The City of Hickory and the Hickory Foundation YMCA continue their partnership to provide swim lessons to City of Hickory residents at no cost.
The free swim lessons are being offered to residents, ages six months to adult, and will be held Monday - Thursday for two weeks throughout the upcoming summer. Additional sessions will be held throughout the year.
Remaining sessions for 2018 are as follows:
- Summer Session 3:
Classes held Monday - Thursday, July 23 - August 2, 2018
Registration open Monday, July 9 - Saturday, July 21. - Summer Session 4:
Classes held Monday - Thursday, August 6-16, 2018
Registration open Monday, July 23 - Saturday, August 4. - Fall Session 2:
Classes held Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, October 16 - December 15, 2018
Registration open Monday, September 24 - Saturday, October 13.
City of Hickory residents will need to complete a Residency Verification Form, as well as provide proof of address and a birth certificate for children under 18. Residency verification forms are available at the Parks and Recreation Department Administrative Offices, the Highland Recreation Center (1451 8th Street Drive NE) and the Ridgeview Recreation Center (115 7th Avenue SW). Once a City resident has the verification form they will register their child at the Foundation YMCA (701 1st Street NW).
Lessons are held at the Hickory Foundation YMCA. The instructors are patient with the children and provide one-on-one instruction, utilizing numerous swim tools and various instruction methods. Instructors measure the level of swim experience and confidence each child has at the beginning of the program. They have the ability to work with each child to develop their techniques, while overcoming any fears of water or swimming in a fun environment. The instructors also involve the parents with descriptions of what they were teaching and how far the child has progressed.
For more information about the swim lessons, please contact Senior Recreation
Programmer Angela Smith at (828) 324-6990 or asmith@hickorync.gov.
