Updated April 2014
Keep your kids cool this summer by signing them up for swimming lessons. Once a child has mastered the basics, she can enjoy this family-friendly activity forever.
Columbus Aquatic Center
- Indoor swimming, Open year round
- Days & Times:
- Water Babies – Ages 6mo-3 years
- Tiny Tots – Ages 4-5 years
- Swim Lessons (Levels 1-6) – Ages 6-13 years
- Adult Lessons – Ages 14-up years
- Location: 1603 Midtown Dr., Columbus | 706.225.3980
- Cost: Varies
Columbus Parks & Rec
- Outdoor Pools Only
- Days & Times: – 50-minutes sessions, four days a week for two weeks.
- Locations:
- Double Churches pool | 2300 Double Churches Rd | (706) 494-7775
- Psalmond Road pool | 6550 Psalmond Rd. | (706) 568-7091
- Rigdon Park pool | 1600 Howe Ave | (706)687-5813
- Shirley Winston pool | 5033 Steam Mill Rd | (706) 653-4967
- 706-225-4646
- Cost: Varies
Harris County Community Center
- Indoor pool
- Days & Times: TBA
- Location: 7509 GA Hwy. 116, Hamilton, GA 31811
- Cost: TBA
Fort Benning MWR – SKYSUnlimited
- Ages:
- Parent/Child – (P & C)
- Preschool Level (PreK)
- Learn to Swim – Levels 1-5
- Days & Times: June 2-Aug 1, 10 day sessions, Monday-Friday
- Location: Smith Pool, Ft Benning | 706.545.2076
- Cost: Varies
Moores Forest Swimming Lessons
- Ages: 3+, Children with special needs including Autism Spectrum Disorders are welcome
- Days & Times: 30-minutes sessions, Monday-Thursday. Group and private lessons available
- Location: Moores Forest Neighborhood Pool, Columbus
- Cost: Varies.
- Info: Call Mr. Shannon Gaither ~ 706-577-7833
Planet Ocean Scuba
- Year round Kids to adults scuba lessons
- Days & Times: Ongoing
- Location: 3865 Miller Road, Columbus, 706.325.DIVE
- Cost: Varies
YMCAs of Columbus
- Year round lessons
- Ages:
- Parent/Tot (6mo – 36 mo)
- Pre-School (ages 3-5 years)
- Youth (ages 6-12 years
- Adult (ages 13 & up)
- Days & Times: Days vary dependent on the time of year. 45-minute sessions
- Location: J.P. Thayer YMCA | 24 14th St. Columbus | 706-322-8269 or 706-563-7001
- Cost: Varies
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