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Swim Lessons for Every Age and Skill

  • May 2025
  • June 2025
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  • Parent and Child Swim Readiness
  • Level 1-6 Red Cross Swim Lessons
  • Family and Private Lessons
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May Parent and Child Lessons

​Wednesday May 7th - Friday May 30th
Little Fish Classes: Wednesdays
Big Fish Classes: Fridays
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​ Little Fish - Wednesdays 4:00pm-4:30pm
  • Ages: 6 months - 2 years
  • ​Familiarize children between the ages of 6 months and approximately 2 years with the water and teach swimming readiness skills.
  • ​Provide safety information for parents and teach techniques parents can use to orient their children to the water.​ ​
Big Fish - Fridays 4:00pm-4:30pm​
  • Ages: 2 years- 5 years
  • ​​​​Improve skills learned in Little Fish and teach more advanced skills
  • Continue to build on water safety knowledge for you and your child
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Class length: 30 minutes
Cost: Members $40 per person / Non-members $70 per person
Session Duration: Four sessions over  2  weeks
Parent Participation: One adult per child must be in the water with the child during each of these lessons.


We need a minimum of 4 registered to hold a level. If unable to register because online registrations are full, please call us at 715-779-5408 or fill out the form below to be added to our waitlist.

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Red Cross May Lessons

​Wednesday May 7th - Friday May 30th

​Wednesdays and Fridays 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Ages: 5 years +​
  • Class length: 30 minutes
  • Cost: Members $70 per person / Non-members $100 per person
  • Session Duration: Eight sessions over 4 weeks
  • Parent Participation: One parent/guardian in the pool area or building
 
  • Level 1  - 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Students explore and learn basic aquatic skills. ​
  • Level 2 - 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Students will successfully use primary skills and start developing aquatic locomotion.​​​​
  • Level 3 - 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Students develop stroke readiness including elementary backstroke, treading water and diving.
  • Level 4 - 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm - Students will build confidence and improve strokes including breaststroke, sidestroke, and turns.​
  • Level 5/6 - 5:15pm - 6:00pm - Students increase distance, demonstrate effectiveness and efficiency in all strokes.

 If you do not know what level your swimmer should be placed in please give us a call.
*Levels 5 and 6 will be run together


We need a minimum of 4 registered to hold a level. If unable to register because online registrations are full, please call us at 715-779-5408 or fill out the form below to be added to our waitlist.
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Thursdays 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm 
May 1st - June 16th
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Class length: 30 minutes
Cost: Private Lesson - Members $45 per person / Non-members $75 per person
            Family / Group Lesson - Members $30  / Non-members $50
Family / Group Swim Lessons
Semi-private swim lessons are available for 2 or more swimmers with a 4 swimmer max. Swimmers must be around the same skill level. All Group/Family Lessons will be taught by a Red Cross Certified Instructor.
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Private Swim Lessons

Private swim lessons are available for children and adults who would like individual instruction to further their swimming ability and/or for those whose schedules do not fit our regularly scheduled lessons. All Private Lessons will be taught by a Red Cross Certified Instructor.

Steps to scheduling a Family/Group or Private Lesson
1. Email Isaac at [email protected] to discuss the swimming needs or goals of you or your child
2. Arrange a time for your Family/Group or Private Lesson

3. Make payment for your scheduled Family/Group or  Private Lessons using the link
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  • Parent and Child Swim Readiness
  • Level 1-6 Red Cross Swim Lessons
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June Parent and Child Lessons

​Monday June 16th - Thursday June 26th
Little Fish Classes: Mondays and Wednesdays
Big Fish Classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays
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​ Little Fish - Mondays and Wednesdays 4:00pm-4:30pm
  • Ages: 6 months - 2 years
  • ​Familiarize children between the ages of 6 months and approximately 2 years with the water and teach swimming readiness skills.
  • ​Provide safety information for parents and teach techniques parents can use to orient their children to the water.​ ​
Big Fish - Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00pm-4:30pm​
  • Ages: 2 years- 5 years
  • ​​​​Improve skills learned in Little Fish and teach more advanced skills
  • Continue to build on water safety knowledge for you and your child
​
Class length: 30 minutes
Cost: Members $40 per person / Non-members $70 per person
Session Duration: Four sessions over  2  weeks
Parent Participation: One adult per child must be in the water with the child during each lesson.


We need a minimum of 4 registered to hold a level. If unable to register because online registrations are full, please call us at 715-779-5408 or fill out the form below to be added to our waitlist.
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Red Cross June Lessons

​Monday June 16th - Thursday June 26th
Mondays through Thursdays 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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  • Ages: 5 years +​
  • Class length: 30 minutes
  • Cost: Members $70 per person / Non-members $100 per person
  • Session Duration: Eight sessions over 2 weeks
  • Parent Participation: One parent/guardian in the pool area or building
 ​
  • Level 1  - 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Students explore and learn basic aquatic skills. 
  • Level 2 - 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Students will successfully use primary skills and start developing aquatic locomotion.
  • Level 3 - 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Students develop stroke readiness including elementary backstroke, treading water and diving.
  • Level 4 - 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm - Students will build confidence and improve strokes including breaststroke, sidestroke, and turns.
  • Level 5* - 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm - Students refine their performance of all strokes and increase their distance.
  • Level 6* - 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm - Students increase distance, demonstrate effectiveness and efficiency in all strokes.​

​If you do not know what level your swimmer should be placed in please give us a call.

​We need a minimum of 4 registered to hold a level. If unable to register because online registrations are full, please call us at 715-779-5408 or fill out the form below to be added to our waitlist.
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See what else is going on in the pool and at the Rec Center during swim lessons

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Loving Swim Lessons? We have a swim team for ages 6-18 to swim competitively or just for fun.
​The season starts October 14th, 2024- February. We generally recommended swimmers take level 4 before beginning swim team. Try the team out for a week for free to see if it's a fit!
​ Learn more here. 
We close due to weather conditions at the discretion of our staff. If the Rec Center is closed, all programming will be canceled. 24 Hour Access will remain open to the best of our ability. Check our calendar and Facebook for updates.  Closures due to weather will also be announced on WDIO TV Channels 10/13.  If you would like to get email alerts when we close, you can sign up on their website.  We don't want our staff or patrons driving in unsafe conditions and we respect the requests of highway departments to stay off the roads. Thank you for your cooperation!

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Mission: RFR celebrates a culture that develops physical, social, and emotional well-being of its member and the community. Recreation and Fitness Resources is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization rooted in beautiful Bayfield, WI. Need-based financial assistance is available. Find your fit with RFR!