Swimming Lessons

Spring lessons take place at South High School Indoor Pool Monday- Thursday for 2 weeks. 

Session 1: March 23- April 2

Session 2: April 20- April 30

Summer Indoor Lessons take place at both South High School indoor pool and Fargo North High School indoor pool. Lessons are Monday-Thursday for 2 weeks during the morning hours. 

Session 1: June 15-25

Session 2: July 6-16

Session 3: July 27- August 6

Summer Outdoor Lessons take place at Madison Pool. Lessons are Monday-Thursday for 2 weeks during the evening hours. 

Session 1: June 15-25

Session 2: July 6-16

Session 3: July 27- August 6

Winter Indoor Lessons will take place at South High School indoor pool. Lessons are Monday-Thursday for one week.

Dates: November 17-20 - Registration will open October 6

Pre Level swim lessons for ages 4–5 focus on water comfort, safety, and basic swim readiness. Participants will work on entering and exiting the pool safely, blowing bubbles, floating with support, kicking, and following instructor-led activities.

Level 1 swim lessons focus on building confidence and introducing basic swim skills in shallow to moderate water. Students practice safe water entry and exit, floating with support, submerging, basic kicking and arm movements, and beginning front and back crawl skills using flotation and instructor assistance. Water safety concepts are also introduced.

Level 2 swim lessons build on skills learned in Level 1, with an emphasis on performing skills independently without instructor or flotation support. Students practice floating, submersion, kicking, arm movements, and front and back crawl swimming while developing breathing control and water safety awareness.

Level 3 swim lessons focus on building endurance and introducing intermediate swim skills. Students work on stronger front and back crawl swimming, rotary breathing, treading water, floating in deep water, headfirst entries, and beginning breaststroke and elementary backstroke skills. Water safety concepts continue to be reinforced.

Level 4 swim lessons focus on building endurance and refining advanced swimming skills. Students work on longer-distance front and back crawl swimming, breaststroke, sidestroke, underwater skills, and headfirst entries, while learning basic lifesaving techniques and water safety for pools, lakes, and rivers.

Level 5 swim lessons focus on endurance, refinement, and mastery of swimming skills. Students work on longer-distance swimming, advanced strokes including sidestroke and butterfly, diving skills, underwater control, and advanced water safety and self-rescue techniques.

Level 6 swim lessons focus on advanced endurance and pre-lifeguarding skills. Students practice long-distance swimming, extended treading water, deep-water entries, surface dives, survival swimming, and lifesaving techniques while learning water safety, rescue awareness, and basic first-aid concepts.

1. You may register for ONE session of swimming lessons.

2. To sign up for an additional session, you must wait until the session that you are currently in has ended, allowing you to register for the next appropriate level. This will also allow others the opportunity to register and participate in at least one session. We will not issue refunds to people that sign up for the wrong levels and want to switch.

3. See lesson availability.