The Fritz Burns Pool is located on the corner of Avenida Bermudas and Avenue 52 in La Quinta. Please register for ALL swim classes at the Palm Desert YMCA. For more information about classes and programs, please call the YMCA at (760) 341-9622 or visit online at www.ymcaofthedesert.org
YMCA membership Fee Waived for LA QUINTA RESIDENTs!
The YMCA has implemented a new mandatory membership fee for all individuals and families wanting to join any YMCA programs. ($30 per individual; $60 per family). However, if you are a La Quinta resident and show your driver's license with your La Quinta address as proof of residency while registering, and are NOT intending to join any other programs affiliated with the YMCA, the YMCA will waive the membership fee.
RECREATIONAL AND open SWIM
Monday through Friday: 2:00 p.m. —4:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. —1:00 p.m.
Sundays: POOL CLOSED
Fees: $2 for children 12 years and younger, $3 for those 13 and older
adult lap swim
Monday through Friday: 4:30 p.m. — 6:30 p.m.
Fee: $3 per person
FREE SWIM nights - families swim for free!!!
friDAY, JULY 23 & Friday. August 6
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
FAMILY FUN NIGHTS!!!
These special nights give families a chance to swim and enjoy time together in the water, just for fun! Family members are welcome to bring picnic dinners, or delicious snacks may be purchased at the snack bar located at the pool.
Family Fun Night Dates: Friday, June 25 & Friday, July 9
Times: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5 for an entire family (up to 4 people)
and $2 for each additional person
adult water aerobics classes
Tuesdays & Thursdays (4 week sessions = 8 classes)
5:30 p.m. —6:30 p.m.
Session 1: June 14 - July 9
Session 2: July 12 - August 6
$35 per session; $8 drop in flat fee
STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO BRING WATER DUMBBELLS AND WEIGHTED WAIST BANDS TO CLASS.
SWIM LESSONS for children and teens
Register for all lessons at the Palm Desert YMCA located at 43-930 San Pablo Ave.
The Family YMCA offers swim lessons at a variety of levels for boys and girls ages 6 months to 15 years. Classes are conducted in TWO WEEK SESSIONS for 40 minutes each day for Monday - Friday swim lessons. Morning and evening classes are available.
Saturday classes are also available. Saturday classes will be conducted as FOUR WEEK SESSIONS for 60 minutes each Saturday.
To find out which level to register for, please refer to the level descriptions below. Class levels are described in detail along with advance requirements for each class and information about specific skills that will be acquired at each level.
Swimming Lesson Levels for Ages 6 months– 15 years
PARENT-CHILD (6 months– 3 years)
This class is solely a parent-child interaction class. A parent must be IN THE WATER with their child at all times and cannot come with two children at once. If two children in one family want to participate in this class, two adults must be present and in the water with that family. This class is for NON-SWIMMERS only and teaches how to hold your breath underwater, reach for toys and kick in the water.
PIKE (3 – 5 or 6 years)
This class is for BEGINNERS that are comfortable sitting on the steps without a parent and attempting to swim to an instructor from the steps. They teach kicking, diving for toys, jumping from the outside of the pool into the water and basic freestyle. If your child is TERRIFIED of the water and has not been around it yet but is age FOUR or FIVE, we recommend the PARENT-CHILD class so your child may have the comfort of a parent in the water. After the parent-child class, parents are NOT allowed in the water because it distracts the class
EEL (5 —8 or 9 years)
This class is for beginner-intermediate swimmers. They need to be able to swim a few feet off of the wall to instructors, kick the length of the pool on a kickboard and swim freestyle with some comfort. They need to be comfortable learning to dive and diving for toys in the shallow end of the pool.
RAY (7 —10 or 11 years)
This class is for intermediate swimmers that can perform all functions of the eel class with ease and are beginning to learn the various strokes, such as butterfly, breast stroke, back stroke and freestyle. They need to be able to swim at least 25 yards (one lap), even if it is slowly, to be in the class.
GUPPY and MINNOW (9 —14 years)
These classes are for advanced swimmers only. They need to be able to swim at least 2 laps, or fifty yards, continuously without stopping. They need to be open to learning to dive, flip turns and diving in the deep end for toys.
FISH (12 years and older)
This is a competitive swimming class. It is strongly recommended that students not enroll in this class unless they have participated in the guppy and minnow classes. Students will be given swimming sets, perform flip turns, racing dives and more. It is an extremely rigorous swimming class
SWIM LESSON Sessions (morning and evening lessons)
SESSION 1: JUNE 14— 25
SESSION 2: JUNE 28—JULY 9
SESSION 3: JULY 12— 23
SESSION 4: JULY 26—AUGUST 6
SESSION 5: AUGUST 9—20
morning LESSON times
9:30AM - 10:10AM: Parent-child, pike, eel and ray classes
10:20AM - 11:00AM: Parent-child, pike, eel and ray classes
11:00AM - 11:40AM: Parent-child, pike, ray and guppy classes
11:40AM - 12:20PM: Guppy, minnow, fish and competitive classes
evening LESSON times
4:30PM - 5:10PM: Parent-child, pike, eel and ray classes
5:20PM - 6:00PM: Pike, guppy, minnow, and fish classes
session fee
$55 per session (10 weekday classes)
SWIM LESSON Sessions (weekend lessons)
SESSION 1: JUNE 19— JULY 10
SESSION 2: JULY 17—AUGUST 7
weekend LESSON times (saturdays only)
10:30AM - 11:30AM: Parent-child, pike, eel and ray classes
11:30AM - 12:30PM: Pike, guppy, minnow and fish classes
session fee
$35 per session (4 weekend classes)
SWIM MEETS
The YMCA will hold swim meets for participants 15 years or younger on every Saturday following the conclusion of each 2 week swim session! Anyone may participate, and activities will include racing favorite strokes against kids of similiar age and skill levels.
Swim Meet Dates and Times: Saturday, June 26..... 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, July 10..... 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, July 24..... 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, August 7..... 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, August 21..... 9:00 a.m. - 10:00.a.m.
The cost is $5 per person, which includes an unlimited number of races throughout the swim meet and a prize for each participant.
*Private Swim Lessons are also available, in 30 or 60 minute sessions. Please call the Family YMCA of the Desert at (760) 341-9622 for fees and availability.
**The pool is available for private party rentals. Please call the Family YMCA of the Desert at (760) 341-9622 for fees and availability.