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Online registration is in progress and ends Friday, May 26. Visa/Mastercard only. Register online
Registration is being done in person at the pool where the program is being held. CASH or CHECK only. See our swimming class schedule

Pool Contact Numbers

Aley

316.​838.9685

College Hill

316.838.9687

Harvest

316.838.9688

McAfee

316.838.9693

Minisa

​316.838.9694

Orchard

316.​838.9695


Check out the list of classes we offer! Register for swim lessons and aquatic programs, click button below!

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Parent & Child Lessons | $30

(ages 6 months to 2 years)

Eight, 30-minute lessons.

Location: ALL POOLS

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Todder Swim Lessons | $30

(ages 2-5)

Eight, 30-minute lessons.

Location: ALL POOLS ​
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Youth Swim Lessons | $40

(ages 5-15)

Eight, 45-minute lessons.

Location: ALL POOLS

Level 1-2 (Beginner)Level 3-4 (Intermediate)Level 5-6 (Advanced)

Adult Swim Lessons | $40

(ages 16+)

Eight, 45-minute lessons for beginning level instruction. ​

Location: Minisa

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​​Private Swim Lessons | $80

Lessons arranged directly with the instructor and includes four, 30-minute lessons.

Contact the pool directly to register and check on instructor availability.

Location: All pools


Semi-Private Swim Lessons

Lessons arranged directly with the instructor and includes four, 30-minute lessons.

First two participants are $100 and $30 for each additional up to four participants.​

Contact the pool directly to register and check on instructor availability.

Location: All pools


Adult Aqua Aerobics | $40

(ages 16+)

Use the water's natural resistance to increase cardiovascular endurance and muscle tone for a low-impact workout. 

Our Aquatics team can design an adaptive experience for individuals with physical limitations such as arthritis, weight issues, or are recovering from injuries. Improve muscle strength, endurance and range of motion while reducing impact on the joints. Participants need to be able to enter and exit the pool using adaptive steps. If you'd like an adaptive experience, please email Aquatics@wichita.gov after registering for an aqua aerobics class.

Location: Aley & Orchard

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Junior Lifeguard Class | $55

(ages 11-14)

American Red Cross Junior Lifeguard Program bridges the gap between swim lessons and lifeguard preparation. Participants will learn lifesaving skills to better prepare them to become future lifeguards.

Participants must pass the pre-course to continue in this class.

Call (316) 268-4390 to register.

Location: College Hill​​​​​

​Red Cross Swim Levels

Please use the descriptions below as a starting point to place your kid in the appropriate swim level. Levels will be assessed and reevaluated the first day of lessons.

Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills

The goal of Level 1 is to learn basic personal water safety information skills to help participants feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely. Level 1 skills include: safely entering/exiting the water, blowing bubbles, bobbing, opening eyes underwater to retrieve objects, front and back floats and gliding, alternating arm and leg action, and combined stroke movement. Most skills are performed with support.


Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills

the goal of Level 2 is to help swimmers who have achieved comfort in the water gain familiarity with fundamental skills and achieve success with support. Level 2 focuses on teaching swimmers to float and glide on their front and back, develop simultaneous and alternating leg actions, beginning fundamentals of side breathing, and lay a foundation for future strokes - all without support from the instructor.


Level 3 - Stroke Development

The goal of Level 3 is to build on previously learned skills and provide additional guided practice. Level 3 is for swimmers who are able to swim with combined stroke on front and back. This level focuses on making swimmers comfortable and safe in deep water, teaches front crawl and elementary backstroke, builds on the fundamentals of treading water, and introduces head first entries.


Level 4 - Stroke Improvement

The goal of Level 4 is to develop swimmer's confidence in the strokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills. Level 4 focuses on increasing endurance by swimming familiar strokes and adding sidestroke, back crawl, breaststroke, and advancing head first entries and treading water.


Level 5 - Stroke Refinement

The goal of Level 5 is to coordinate and refine strokes. Level 5 is for swimmers who are competent in all strokes as well as basic diving techniques. Level 5 swimmers will focus on refining their stroke techniques, incorporate flip turns, increase their swimming distance, and improve on dive entries.


Level 6 - Swimming and Swimming Proficiency: Fitness Swimmer

The goal of Level 6/Fitness Swimmer is to refine strokes so swimmers will be more at ease, efficient, powerful, and have greater endurance. Fitness Swimmer skills include circle swimming, using a pace clock, using kickboards, and an endurance swim of 500 yards.