Swim Lessons in Illinois

Whether you want your little ones to learn how to enjoy the water safely or you'd like to learn to swim for health and fitness, our swimming classes in Illinois can help you achieve your goals. With classes for infants as young as six months, as well as children, teens and adults, our patient, knowledgeable swim instructors can help everyone in your family learn how to enjoy the water safely.

Throughout our Learn-to-Swim program in Illinois our compassionate, certified instructors will help you master one skill before moving on to the next. This way, you'll become a progressively stronger and more efficient swimmer. In addition, as part of the course, you'll spend time working with your instructor on perfecting your form in each and every stroke – which can help you to swim greater distances more comfortably. With the help of our Learn-to-Swim instructors, you can learn to swim for fun and fitness safely and efficiently.

Because you're never too old to learn something new, the Red Cross offers adult swimming lessons in Illinois. Developed for older teens and adults, our learn-at-your-own-pace Learn-to-Swim program gives adult swimmers at every level the opportunity to improve their skills in a safe environment, become stronger swimmers (for fun and fitness), and learn how to enjoy the water – all under the expert guidance of our compassionate, certified instructors.

In addition to offering swimming classes in Illinois, the Red Cross is helping to keep communities safer around the water by delivering water safety information to kids of all ages. Through our Longfellow's WHALE Tales program, kids can learn water safety – with or without access to a pool – and gain important information on safe behavior in, on and around the water. To find more information on the program, or learn how to become a Longfellow's WHALE Tales instructor.

Designed to complement our Illinois swimming certification classes, our swim app not only includes a swim lesson progress tracker so you can keep tabs on your (and your family's) swim lessons, but it also gives you information that can help keep your loved ones safe in & around water. With drowning prevention and emergency response information, plus kid-friendly educational games and videos, it can help encourage safe practices around the water and help you meet your goals.

Whether you're new to swimming and water sports or have spent your life in, on, or around the water, our swimming classes in Illinois can help you deepen your knowledge, perfect your skills, and enjoy the water in an entirely new way. With classes that allow you to learn at your own pace in a supportive group environment, plus patient, knowledgeable instructors, you can become a stronger, safer, more capable swimmer than ever before. Find a class in your area and expand your skills.