Kansas City YMCA Blog
We want your swimming experience to be fun and safe at the Y. Here are our swim testing procedures and pool rules. SWIM TESTAll swimmers ages 14 and younger are required to pass a swim test…
You’ll find 101-year-old Thelma McDonnell at the Providence YMCA/Ball Family Center two or three times a week. She attends fitness classes designed for seniors and social events. She even was crowned…
May is Older Americans Month, and the YMCA of Greater Kansas City is emphasizing the importance of developing behaviors that are crucial to healthy aging. Many older adults have been staying…
When Harold Mezile was a child going to swim, gym and summer day camp programs at the Paseo YMCA, it didn’t cross his mind that he would work at the Y someday.
He went on to become a key…
The YMCA has a long history of teaching swim lessons. In fact, the Y is credited for being first to develop a group swim instruction program in 1906. We have come a long way since that first…
As part of the Y’s commitment to keep swimmers safe in and around the water, the Y encourages you to have fun and enjoy the various benefits of swimming, but to always make safety your first priority…
North Kansas City Hospital (NKCH) and the North Kansas City YMCA are pleased to announce the grand opening of the “NKCH Wellness Corner,” an open-concept gathering space designed to bring additional…