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Welcome to Community Education Aquatics

The Community Education Aquatics and Safety program provides a wide range of swimming opportunities in the areas of instruction, recreation, fitness and safety certifications for infant through adult students in the Lakeville area and beyond.

Our program offers year-round instruction to give you or your child a great experience in the water. Our American Red Cross (ARC) trained instructors typically teach throughout the year, so you can count on seeing the same high-quality instructor at each lesson and session.

Click on the classes below to learn more and register!

Spring-Summer 2025 Aquatics and Safety Classes

Upcoming Session Registration Dates:

Spring Registration Opens Wed, Mar 26 @ 8 am

Summer Registration Opens Wed, May 28 @ 8 am

Adaptive Lessons

Certification Classes

Private and Semi Private Lessons

Summer Adventures Swim Lessons

Featured Courses

Beginner 2
Beginner 2

*All Summer Swim Lessons will take place at Kenwood Trail Middle School, located at 19455 Kenwood Trail Beginner 2 (ages 5 and up) Participants learn to swim without flotation or assistance for longer distances and durations. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of life jackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and water park safety. Skills: Jump into chest-deep water and return to the edge of pool Bob underwater, blowing bubbles, 5 times Front float, 10 seconds Front glide, turn and swim back to the wall Back float, 10 seconds Back glide, roll over, turn and swim back to the wall Tread water, 10 seconds Paddle stroke on front, 15 yards Elementary backstroke arms, 10 yards Back crawl, 5 yards Prerequisite: Completion of Beginner 1 or have equivalent skills. Unsure which level to register for? Took a class with another swim lesson program? CLICK HERE to see a comparison chart to find the best transition to Lakeville Area Community Ed Swim Lessons

Enrichment Spring/Summer 2025

Beginner 1
Beginner 1

*All Summer Swim Lessons will take place at Kenwood Trail Middle School, located at 19455 Kenwood Trail Beginner 1 (ages 5 and up) Participants become comfortable in the water learning basic swimming skills and building endurance to swim longer distances more independently. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and water park safety. Skills: Jump into chest-deep water Bob underwater, blowing bubbles, 3 times Front float, face in water, 3 seconds Front glide, face in water Back float, ears in water, 3 seconds Back glide, ears in water Roll over: Front to back/Back to front Paddle stroke on front, face in water, 5 yards Monkey, Tree, Soldier arms, ears in water, 5 yards Back crawl arms, ears in water, 5 yards with assistance Prerequisite: Completion of Aqua Kids 2 or have equivalent skills. Unsure which level to register for? Took a class with another swim lesson program? CLICK HERE to see a comparison chart to find the best transition to Lakeville Area Community Ed Swim Lessons

Enrichment Spring/Summer 2025

Open Swim
Open Swim

Join the fun for recreational swimming! Please review our Pool Rules prior to attending open swim. Swimmers must furnish suits and towels. Only Coast Guard approved flotation devices may be used, NO inflatables will be allowed. Those who cannot swim the width of the pool must be under the direct supervision of a responsible adult. Swimmers may use approved goggles. Children under 2 are free, however, please register each child so we can stay within our max allowed in the pool.

Enrichment Spring/Summer 2025

Aqua Kids 2
Aqua Kids 2

*All Summer Swim Lessons will take place at Kenwood Trail Middle School, located at 19455 Kenwood Trail Aqua Kids 2 Recommended for ages 3 to 5 Participants continue to develop swimming skills and endurance to swim longer distances with flotation. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of life jackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and water park safety. Skills (may be performed with flotation): Jump into chest-deep water and return to the edge of pool Bob underwater, blowing bubbles, 5 times Front float, 10 sec. Front glide, turn and swim back to the wall Back float, 10 sec. Back glide, roll over, turn and swim back to the wall Paddle stroke on front, face in/out of water, 5 yd. Monkey, Tree, Soldier arms, on back, ears in water, 5 yd. Prerequisite: Completion of Aqua Kids 1 or have equivalent skills. Unsure which level to register for? Took a class with another swim lesson program? CLICK HERE to see a comparison chart to find the best transition to Lakeville Area Community Ed Swim Lessons

Enrichment Spring/Summer 2025

Aqua Kids 1
Aqua Kids 1

*All Summer Swim Lessons will take place at Kenwood Trail Middle School, located at 19455 Kenwood Trail Aqua Kids 1 Recommended for ages 3 to 5 Participants become comfortable in the water learning basic swimming skills without a parent or guardian in the water with them. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of life jackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and waterpark safety. Skills (may be performed with flotation or assistance): Enter the water independently Submerge head Bob underwater and blow bubbles, 3 times Front float, face in water, 3 sec. Front glide, face in water Back float, ears in water, 3 sec. Back glide, ears in water Roll over: front to back/back to front Paddle stroke on front, face in or out of water, 5 yd. Monkey, Tree, Soldier arms on back, ears in water, 5 yd. Unsure which level to register for? Took a class with another swim lesson program? CLICK HERE to see a comparison chart to find the best transition to Lakeville Area Community Ed Swim Lessons

Enrichment Spring/Summer 2025

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