Swim Lessons

Swim Lessons
The Bloomington Parks & Recreation Department offers group and private swim lessons to children as young as 6 months of age. The American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim program is used for our lessons. It’s a progressive system where students move at their own pace through a series of levels or stations. Private lessons are also available.

Swim Lesson Testing Days
In an effort to make the first day of swim lessons run more smoothly, we are implementing a testing day and highly recommending that ALL children attend testing day. Those attending will be assigned a class and go straight to that class on the first day, rather than spending time that day figuring out in which level they belong.

Children need only attend the testing day prior to their FIRST session of swim lessons. (We realize the testing dates may not be convenient for everyone. We will test the first day of classes for those unable to attend the testing day). To verify our records, we ask that returning participants bring their most recent pass cards to the first day of swim lessons. We will do our best to log your child’s progress through our program.

Testing will only take 5 - 10 minutes, so participants may come at any time during the listed testing day times. Please attend testing day at the location where you will actually take the class. Adult and Parent/Child participants DO NOT need to attend testing day.

Click here for specifics on Summer 2009 classes.

Holiday Pool Holiday Pool is located in Holiday Park at 800 South McGregor. It includes a zero depth children’s pool with water play features, concession area, small waterslide, grassy recreation area, and locker rooms.		O’Neil Pool O’Neil Pool is located in O’Neil Park at Hinshaw and Chestnut. This facility includes 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards, 25-meter length pool for competitive swimming, two flume slide and a separate wading pool for the preschooler. Within the facility are locker rooms, lounge chairs, a concession vending area, and an extra large deck area.