Swim School in Louisville, KY

Building confident swimmers one story at a time

Let your kids learn swimming essentials in a safe and fun environment when you enroll them at Bear Paddle’s Louisville location.

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Welcome to Bear Paddle, your local swim school in Louisville, Kentucky.

Bear Paddle Swim School is a month-to-month year-round swim school offering 30-minute swim lessons for kids in Louisville, Kentucky.

Personalized Swim Lessons

Our swimming school offers weekly, 30-minute classes for swimmers of all ages and abilities. Have your child master safe swimming through any of these swim programs:

Private Lessons – Let your little ones work on their skills with help from our experienced swim coaches.
Semi-private Lessons – Sign your child up for these classes and see them learn with a buddy.
Group Lessons – Get your little swimmer to learn swimming essentials in a group.
Special Needs Classes – Let your student swim in a learning environment perfect for their unique needs.
Family Swim – This is free every weekend! You’ll join your child in the pool for family fun. This option is available for families who are actively swimming in weekly lessons.

Story-based Learning

Our swimming school helps your child become a confident swimmer by letting them learn water safety and swimming essentials. We’ve designed our swim programs for kids of every age and skill level.

When you enroll your little one at Bear Paddle, they’ll master swimming through story-based lessons. Our lesson plans are tailored for a kid’s perspective to keep your child interested in learning more. Your little one will pick up new skills as they progress through our swim classes. And what’s more, your student can learn these techniques at their pace. We also give out skill patches every time your kid moves up a level.

Enroll today and start tomorrow!

We offer swim lessons for kids of all ages seven days a week. We make swimming a convenient and consistent part of your student’s routine.

It’s super easy to enroll! Pick a day and time that works best for your family and that is your reserved time until your student moves up a level or your schedule changes.

Address & Phone

Bear Paddle Louisville
2915 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy.
Louisville, KY 40220
502-438-8833

Hours

Sun: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Mon: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tues: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wed: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thu: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Fri: Closed
Sat: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Louisville families love us!

We have sent our older kids to several places for swim lessons in the but this one has been the best experience. Very small classes and the instructors are very engaging and really work with your kid. My son loves the salt water pool.

Andy Burch

My 3 yr old daughter loves her swim classes! They take it easy with her and are careful not to push her out of her comfort zone while also making sure she's learning new skills. I particularly like the "humpty dumpty" skill at the end of every class where they practice what to do if you fall in the pool. The instructor to child ratio is incredible and the teachers really do a good job!!

Karla Hill

The staff does a great job with the Teddy group. Class size is small so instructor can spend one on one time with each child. My grandson is really becoming more comfortable with each lesson.

Christine Futch

Start your Bear Paddle story today with a free swim lesson and skills assessment.

Swimming Lesson FAQs

If you have concerns regarding our lessons, schedules, or health protocols, here are some FAQs we compiled for your assurance:

How do you maintain each location's cleanliness?

Our maintenance crews regularly sanitize each location, including door handles, floors, tables, benches, sinks, toilets, fixtures, and diaper changing stations. Our cleaning team also disinfects the shower stalls and changing stations after each use. We also provide complimentary hand sanitizers for Bear Paddle students. More importantly, our ultraviolet filtration system, together with the chlorinated water, offers maximum protection for customers and employees.

How do you maintain the swimming pools' cleanliness?

Here at Bear Paddle, we test the pool’s water chemistry before, during, and after every 30-minute class to comply with CDC’s health guidelines. We also use ultraviolet light on our chlorinated water to eliminate 99.99% of disease-causing germs, bacteria, and viruses. Most pools in our locations use Defender Filtration systems powered with Diatomaceous Earth (DE) media. This way, we can remove microscopic particles up to one micron. To help you understand this better, red blood cells measure 5 microns; hence, our sanitation technique offers a safe swimming experience for everyone.