Aquatics / Swim Lessons - Cloquet Community Education

Skip to content

Swim Lessons

Course Category

Show All

About Swim Lessons

Please note that our pool is a competition pool and so the water temperature is set lower to accommodate, especially between August - December. If unsure if you child would tolerate the cooler temperatures, please come to one of our Family Friday night swims.

If you are signing up for Swim Lessons, please make sure the "receive text" box is checked.

Parent and Child Aquatics: Ages 6 months to 4 years old
Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1 (formerly Water Babies): Ages 6 months - 2 years. Familiarize participants with the water and teach swimming readiness skills. Provide safety information for parents and teach techniques parents can use to orient their children to the water.

Parent and Child Aquatics Level 2 (formerly Tadpoles): Ages 2 to 4 years - Builds on skills learned in Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1

Preschool Aquatics: Ages 4 to 6
Preschool Aquatics Level 1 (formerly Water Whales): Ages 4 to 6. Water adjustment, floating, entry, movement, safety, and listening skills.
Preschool Aquatics Level 2 (formerly Jellyfish): Ages 4 to 6.
Recommended for students who have passed Preschool Aquatics Level 1, but are not 6 years old. Build on and improve skills learned in Preschool Aquatics Level 1.

Learn-to-Swim: Ages 6+
Level 1 - Introduction to Basic Water Skills (Ages 6+) Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water, develop safe practices around water.
Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills.
Level 3 - Stroke Development Purpose: Builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practices.
Level 4 - Stroke Improvement Purpose: Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills.
Level 5 - Stroke Refinement Refines skills learned in Level 4. Swim distances and stroke knowledge are increased. Participants refine skills of all six swimming strokes (i.e. front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke)
Level 6 -Swimming and Skill Proficiency- Personal Water Safety: Refine strokes so participants swim them with greater efficiency and effectiveness over longer distances. Learn how to prevent aquatic emergencies in various aquatics environments and to introduce and practice self rescue techniques

Featured Courses

MIGHTY Jacks Swim Club - 5th - 12th Grade
Swim Lessons

MIGHTY JACKS Swim Club : January - February 2025 This program will focus on stroke, start, and turn techniques in a fun environment. The camp is open to boys & girls who are in 5th - 12th grade and/or who have passed level 4, who are interested in learning more about competitive swimming. Stroke development: freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. Advanced strokes and turns: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and free- style. Competitive skills: starts, turns, and finishes. Safety First: Students interested MUST be able to swim without any floatation device. Able to swim comfortably in the deep end, tread water 1 minute Has taken or completed Level 4* swim lessons. (*if child has not taken any previous swim lessons, they may be eligible by being assessed by coach) Able to swim 50 yards without stopping. (25 yards is one length of the pool, from shallow to deep end) Equipment needed: Goggles - required Swimsuit Towel Swim Cap (optional) - Pro tip: helps keep long hair out of the eyes.

Beginning Diving 101
Swim Lessons

An introduction to Springboard Diving with CEC Dive Coach Nannette 'Newt' Snyder!! First time Divers of any age, this is where you start!!! This class teaches beginners the basics of competitive diving. Students will learn front and back approaches on the board, they will be learning body positioning and control, skill progressions for performing front and back dives. Students will start with feet first entries then advancing to basic dives such as the the forward dive, somersault or back dive. Students will certainly have fun learning the basics! To participate in this class, swimmers must be comfortable swimming in deep water without floatation devices and be able to dive from the pool deck.

Advanced Diving- Refinement in Diving
Swim Lessons

NOTE- NO current CEC Divers or Swimmers can take this course. Refinement in Diving with CEC Coach Newt Snyder- This 6 week clinic is for girls and boys in 7th-12th grade, who have experience in competitive diving and wish to improve their skills. Students should be able to perform 2-3 different types of dives off the diving board. Divers will learn better technique with their approaches and diving mechanics in order to increase their ability to compete at higher levels. Divers may choose specific dives they wish to improve upon or learn more exacting skills in general to increase their point scores in competition.

Swim Lesson Text and email alerts
Swim Lessons

If you are interested in getting a text and/or email when new swim lessons are posted on our site, please sign up here. We must have a valid cell number to text. Please only register adults in this course. You only need to register once. Some cell phone companies do block our texts, so you are encouraged to also provide an email address as well. If you have an Android phone, you can unblock our texts by doing the following: Unblock a conversation Open the Messages app . Tap More options. Spam & blocked. Select the contact from the list. Tap Unblock. Otherwise, tap Back We do not know of a fix for Iphones. If you need to be removed from text/email alerts for swim lessons, please call our office at 218-879-1261. Thank you.

Swim Lesson Scholarship Application - Water Safety Grant 2024-25
Swim Lessons

Cloquet Community Education was awarded a $24,000 Water Safety Grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. The purpose of this grant is to help reduce drownings by providing swim lessons, increased access to lifeguarded swim facilities, and to increase the number of teenagers/young adults certified as a lifeguard or water safety instructor. Scholarships are available only to those receiving Educational Benefits (formerly called Free and Reduced lunch). Eligibility will be verified with the school district your child attends. If you have not applied for Educational Benefits, please go to this link to do so. We can also help you access the online application in the Community Education office as well. Swim lesson scholarships are for ages 4 to 18. Priority will be given to those that have never participated in swim lessons. Depending on the demand for scholarships, if awarded you may apply for a second scholarship in case there are funds remaining. Scholarships are $100 and are to be used for swim lessons with any remaining amounts to be used for Friday Night Family Swims or towards another swim lesson. For example, if your child participates in 2 classes at $45 each, the remaining $10 can be used for Friday Night Family Swims. Or you can use the $10 towards a third swim lesson class. To help you decide which swim level your child should be enrolled in, please see this link: Swim Lesson Descriptions The scholarships are for children that attend the following school districts: Cloquet Fond-du-lac Carlton Wrenshall Esko Barnum Moose Lake If selected for a scholarship, you will be contacted.

View All Courses in Swim Lessons