YMCA Special Needs Swim Session, splash of challenge into the new year

Starting at the beginning of the year, you can get your child involved in some unique swimming programs at the Door County YMCA. The new parent/child adaptive swim lessons are designed for children ages 3 to 12 with special needs and help parents and their children learn water safety skills. Director of Competitive Swimming Mike McHugh says the program has parents in the water working with their children while the instructor teaches the skills.

45-minute parent/child adaptive swim lessons are scheduled on Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m. from January 4th to February 15th.

McHugh says another pool activity this winter at the Door County YMCA is the Wisconsin River Swim Challenge. The 15-week challenge is for beginners or advanced swimmers of at least nine years. They swim lengths of the pool that equate to six miles or 12 miles, respectively, after completing the challenge. He says participants swim through the pool using fins, kickboards, snorkels, aqua jogging or just regular swimming. Each swimmer will track their poolside miles starting January 2nd and receive a free t-shirt when they turn in their map by April 24th.

You can find more information about parent/child adaptive swim lessons and the Wisconsin River Swim Challenge on the Door County YMCA website.