Rocky Run YMCA Aquatics Programs

For Aquatic questions, please contact the aquatic office at 610.627.9622 x1204

Swim Lessons

The YMCA has been teaching swim lessons for over 100 years!!

Aquatic Fitness Classes

Free to all Full-privilege Members

Garnet Valley Middle School

Memberships and Swim Lessons are available at the Garnet Valley Middle School pool!

Want to become a Lifeguard?

Click here to find out about our Lifeguarding class!

Our Pools:

The Rocky Run YMCA features two pools.

Our main pool is 25 meters with 6 lanes.  It begins at three and a half feet and goes to a depth of nine feet.  This pool features a handicapped accessible ramp in addition to the traditional ladders.   The main pool’s temperature range is 82-84 degrees.  Our main pool is used for lap swimming, recreational swimming, swimming lessons and aqua fitness.

Our therapy pool is a warm water hydro therapy environment.  The temperature is kept at 88 degrees.  The pool can be accessed by a large staircase with multiple hand rails at the shallow end, or by a ladder at the deep end.  The shallow end is three feet deep, the deepest point of the pool is five feet.  You can do a wide range of exercises, especially with the aid of the hand rails located around the pool.  Our therapy pool is used for warm water hydro therapy, aqua fitness and swimming lessons for those under age 3.  No one between the ages of 3 and 18 is permitted without the approval of the aquatics director (a medical prescription is the main required step for the approval process).

If mobility is an issue, please feel free to ask for our assistance with our movable chair lift.  This lift allows you to simply press a button and be lowered into the pool in a sitting position.  Then when you have completed your time in the pool it will lift you back out.

Since the lift is portable it can be used in either pool at almost any point.

Aquatic Personal Training:

Contact Dave Mullin to get started!

Pool Parties:

Ages 7-up
Enjoy 1 hour in the pool and 1 hour in the party room

Our staff will help you set up, help ensure the children have a good time in the pool and take care of all the clean up.

The birthday boy or girl receives a t-shirt for their friends to sign (fabric markers provided by the Y).  Let us handle your paper products!  When you book your party let us know if you want us to provide table clothes, plates, napkins, cups and utensils, $50 charge for this service not included in regular party fees.
Parties are available on Fridays from 7:00-9:00 pm and
Saturday 1:00 – 3:00 pm and
Sundays from 1:00-3:00 pm or 4:00-6:00 pm
Available at Rocky Run YMCA Pool or Garnet Valley Middle School Pool

**Children 6 and under must be supervised in the water by an adult. 
Children 7 and up who are unable to pass the shallow end swim test must be accompanied by an adult in the water.

**All participants under 18 will be swim tested and identified with a colored wrist band*

Aquatic Scout Badges
Scout members will be guided through specific scouting requirements by a YMCA instructor.  Scout leaders must furnish requirements and supply the badges, pins, etc.  Minimum of 8 scouts per group.  Please contact the Aquatics Office at extension 1204 for more information

SCUBA:

Sea Reef SCUBA

PADI course participants must be at least 12

years old, tread well, and fl oat well. All classroom

and pool materials are covered in the cost. For

more information, contact Stuart Thomas at

484.883.6642.

Atlantic Edge SCUBA

This company runs a class on the first weekend of

each month. Visit http://www.atlanticedge.com/ for

more information and to find out how you can sign

up to dive at the Baltimore National Aquarium.