12 Columbus Swim Lesson Picks from Parents
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ISR Self-Rescue Survival Swimming Lessons
ISR’s unique results are achieved through fully customized, safe and effective, one-on-one lessons with only your child and the Instructor in the water. What your child will learn, and the way he or she will learn it, is what makes ISR so different from traditional swimming lessons. Always putting safety first, ISR emphasizes competence, which leads to confidence, and provides the foundation for a lifetime of enjoyment in and around the water.
Columbus Aquatics Center
The Columbus Aquatics Center is home to six 25-yard swim lanes, an open area for casual swimming, a separate baby pool and a diving well with 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards. Columbus Recreation and Parks Department offers affordable swimming lessons taught by qualified swim lesson instructors. All classes are 30 minutes.
British Swim School
British Swim School is a premier learn-to-swim provider for people of all ages, offering programs for children ages 3-months through adults.
YMCA of Central Ohio
Swim lesson programming varies by branch. Whether just learning how to swim, improving strokes, swimming competitively or taking water exercise classes, members are in safe hands with our certified swimming instructors and lifeguards.
Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus offers parent & child, preschool, learn to swim, and adult swim lessons.
Goldfish Swim School
The different Goldfish Swim Levels are specially designed to make learning fun through guided play for beginners to advanced swimmers from 4 months to 12 years old, including infant swim lessons, toddler swimming lessons, and more.
Northwest Swim Club
Northwest Swim Club is a private pool located in Northwest Columbus. Swim lessons are offered to both members and non-members, from group classes to private lessons.
Worthington Pools
The aquatics program at Worthington Pools is designed to teach personal water safety and stroke development to youth and adults alike. Sessions are typically grouped in eight class bundles. This gives students time to build confidence, explore the water and hone skills at their own pace. No matter what age or skill, they have a program for you or your child.
SafeSplash Swim School
Kid’s swimming lessons at SafeSplash Swim School are perfect for all ages and swimming abilities. Your child will learn essential water safety skills and swim strokes using a tested and proven curriculum. Warm water, small classes, and flexible schedules make it easy to jump in.
Metro Fitness
Metro Fitness offers private and group lessons for kids of all ages and abilities. They also have Swim Team Training classes for those kids looking to try out for a swim team or those kids that are already on swim team and might be looking to make some improvements. They also offer private lessons for adults.
Dublin Community Recreation Center
Dublin Community Recreation Center offers swim lessons for all levels including Parent/Child, Preschool, Learn to Swim, Adult, and Adaptive.
Aqua-Tots Swim Schools
The Aqua-Tots Swim Journey is comprised of eight levels of comprehensive swim instruction curriculum that are tried, true and trusted all over the world to teach children four months to twelve years old how to swim. Each of the swimming lesson levels is designed to build upon the next, taking your child on a journey toward becoming a safe and confident swimmer for life.
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