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SAFE & CONFIDENT SWIMMERS: SWIM LESSONS, SWIM TEAM AND MORE!

The YMCA swim lessons have earned international acclaim and have been proven to be effective. From swim lessons in our Swim Academy and private swim lessons to Masters swim for adults and Water Wise for children with developmental disabilities, the best swim school at the YMCA of the North Shore has a swim option for you!

Our swim experts can assist you in achieving your swimming goals. They can help you learn how to swim, join a top-ranked team, stay fit, or improve your stroke technique.

We offer more for the North Shore aquatic life with lifeguard, CPR, first aid and swim Instructor certifications. Click here to learn more>>

Parent-Child & Preschool Swim

Parent/Child classes help young swimmers build comfort and confidence in the water while teaching essential swim readiness and safety skills. Through songs and games, children learn water acclimation and basic self-rescue, while parents gain important water safety and supervision knowledge. As children progress, lessons focus on forward movement, increasing distances, and developing independent swimming skills.

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Youth Swim Lessons

The YMCA is America’s leading swim instructor, offering a progressive curriculum that builds water safety, stroke technique, and endurance. From beginners to aspiring swim team athletes, our professional instructors help every child advance in a fun, supportive environment.

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Sharks Swim Team

The YMCA of the North Shore Sharks Swim Team inspires swimmers of all levels to reach their full potential in competitive swimming. With expert coaching, small swimmer-to-coach ratios, and ability-based, year-round training, athletes build skill and knowledge across practice groups in Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, and Ipswich.

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Water Wise – Teaching Life Saving Lessons

Our Water Wise program helps children with developmental disabilities learn to swim. This unique program combines the expertise of Northeast Arc and our YMCA swim lesson program. For more information about Water Wise, contact Jerry Justice justicej@northshoreymca.org

Private Swim Lessons

Private Swim Lessons offer personalized coaching to build confidence, improve technique and strengthen water safety skills at any level. Our certified Swim Instructors tailor each lesson to the swimmer, helping students from beginner to advanced to reach their individual goals.

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Teen & Adult Lessons

From beginners overcoming a fear of water to swimmers looking to improve technique and endurance, there is a place for you at the Y. Whether you’re preparing for a lifeguard certification, building fitness through swimming, or just want to feel safer and stronger in the water, our supportive Swim Instructors are with you every stroke of the way.

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Frequently Asked Questions

With parent child swim lessons and swim academy, Children from infant to teens enjoy swim lessons that focus on progression and learning the skills necessary to be safe around water.

Swim lessons help children and adults develop swim readiness skills through experiences that improve water safety and build confidence.

Through our Water Wise program, children on the autism spectrum learn to swim. This unique program combines the expertise of Northeast Arc and our YMCA swim lesson program.

North Shore Sharks Swim team strives to teach, train and motivate children to achieve their potential in competitive swimming. Experienced coaches, national competitions and positive team experiences make this swim program one of the best.

The swim curriculum is designed for swimmers to reach certain milestones. From water discovery and exploration to acclimation, movement, stamina , and stroke instruction, the curriculum will help all levels of swimmers improve their abilities.

Certifications include Lifeguard, CPR/AED, Pediatric and Adult First Aid

According to national statistics, drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for kids ages 1 to 14. Teaching children how to be safe around water is one of the most important life skills parents can help provide. It not only saves lives, it builds confidence.  

Once the fundamentals are mastered, swimmers learn stroke techniques in front and back crawl, breastroke kick and butterfly kick.

With adult swim lessons, and programs like Masters Swim, a competitive swim program for adults, there are many ways adults can improve their swim techniques at the Y.

As “America’s swim instructor,” the YMCA teaches children of all ages and from all backgrounds that water should be fun, not feared, if you know how to stay safe in and around water. Each year, the Ys across the country teach more than one million kids life-saving swimming and safety around water skills. The Y offers a excellent progressive swim program with experienced instructors who are committed to helping people be safe around the water.

“Excellent program. Great teachers who have good rapport with children and interpersonal skills. Progressive swim program introduces and reinforces skills as children progress.”