Aquatics

The YMCA encourages teens to stay physically active through recreational swim and on clubs and teams, while offering opportunities to develop job skills for lifeguarding.

YMCA Swim Teams

A number of our Branches field Swim Teams who compete against other YMCAs and swim clubs at area meets. Workouts include endurance, speed, and drill technique, with a healthy dose of teamwork and sportsmanship.

Click the link to learn more about our teams:

• Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA Piranhas
• Cross Island YMCA Barracudas
• Flushing YMCA Flyers
• Greenpoint YMCA
• Jamaica YMCA Dolphins
• McBurney YMCA Manta Rays
• North Brooklyn YMCA Orcas
• West Side YMCA Piranhas

YMCA Lifeguard Training

A nationally recognized certification course provides skills and knowledge for lifeguarding, including anticipating and preventing emergency situations and threats to life. Participants are taught safety and survival skills, accident prevention, guarding techniques, emergency systems, rescue skills, CPR, AED, oxygen administration and first aid in aquatic environments. More than 250 teens and young adults 16 and up achieve YMCA Lifeguard Certification. Learn more.