YMCA National Swimming and Diving has positively impacted lives, united communities and fostered future leaders for more than 100 years. Check back often for updated historical …

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago created and began using the bent black bar logo in the 1960s and YMCA of the USA officially adopted the logo for national use in 1967.

Learn more below about our wellness programs designed for older adults. As you get older, you may find that you have a new set of fitness goals you want to achieve, such as improving your …

YMCA National Swimming and Diving programs have positively impacted lives, united communities, and fostered future leaders for generations to come for more than 100 years. We …

Mar 16, 2025 · “YMCA in America, 1951-1960,” Gallery, accessed March 16, 2025, https://gallery.lib.umn.edu/items/show/12.

Jun 12, 2004 · Back in the early 70’s, the YMCA used to have a TV commercial about taking swimming lessons. It had a catchy jingle. Here’s the verse I remember: “There is fun in the …

"100 facts from the YMCA's First 100 years in Aquatics" is a booklet created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of swimming programs in the YMCA. Since the first YMCA swimming pool …

Nov 10, 2006 · I attended YMCA activities throughout the 1960s, and never saw or heard anything like this. Our pool, though, was often co-ed, and the women had a separate locker …

Jun 2, 2015 · The American wing of the Young Men's Christian Association — a worldwide organization founded in London in 1844 — launched the first basketball teams and group swim …

Mar 11, 2014 · Stan Buch, of Manor Township, has been a Lancaster YMCA member for more than 70 years. He recalls swimming without a suit from the 1930s through the ‘60s.