch
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19-36 Months
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ii) Preschool Levels (Ages 3-5 Years Old)
| Level |
Description |
| Pike |
Designed for beginner level swimmers. Unaccompanied by parents in the water, students explore basic paddle stroke, kicking skills and pool safety. The goals for the pike level are as follows: confidence in the water, swim 10 feet on the front, and submerge underneath the water.
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| Eel |
Children will learn how to move in the water independently, front float, back float, and treading. The main focus is to take a breath with arm recovery while building endurance and swimming longer distances.
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| Ray/Starfish |
This class is designed for advanced 3-5 year olds. Prerequisite to this class is the ability to swim the width of the shallow-end of the pool front and back. At this level the child will work on the details of the freestyle and backstroke and will also be introduced to the breaststroke, elementary backstroke, and butterfly.
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iii) Youth Swim Program (Ages 6-12 Years Old)
| Level |
Description |
| Polliwog |
This level is for children who have never had any experience with swimming, or are a little apprehensive in the water. This class will focus on skill objectives including voluntary water entry, water adjustment, floating, kicking, pulling and breath control. Independent movement in the water is the main focus of this class.
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| Guppy |
Students continue to refine basic skills of the front and backstroke. Bilateral breathing will be introduced along with correctly body position. The breaststroke, elementary back stroke, treading water and under water swimming will be introduced. Our goal, with much practice of these strokes and drills, is to have each student swim 25 years of each stroke.
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| Minnow |
Students continue to refine the front and backstroke, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke. Swimming a distance of 50 yards of each stroke and continuous improvement of endurance are the goals of this class
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Fish/Flying Fish/Shark
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The butterfly, sidestroke, and flip turns are taught at this level. Refinement of competitive strokes and techniques are perfected.
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Swim Lessons – Private
The Greater Naples YMCA seeks to teach swimming and water safety to as many students as possible through our group lesson program. As a supplement to that, we offer private and semi-private swimming lessons for our members.
| Swim Lessons - Private |
| Ages |
All |
| Cost |
Varies by number of lessons and membership type; lessons starts at $30 per half hour for Max Members
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| Days/Times |
To be determined by participant and instructor. |
| Registration |
Ongoing |
| Additional Information |
Private lessons are defined as one participant and one instructor. Semi-private swim lessons are defined as two participants and one instructor.
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Competitive Aquatics – Swim Florida
Swim Florida is a year round swim team with four professional coaches. To register for Swim Florida, you must first be evaluated to determine team placement. Evaluations are held at the Norris Aquatic Center every Wednesday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. All payments for programs at the Norris Aquatic Center are taken at the Greater Naples YMCA.
Please see the link below for more details on fees and practice schedule.
Swim Florida Summer League
Register today for Swim Florida Summer League! This is a great introduction to Swim Florida for children who may be interested in competitive aquatics.
| Swim Florida Summer League |
| Dates |
June 2 - August 16 |
| Practice Days & Times |
Monday-Thursday
5:30-6:30 pm |
| Ages |
5 to 14 years |
| Location |
YMCA Norris Aquatic Center |
| Program Fee |
$150 YMCA Max Members
$180 YMCA Community Members
(T-shirt and swim cap included in price) |
Swim Florida Camp
Swim Florida Camp is a full day specialty program for competitive swimmers. Guided by professional coaches, this camp program emphasizes values through competition for swimmers who want to improve their skills, speed, and endurance. All Swim Florida Camp programs are held at the YMCA Norris Aquatic Center.
| Swim Florida Camp |
| Camp Program |
Ages |
Weekly Session |
Time |
Program Fee |
| Swim FL Camp (age group swimmers) |
7-13 years |
June 9-13
June 16-20
July 7-11 |
8:00 am - 4:00 pm |
$140/week for YMCA Max Members
$170/week for YMCA Community Members |
| Swim FL Camp (high school swimmers) |
Incoming 9th - 12th grade students |
July 28-
August 1 |
8:00 am - 4:00 pm |
$140/week for YMCA Max Members
$170/week for YMCA Community Members |
Masters Swim Team
Training for a triathlon or just need to perfect your stroke? Professional coaching and YMCA support guide the competitive swim team. The program emphasizes values through competition for swimmers who want to improve their skills, speed, and endurance.
Please see the link below for more details on the Masters program.
New practice time: We've added a Masters practice on Wednesdays from 12-2 p.m. to focus on stroke work.
Lifeguard Class
The YMCA offers a lifeguard class throughout the year for anyone age 16 or older.
Please see the link below for more details on fees and the class schedule.
Dive Lessons
Private dive lessons are available upon request. Please contact Monica Leatherman at (239) 597-3148 for more details or click on the link below to download a Private Dive Lesson request form.
SCUBA Certification
SCUBAdventures organizes this certification course for the YMCA. Participants must be age 12 and up and be able to swim 200 yards above water, 25 feet underwater, and float for 10 minutes. Learn theory, skills and techniques. Class ends with open water dive in the Florida Keys. There are 6-10 students per class. Please call SCUBAdventures at (239) 434-7477 for more information.
For additional information contact:
Monica Leatherman (click to e-mail)
Senior Program Director - Aquatics
(239) 597-3148
