AUBURN – The Auburn-Lewiston YMCA has announced its next session of swim lessons set to begin the week of Nov. 12.

The YMCA offers the following swim lesson classes: Parent and Tot, 6 to 18 months; Water Babies, 18 to 24 months; Tiny Tots, ages 2 to 5; youth progressive lessons, age 6 and up; and adult swim lessons. All YMCA swim classes run in eight-week sessions throughout the year.

Parent and Tot is a 30-minute class designed to introduce infants to the water. A parent is required to participate in the class with the child. Class is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturdays.

Water Babies is a 15-minute class catering to the timid new swimmer and has a 1:1 child/instructor ratio. Classes are held at 10 a.m. Mondays.

The Tiny Tot swim program is geared toward teaching children to swim and feel safe in and around the water. All classes run for 30 minutes. Lessons are offered at various times on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, Thursday afternoons and Monday evenings. Advanced Tiny Tot classes are held on at 7 p.m. Mondays, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, at 1 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays.

The youth progressive program is a National YMCA Swim Lesson Program designed to improve children’s swimming skills, teach new skills, work on endurance and stroke techniques, as well as survival skills. Children will be placed in a class based on their swim abilities.

Classes are 45 minutes and the schedule is as follows: Polliwog or Guppy, Tuesdays at 6 p.m., Thursdays at 6 p.m. or Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.; Minnow, Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m. or Thursdays at 6:45 p.m.; Fish, Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m., Thursdays at 6:45 p.m. or Saturdays at 11:15 a.m.; Flying Fish, Wednesdays at 6 p.m. or Saturday at 11:15 a.m.; Shark, Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

Each program runs in eight-week sessions throughout the year. Class size is limited. Registration is taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All participants must be YMCA members. A yearly (social) membership for those ages 5 and under is $20; youth membership, $45. All the above classes have a $50 program fee.

Adult swim lessons are offered from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Nonmembers must pay a $20 adult social membership fee (good for a year). All participants must pay the $50 program fee for the eight-week session.

The YMCA is also holding registration for its water exercise programs. Water aerobics is a lower impact cardiovascular workout for adults of all ages. Classes are Monday through Friday 8 to 8:45 a.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 to 8:15p.m.

Water aerobic classes are free for those with a YMCA full privilege membership. Nonmembers must pay an adult social membership fee and a $65 program fee for the eight-week session.

For more information, stop by the YMCA at 62 Turner St., call 795-4095 or visit www.alymca.com.