AQUATICS

We have many pool offerings at the Simi Valley Family YMCA and the Yarrow Family YMCA. Learn more about what is offered, the schedules and how to make reservations!

As the community's leader in swim instruction, the Southeast Ventura County YMCA delivers swim lessons and water safety instruction to more than 1,000 children every year, helping swimmers of all ages gain confidence in the water, overcome fears and build skills to last a lifetime.

Safety Around Water is free drowning-prevention program that we offer to the community. Drowning can happen nearly anywhere with standing water — but as a parent or caregiver, you can’t keep your kids sidelined. By equipping kids with the tools they need to be confident in and around water, they’ll be able to reap the health benefits of exercise, bond with family and friends and take pride in their new skills — safely.

If your child dreams of becoming a competitive swimmer, our Stingrays class is the perfect place to start. This pre-competitive program is designed for kids ages 6–13 and runs for six weeks. We will work on everything from refining swim strokes to increasing endurance and speed, all while giving them a fantastic introduction to competitive swimming.

Our water exercise classes are a fun way to use the resistance and buoyancy of the water to improve cardiovascular fitness, strength and flexibility. 

We offer Open Swim at both our Simi Valley YMCA and Yarrow Family YMCA locations including Open Swim, Lap Lane Swim and Family Swim in our Warm Water and Lap Lane Pools. Check out our pool schedules to find a time that works best for you.

The Southeast Ventura County YMCA offers Lifeguard Certification Courses at our Ys through the Red Cross. It includes CPR/AED & First Aid Lifeguard Certifications. This course will teach skills through blended learning, providing knowledge to prevent, recognize, activate EAP, provide care, tend to injuries until EMS takes over.

Yarrow Family YMCA offers a swim club open to adults of all levels. We work on improving stroke technique for the 4 competitive strokes.

Simi Valley Family YMCA and Yarrow Family YMCA offers a Junior Guards program.
Junior Guards are introduced to basic lifeguarding skills.

• Intro to Junior Guards, ages 9 to 12
• Junior Guards, ages 13 to 15

Simi Valley Family YMCA and Yarrow Family YMCA offers a Splash Ball program.

This introductory program to the sport of water polo will combine elements of ball handling, swimming and understanding the rules of the game.

• Water Polo Fundamentals, ages 10 and under
• Junior Water Polo, ages 11 -14