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Swim Lessons includes Parent & Child Swim Lessons, Preschool Swim Lessons, Youth Swim Lessons, Teen & Adult Swim Lessons, Private Swim Lessons, Swim Clinics, Youth Swim Teams, Water Specialty and Training, and Water Fitness. Participants can move through specific stages such as Stage A Water Discovery, Stage B Water Exploration, Stage 1 Water Acclimation, Stage 2 Water Movement, Stage 3 Water Stamina, Stage 4 Stroke Introduction, Stage 5 Stroke Development, and Stage 6 Stroke Mechanics. Additional options include Youth Stroke Technique (Stroke Development Clinic), Youth Starts, Streamline & Turns Clinic, and Youth Water Polo Clinic, which teaches basics of water polo including swimming with the ball, passing, and shooting.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price: Private Lessons Fees: $114 Month (4 sessions) Members; $201 Month (4 sessions) Non-Members. Semi-Private Lessons Fee: $87 Month (4 sessions) Members; $152 Month (4 sessions) Non-Members. Youth Stroke Technique (Stroke Development Clinic) Rates: $63-$84 Members; $63-$84 Before and After School and/or Early Learning Participants; $81-$108 Non-Members. Youth Starts, Streamline & Turns Clinic Rates: $90 Members; $90 Before and After School and/or Early Learning Participants; $108 Non-Members.
For over 150 years, the YMCA has helped people of all ages become strong, confident swimmers, and swim lessons are offered year-round. Parent & Child Swim Lessons are for swimmers between 6 months and 3 years old and their parents, Preschool Swim Lessons are for swimmers ages 3 to 5, Youth Swim Lessons are for swimmers ages 6 to 12, and Teen & Adult Swim Lessons are for swimmers over 12 years old. Private Swim Lessons offer one-on-one and two-student formats and are designed to provide accelerated learning and individualized attention, and Teen & Adult Swim Lessons are designed to help participants feel comfortable and confident in the pool and progress at their own pace. Youth Stroke Technique clinic focuses on improving stroke technique and teaching drills for continued refinement of swim strokes, and Youth Starts, Streamline & Turns Clinic focuses on improving start, underwater streamline and turns. Water polo is described as a combination of swimming, basketball, soccer and team handball, and 1 million children learn to swim at the Y each year.
The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis began in 1854 and is part of a worldwide YMCA movement that started in London in 1844. For more than 170 years, the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis has worked to build a stronger, healthier and more connected community and now serves more than 200,000 people from all walks of life. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission of putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. YMCA of Greater Indianapolis provides over $8 million in scholarships, program subsidies and underwritten programs in low-income communities, and its local services and programs work to address child welfare, employment, substance abuse, housing and education issues. As part of the worldwide YMCA, it helps bring awareness, advocate for change and positively influence public policy.
The association’s leadership includes President & Chief Executive Officer Gregg Hiland and several Senior Vice Presidents, including Michael Farris, Jr. (Chief Operations Officer), Justin Blackstone (Chief Development Officer), Randy Bordeau (Chief Financial Officer), Kirsten Eamon-Shine (Chief Brand Experience Officer), Colleen Horan (Chief Strategy Officer), Jessica Moore (Chief Equity Advancement Officer), and Mallory Trusty (Chief People Officer). The YMCA Association Board Chair is Joe White of JBH Ventures, and the YMCA Association Board Vice Chair is Dennis Sponsel of RJE Business Interiors, with additional board officers and members from organizations such as PNC, Cummins Inc., Witham Health, Hendricks Regional Health, Elevance Health, Citizens Energy Group, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ice Miller LLP, and others. Center Advisory Board Chairs include Mitchell Frazier, Adrienne Preddie, Andy Kocher, Tim Martin, Jason Patterson, Craig Fenneman, Craig White, Tony Hahn, John Shelbourne, Thea Kelly, Dustin Kolp, and Marisa Zambrano.
Parent feedback includes comments such as “The Y is home… the people at the front desk always have a smile on their face… ALWAYS,” from Jackie, a YMCA member. Another member, John O, describes the Avondale Meadows YMCA as “one of the newer Y's in Indy and THE nicest urban YMCA I've seen.” Jackie B., a Benjamin Harrison YMCA member, says, “This place has always felt like home to me. The staff and members have built such a beautiful and supportive community!” Jordan S., a Fishers YMCA member, notes, “This place is absolutely amazing. I go here solely for the classes offered and the instructors are so motivating and challenging.”
Last updated May 13, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price: Private Lessons Fees: $114 Month (4 sessions) Members; $201 Month (4 sessions) Non-Members. Semi-Private Lessons Fee: $87 Month (4 sessions) Members; $152 Month (4 sessions) Non-Members. Youth Stroke Technique (Stroke Development Clinic) Rates: $63-$84 Members; $63-$84 Before and After School and/or Early Learning Participants; $81-$108 Non-Members. Youth Starts, Streamline & Turns Clinic Rates: $90 Members; $90 Before and After School and/or Early Learning Participants; $108 Non-Members.
For over 150 years, the YMCA has helped people of all ages become strong, confident swimmers, and swim lessons are offered year-round. Parent & Child Swim Lessons are for swimmers between 6 months and 3 years old and their parents, Preschool Swim Lessons are for swimmers ages 3 to 5, Youth Swim Lessons are for swimmers ages 6 to 12, and Teen & Adult Swim Lessons are for swimmers over 12 years old. Private Swim Lessons offer one-on-one and two-student formats and are designed to provide accelerated learning and individualized attention, and Teen & Adult Swim Lessons are designed to help participants feel comfortable and confident in the pool and progress at their own pace. Youth Stroke Technique clinic focuses on improving stroke technique and teaching drills for continued refinement of swim strokes, and Youth Starts, Streamline & Turns Clinic focuses on improving start, underwater streamline and turns. Water polo is described as a combination of swimming, basketball, soccer and team handball, and 1 million children learn to swim at the Y each year.
The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis began in 1854 and is part of a worldwide YMCA movement that started in London in 1844. For more than 170 years, the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis has worked to build a stronger, healthier and more connected community and now serves more than 200,000 people from all walks of life. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission of putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. YMCA of Greater Indianapolis provides over $8 million in scholarships, program subsidies and underwritten programs in low-income communities, and its local services and programs work to address child welfare, employment, substance abuse, housing and education issues. As part of the worldwide YMCA, it helps bring awareness, advocate for change and positively influence public policy.
The association’s leadership includes President & Chief Executive Officer Gregg Hiland and several Senior Vice Presidents, including Michael Farris, Jr. (Chief Operations Officer), Justin Blackstone (Chief Development Officer), Randy Bordeau (Chief Financial Officer), Kirsten Eamon-Shine (Chief Brand Experience Officer), Colleen Horan (Chief Strategy Officer), Jessica Moore (Chief Equity Advancement Officer), and Mallory Trusty (Chief People Officer). The YMCA Association Board Chair is Joe White of JBH Ventures, and the YMCA Association Board Vice Chair is Dennis Sponsel of RJE Business Interiors, with additional board officers and members from organizations such as PNC, Cummins Inc., Witham Health, Hendricks Regional Health, Elevance Health, Citizens Energy Group, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ice Miller LLP, and others. Center Advisory Board Chairs include Mitchell Frazier, Adrienne Preddie, Andy Kocher, Tim Martin, Jason Patterson, Craig Fenneman, Craig White, Tony Hahn, John Shelbourne, Thea Kelly, Dustin Kolp, and Marisa Zambrano.
Parent feedback includes comments such as “The Y is home… the people at the front desk always have a smile on their face… ALWAYS,” from Jackie, a YMCA member. Another member, John O, describes the Avondale Meadows YMCA as “one of the newer Y's in Indy and THE nicest urban YMCA I've seen.” Jackie B., a Benjamin Harrison YMCA member, says, “This place has always felt like home to me. The staff and members have built such a beautiful and supportive community!” Jordan S., a Fishers YMCA member, notes, “This place is absolutely amazing. I go here solely for the classes offered and the instructors are so motivating and challenging.”
Last updated May 13, 2026.
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