With summer right around the corner, there’s no better time to ensure your kids know how to swim! Swimming lessons in Springfield could be a lifesaver and are an important life skill! Whether you have your own backyard swimming pool, visit local pools, lakes, or vacation at the beach, swimming is a skill everyone should have.
Here are 12 places in the Springfield, Missouri area for swimming lessons:
DiVentures
5225 S Campbell Ave, Springfield, MO 65810
(417) 883-5151
DiVentures offers swimming lessons during the week and on weekends. They have lessons available for infants (2+ months), toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged, teens, and adults. DiVentures offers a complimentary trial swimming lesson to see the DiVentures approach to lessons. Private lessons and open family swim times are available.
Lifeguard certification is available for ages 15+.
Tiny Fins Survival Swim
(417) 413-4922
tinyfinssurvivalswim@gmail.com
Locally-owned in the Nixa area, Tiny Fins Survival Swim now has locations in Nixa, Springfield, Bolivar, Jefferson City, and Rogers, AR. It is a favorite for Springfield area families. The Tiny Fins approach is to gently teach water survival skills and swimming to young children. Babies as young as 6 months old will learn to roll over from a face down position in the water and float. Toddlers and older children will learn the swim-float-swim sequence.
Lessons are taught one-on-one in 15 minute sessions. Tiny Fins Survival Swim lessons are sensory-friendly
Pat Jones YMCA
1901 E Republic Rd, Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 881-1599
The YMCA offers a variety of lessons for infants (6+ months), toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged, teens, and adults.
Private and adaptive swimming lessons for those with special needs are also available.
Lifeguard certification training is available for ages 15+.
Springfield Gymnastics and Aquatics Center
529 S Cavalier Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 864-6869
Weekly 30 minutes lessons in an 8 week session are available. One week summer sessions are also available. Swimming lessons start at 4+ months old. Classes are divided by skill level. Private lessons are available.
Missouri State Aquatics
945 E. Madison Street Springfield, MO 65807
chelseadirks-ham@missouristate.edu
MSU Aquatics offers summer swimming lessons held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Classes are held once per week for 30 minutes.
Class ratio is 1:3.
Republic Aquatic Center
711 E Miller Rd, Republic, MO 65738
(417) 732-3575
Republic Aquatic Center offers morning and evening swimming lessons from June through July.
Lessons are available for children ages 6+ months to 15 years old. For parent/child swim lessons, one parent per child is required to be in the water during lessons. Lessons are held Monday through Thursday for each session
The Ozark Community Center (The OC)
1530 W Jackson St, Ozark, MO 65721
(417) 581-7002
The OC offers group and private swimming lessons to members and non-members. Lessons are offered during the week and on Saturdays. Lessons begin at 6+ months old.
Nixa Aquatics Center
701 N Taylor Way, Nixa, MO 65714
(417) 725-5486
Nixa Aquatics Center offers weekday swimming lessons sessions during June and July for ages 6+ months to adults.
Junior Lifeguard classes are offered in July for children ages 10-15 who are interested in becoming lifeguards
Doling Aquatic Center
301 E. Talmage St., Springfield, MO 65803
(417) 837-5900
Part of the Springfield Greene-County Park Board system. Doling's indoor aquatic center offers private and semi-private swim lessons with American Red Cross Water Safety certified swim instructors, purchased in packages.
Chesterfield Family Center
2511 W. Republic Rd., Springfield, MO 65807
(417) 891-1616
Part of the Springfield Greene-County Park Board system. Chesterfield's indoor aquatic center offers private and semi-private swim lessons with American Red Cross Water Safety certified swim instructors, purchased in packages. Lessons at this facility are currently on hold and will resume at a later date.
Bolivar Aquatics
1710 W. Broadway St., Bolivar, MO 65613
(417)777-1215
Part of the Bolivar Parks & Rec system. Pool opens for the season on May 2 and offers a variety of aquatic programs, including swim lessons, swim team, and lifeguard certification.
Fassnight Pool
1305 S. Main Ave., Springfield, MO 65807
(417) 891-1616
The Springfield Greene County Park Board offers swim lessons at the outdoor Fassnight Swimming Pool during the pool season. Lessons are 30 minutes, Mondays & Thursdays, for four weeks. Register online or call.
Ozark ISR
Call to inquire about lesson availability in Highlandville
(417) 983-2128
ISR lessons are not your typical swim lessons. Rather than teach strokes, lessons are designed to build self-rescue skills that keep kids safe in the water. Short daily (4 days per week, 6 week blocks) are offered for students 6 months old to 6 years old.
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