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Smiling child in pink goggles learns to swim with an instructor; lifeguard watches over them at indoor pool, safety first. Smiling child in pink goggles learns to swim with an instructor; lifeguard watches over them at indoor pool, safety first.

Group Swimming Lessons Schedule & Pricing

Summer 2025

Swim lessons all take place in our Family Splash Center. For more information about the Family Splash Center CLICK HERE.

Mon-Thurs

4x/Week for 2 Weeks

  • Jun 2-26
  • Jun 16-26
  • Jul 7-17
  • Jul 21-31

$69 Members

$100 Non Members

Mon & Wed or Tues & Thurs

2x/Week for 4 Weeks

  • Jun 2-26
  • Jul 7-31

$69 Members

$100 Non Members

Private Swimming Lessons Schedule & Pricing

Private swim lessons are a great way for adults & kids to achieve specific goals, catch up to their age group or receive individualized attention on a flexible schedule.

Please contact our Aquatics Director at 701-751-9714 to request private swimming lessons. You will be contacted within 2-4 weeks to assign an instructor & coordinate a schedule. Lessons are typically scheduled 6-8 weeks out based on instructor availability. 

Private Lesson Packages:

  • 4 Individual Sessions: Members $100, Non Members $200
  • 8 Individual Sessions: Members $175, Non Members $375
  • 4 Dual Sessions: Members $60, Non Members $120 (per person)  
  • 8 Dual Sessions: Members $105, Non Members $210 (per person)   
Young boy in an orange shirt swims underwater in a pool, arms stretched forward and smiling. Clear blue water surrounds him. Young boy in an orange shirt swims underwater in a pool, arms stretched forward and smiling. Clear blue water surrounds him.

Lesson Stages

All swim lessons are 25 minutes in length until stages 4, 5, & 6 which are 40 minutes in length.

Swim Starters: Accompanied by a parent, infants & toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water & develop swim readiness skills through fun & confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention & the importance of supervision.

  • Level A Water Discovery: Parents accompany children in stage A, which introduces infants & toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration & encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water.
  • Level B Water Exploration: Parents work with their children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles & fundamental safety & aquatic skills.

Swim Basics: Students learn personal water safety & achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills.

  1. Swim, float, swim-sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide & exit
  2. Jump, push, turn & grab
  • Level 1 Water Acclimation: (3-5 years old) – Students develop comfort with underwater exploration & learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student's future progress in swimming.
  • Level 2 Water Movement: (4-5 years old) – Students focus on body position & control, directional change & forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.
  • Level 3 Water Stamina: (4-5 years old) – Students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing & integrated arm & leg action.

Ages 6 & up *In order for children to advance to the next level & sign up for that level they must pass all requirements for the previous level. Goggles are recommended for all levels!

Swim Basics: Students learn personal water safety & achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills.

  1. Swim, float, swim-sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide & exit
  2. Jump, push, turn & grab
  • Level 1 Water Acclimation: (Ages 6 & up) – Students develop comfort with underwater exploration & learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student's future progress in swimming.
  • Level 2 Water Movement: (Ages 6 & up) – Students focus on body position & control, directional change & forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.
  • Level 3 Water Stamina: (Ages 6 & up) – Students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing & integrated arm & leg action.

Swim Strokes: Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills & build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional & cognitive well-being & foster a lifetime of physical activity.

  • Level 4 Stroke Introduction: (Ages 6 & up) – Students in stage 4 develop stroke technique in front crawl & back crawl & learn the breastroke kick & butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water & elementary backstroke.
  • Level 5 Stroke Development: (Ages 6 & up) – Students in stage 5 work on stroke technique & learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water & sidestroke.
  • Level 6 Stroke Mechanics: (Ages 6 & up) – Students in stage 6 refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming & discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.  

Our adult swim lesson offerings are for ages 14+. This class is for those who have not had swimming lessons before or who are not comfortable in the water. Basic swimming & water safety skills are taught in a relaxed, fun way! Evening & weekend sessions available. Please check our complete listings. 

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Adaptive Swim

The Y is proud to offer the best in swimming lessons & water safety to all ages & abilities of individuals in our community. Let's Swim is a free adaptive program designed for children with disabilities & their caregivers. Our instructors are trained in how to work with swimmers with exceptionalities. Prior to each program participants are asked to fill out a short survey to help us better prepare for our time together. Program space is closed to the general public to provide the best environment possible for learning & having fun. All programs require registration unless otherwise noted. 

Let's Swim Preschool

  • Jun 2-26
  • Fri 10:30am

Let's Swim School Age

  • Jun 2-26
  • Fri 11am

Parent/Child Let's Swim

  • Jun 7-28
  • Sat 9am
Adaptive Swim