Youth Aquatics: Preschool age 3-12
The YMCA is America's favorite swimming instructor and has remained so for over 120 years.
The Somerset Hills YMCA believes every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim for reasons of safety, fitness, building a positive self image and developing a lifelong interest in aquatics. We are committed to offering the children in our YMCA Swim Lessons a quality program that teaches swimming and water safety skills in a student-centered, caring atmosphere. Our lessons are developmentally appropriate and designed to teach skills quickly and effectively with safety as a high priority.
We offer Preschool and Youth group swimming instruction for age 3 through 12 and welcome all abilities. We follow the YMCA Aquatic program guidelines.
Swim Fit Club A combined land and water fitness program offering information on healthy eating for youth age 7 and older who have mastered Fish (Level 5) swimming skills. This is a two day per week program geared toward youth wanting to improve their swimming technique and endurance.
S.T.A.R.S. (Sharing Therapies And Realizing Self Strengths)
For children age 3 and older with special needs who will benefit from swim instruction in a low student to instructor ratio geared toward their individual needs and learning styles. For more information visit our Special Needs programs.
Special Olympics
Our Special Olympics Swim Team competes at the local, county and State level. Practices begin in the Fall and go through the Spring. For more information visit our Special Needs programs.
Boy & Girl Scout Badgets
We also offer Boy and Girl Scout Troops the opportunity to schedule time with an instructor to earn badges. For more information please contact Anna Scanniello at 908-630-3529 or email
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Whatever your aquatic interest, the YMCA provides programs that build a healthier and safer community. Our Ohaus Aquatic Center has three indoor pools of varying water temperatures geared toward every interest – lap swimming, water exercise and instruction and recreational swimming with slides and a children’s water play area.
For more information on the aquatics programs offered at the Somerset Hills YMCA, please contact the Aquatics Department at 908-630-3513.
