Fayetteville Programs:
Aquatics
Building Strong Kids, Strong Families, Strong Communities
For information regarding Aquatics please contact Audra Williams or Tami Carpenter 910.323.0800 ext. 234 for Fayetteville/910.426.9622 for Hope Mills or email us at:
audraw.ymcanc@gmail.com , tamic.ymcanc@gmail.com
Both YMCA’s – Fayetteville and Hope Mills – offer progressive swimming lessons for all ages and skill levels according to American Red Cross standards . Fayetteville is year ‘round in our indoor pool and Hope Mills is summer only at Rae-O-Hope Pool on Hope Mills Road.
Parent Tot – This water orientation class is available for ages 6 months to 36 months. The goal of this class is to provide a positive first experience to the water. The class emphasis is on water adaptation with an introduction to bubble blowing, floating, kicking, using the arms and entering/exiting the water. Parents are in the water so as to learn to teach these skills to their child. All infants/toddlers must wear either rubber swim pants or a swim diaper that fits snugly around the legs.
Pre-School – This class is designed for children between the ages of 3-5 years. Children should be comfortable enough to work with an instructor in a group of 4-5 other children independent of their parents. Children will learn to propel themselves independently through the water, basic stroke skills, and important safety skills. Children must be three years of age by the first day of class.
School age to Adult levels – These progressive classes are for anyone between the ages of 5 – 105 years. Throughout the levels participants will learn/develop a good freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, treading, entering/exiting the water, endurance along with other lifetime strokes and important safety skills. We want to give confidence in the water so as to have a love of water and know how get along in the water. We offer adult classes for those with fear of the water – guaranteed to be comfortable after one month.
Private Swim-Lessons
Individualized lessons for swimmers of all ages
and skill levels to meet your needs
with a certified instructor Cost:
$125 for five 35-minute sessions
Stroke Clinic/Stroke Refinement Class
This is great instruction for advanced swimmers who have passed our level 6 class and want to define tune their strokes for competition level swim, or simply want to improve and maintain their strokes. Cost: $65/members, $85/all others.
Meet the YMCA Sea Dragons
A fun, competitive year around swim team for students-Ages 5-18 years. Daily practices are held for the Sea Dragons with a highly-skilled, certified coaching staff. Children who love to swim will find being a part of the swim team is fun physical exercise with strong social dynamics, as well.
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Classes 2010 More Information
This American Red Cross class is designed for those interested in future life guarding. Prerequisites: Participants must complete the pre-swimming test on the first night of class. Must be 15 on or before the last day of class. Candidates must sign up prior to the first day of classes and must pay the remaining balance after completion of the pre-swimming test. Certifications: Participants must attend all class sessions, complete all assignments, pass the water-skills test, and pass the written examination with a minimum of 80% accuracy in order to receive a American Red Cross Lifeguarding, AED, CPR-PR, First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogen Certifications. Cost for Lifeguarding: A $40.00 nonrefundable fee is charged upon sign up. After passing the pretest there is an additional cost of $95.00 for YMCA members, $145.00 for program participants.
Cost for Lifeguarding / Water Safety Instructor combination class: A $45.00 nonrefundable fee is charged upon sign up. After passing the pretest there is an additional cost of $235 for members, $265 for program participants.
Class Dates and Times:
Unless otherwise posted classes will meet Wednesday-Friday 5:00-10:00pm, Saturday (CPR class day) 8:00am-7:00pm, and Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm.
Lifeguard Recertification/Refresher Class- This class is for returning lifeguards for renewal of certification prior to expiration. Cost: $75
Water Safety Instructor Certification- Participants must be at least 16 years of age and able to pass a prerequisite swimming test for this class. In order to receive certification, you must attend all classes, complete all assignments, and be able to pass the WSI and Fundamentals of Instructor Training Curriculum. Pre Test $ 25.00 , Cost: $ 90 for Members/all others $135
Lifeguard/WSI/CPR-PR Challenges- Lifeguards may take this class to receive their choice of recertification if confident they can complete all skills, tests and requirements without attending classes. Cost: $60-Lifeguard, $55-WSI, CPR-PR-$40
Party Rentals
The Fayetteville Family YMCA may be rented for birthday parties or special events by individuals, churches or community groups. It must be reserved in advance, and is available Saturday 5:00-7:30pm. Set up starts at 4:45pm Sunday 5:00pm-7:30pm Set up starts at 4:45pm
Cost: $160 A non refundable Deposit of $50 is reqired at the time of scheduling. Amount will be deducted of the total cost.
There is a minimum rental time of 2 hours, with 1 hour in the pool area and 1 hour in the party room. Please see our Front Desk for more information.
Water Fitness Classes
Water Aerobics
(High or Low Impact)
These class is designed to encourage people of all ages and body types to use the water’s buoyancy and resistance to enhance their level of physical fitness. Classes use water dumbbells and noodles for added resistance and certainly fun. ALL fitness levels are welcome.
Arthritic Water Fitness– Approved by the National Arthritis Foundation and the National YMCA, the program is targeted for individuals with arthritis and/or other minor disabilities. The safe moves are designed to minimize joint stress, increase range of motion and flexibility, while improving muscle tone.
Additional available upon request – CPR/FA/AED/BBP for the workplace, CPR for Pets, Boy Scout certifications, fostering military skills test, birthday parties, and lap swimming.
