Lessons
SUMMER 2025 SWIM LESSONS - Registration Opens May 1st at 7:00am
All the information on lessons and the pool will be available in our Parks and Recreation Summer Guide, coming the beginning of April.
Click Here to Find Your Child's Swim Lesson Level
Click Here Starting May 1st to Register For Swim Lessons Online There will be no in-person registration available, if you need help registering please call 406-447-8077.
Create a family account including family members and birth dates, then go to the activities to register for swimming lessons and complete the checkout process.
We offer American Red Cross swim lessons, our instructors are Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructors. Above is a flowchart to find the correct level for your child. Below are session dates and level times. For more detailed level descriptions and prices click here.

Classes are Monday - Thursday for two weeks.
Session 1: June 23rd - July 3rd
Session 2: July 7th - July 17th
Session 3: July 21st - July 31st
Session 4: August 4th - August 14th
Swim Lesson Prices
Group: Resident ($50), Non-Resident ($58)
Private: Resident ($25), Non-Resident ($28)
Level times offered each session:
Level 5: 9:30am - 10:00am
Level 4: 10:05am - 10:35am, 11:15am - 11:45am, 6:20pm - 6:50pm
Level 3 Advanced: 10:40am - 11:10am, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Level 3: 10:05am - 10:35am, 10:40am - 11:10am, 6:20pm - 6:50pm
Level 2 Advanced: 10:40am - 11:10am, 11:15am - 11:45am, 6:20pm - 6:50pm
Level 2: 9:30am - 10:00am, 10:05am - 10:35am, 11:15am - 11:45am, 11:50am- 12:20pm, 4:00pm - 4:30pm, 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Level 1 Advanced: 9:30am - 10:00am, 10:40am - 11:10am, 11:15am - 11:45am (2 classes), 11:50am - 12:20pm (2 classes), 4:35pm - 5:05pm
Level 1: 9:30am - 10:00am, 10:05am - 10:35am (2 classes), 11:15am - 11:45am, 11:50am - 12:20pm, 4:35pm - 5:05pm, 5:10pm - 5:40pm, 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Preschool: 9:30am - 10:00am (2 classes), 10:05am - 10:35am, 10:40am - 11:10am (2 classes), 11:15am - 11:45am, 11:50am - 12:20pm, 4:00pm - 4:30pm, 4:35pm - 5:05pm, 5:10pm - 5:40pm, 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Parent & Child: 11:50am - 12:20pm, 5:10pm - 5:40pm
Private Lessons: 9:30am - 10:00am, 10:05am - 10:35am, 10:40am - 11:10am, 11:15am - 11:45am, 11:50am - 12:20pm, 4:00pm - 4:30pm, 4:35pm - 5:05pm, 5:10pm - 5:40pm, 5:45pm - 6:15pm, 6:20pm - 6:50pm
PRIVATE LESSONS
All Private Lessons are 30 minutes long and are scheduled for the same time slots as group lessons.
Starting May 1st you can register for private lessons here.
SWIM LESSON WEATHER POLICY
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- Lessons may be canceled due to thunder, lightning, strong winds, temperatures below 50 degrees fahrenheit or smoke levels considered unsafe.
- Swim instructors will call you to let you know if classes are canceled for that day.
- Feel free to call us, but during storms our phone is often busy. If you can't reach us don't be discouraged, we will call you.
- Group lessons will be issued a credit on their city account for the amount of one lesson. That credit can be put towards future lessons or pool admission.
- Private lessons will be refunded.