Swimming lessons

• Upcoming program dates 
• Learn to Swim programs
• Camp Swimming Lessons
• Tots swimming
• Adult swimming
• Steps to becoming a Lifeguard
• What to expect at lessons  
• Mini U Summer Swimming Experience

Spring 2025 Dates

Registration is now open!

Summer 2025 Dates

Registration is now open!

Teen ICS

The Teen ICS program is our ICS program for older swimmers. Those who will be most successful in teen ICS are swimmers who are 13-16 years old and are completing the ICS program (or equivalent). Please reach out to our team to learn if teen ICS is right for your swimmer.

Ages: 13 - 16

Length: 45 minutes

Leader to swimmer ratio: 1 leader to 5-6 swimmers

Sessions offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

Lesson days offered: Saturdays at 12:50, Sundays at 12:50 p.m., Wednesdays 6:50 p.m. (dates above)

Price: $149

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Beginner Youth ICS

Ages: 10 - 15

This program is designed especially for youth/teens that have little or no experience in the water.

Length: 45 minutes

Leader to swimmer ratio: 1 leader to 5-6 swimmers

Sessions offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

Lesson days offered: Saturdays at 10:35 a.m., Mondays 6:50 p.m., Fridays 6:05 p.m. & 7:35 p.m. (dates above)

Price: $149

Please Note: Registration for this program is not available online or through our customer service desk. Eligibility must be approved by a member of our Aquatics Leadership Team via email to mu.aquatics@umanitoba.ca, and share with us the age of the child who wishes to participate and a brief description of their swim ability. 

Add more pool time to your camp experience! Register for camp swimming lessons and your child will get to participate in a 45 minute swimming lesson based on the ICS program during each camp day. The campers will be picked up and returned to their group during one hour of their scheduled recreation time. Note: Swimmers' camp-specific activity may be disrupted by their swim lesson. 

Swimming occurs at either 9 AM or 3 PM and will be assigned by the aquatics leadership team based on camp group assignment. All children registered in Camp Swimming Lessons should plan to arrive at camp each day at 8:30 a.m. Please plan your drop off accordingly.

Due to program content scheduling, camp swimming lessons are not available for participants registered in: Archery Fencing Racquetball, Becoming a Mini U Leader, Outdoor Adventures, U9 and U11 Hockey Camps, and Fun Froggie Fitness.

Ages: Any

Length: 45 minutes

Leader to swimmer ratio: 1 leader to up to 5 swimmers

Weeks offered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8  

Price: $102

Report card update

Swimmers in Tots, ICS, and Private lessons will receive a digital progress report at the end of their swim session. Participants in our tots programs will continue to receive a paper report card with written feedback. 

At the end of each session ICS, and Private lesson swimmers will receive an email update on their skill progress. The email will list the skills they have earned since the last update. Any questions, or to request a resend of the progress email can be sent to mu.aquatics@umanitoba.ca. 

Swim skills

To reference what skills you child is still working towards, please see our breakdown of swimming skills!

Mini U Swim Skills

Parking 

• In most cases, parking on campus is free on weekends, and weekdays after 4:30. Please be sure not to park in a 24 hour reserved spot. Additional parking is available in any adjacent lot. See this interactive parking map for more details:

Campus Parking Locations

Building access

• Use the west or east entrance to the ALC. Once in the Agora, program participants are asked to enter through the second floor of the Active Living Centre. Participants will be asked to confirm program time and name at the entrance.
• All visitors are asked to remove their outdoor footwear once admission to the facility is granted. Please feel free to bring indoor footwear with you for wearing while in the facility.
• Outdoor footwear will not be permitted on the pool deck. 

Photos

• If you would like to take a photo of your child at lessons, please ask a member of our team to help so we can ensure that only your swimmer is in the photo. 

Pool temperature 

• Our pool is used as a training centre for our Manitoba Bison athletes and is required to be held between 27-28 degrees Celsius. Users may find the temperature to be cool.
• We recommend planning your swim attire accordingly. Your child may be more comfortable in a swim shirt or wetsuit. 

Parent/Guardian accompaniment

• Participants age 11 years of age and younger who are actively participating in our programs must: 
  • arrive and leave their program with their parent / guardian.
  • be supervised by a parent / guardian for the duration of their program.
• Participants age 12 years of age and older who are actively participating in our programs:
  • May be granted permission for independent arrival and departure for their program. Parents / guardians who wish to grant this can do so, with written permission. 

Change room, toileting and locker use

• Swimmers and their guardian will be permitted to use the male / female and community change room spaces. 
• The community change room space is limited. Please use the larger male /  female change rooms when appropriate. 
• Saving / reserving private changing room space in the Community Change Room is not permitted. When not actively using a space, please place belongings in a locker so that others may use the space.
• Day use lockers are available in all changing rooms. You may wish to bring your own lock to secure your belongings.
  • Locks can be rented or purchased from the front desk at the Active Living Center. 

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