SWIMMING POOLS & LESSONS IN WHATCOM COUNTY
Whatcom County has several swimming pools to take your kids to. Whether you are just looking for a place to swim with your family on the weekends, or searching for swimming lessons for your kids, you can find a pool that will satisfy your requirements.
Links to Pools
The Arne Hanna Aquatic Center has four swimming pools. The pools include a beach-entry kiddie pool with a 135-foot waterslide, a dive tank with a one-meter spring board, 8-lane lap pool and a hydrotherapy pool for age 16 and older. The aquatic center offers preschool and youth swimming lessons, open swim (waterslide is open) and family swim times (waterslide is not open). The aquatic center also offers water childcare. During this time, parents can take a water class while their child (3 years or older) plays in the water with a lifeguard! What a great opportunity for exercise! The Arne Hanna Aquatic Center is also home to the Bellingham Bay Swim Team. Check out their website for details on classes and swim times!
The Bayside Swimming Club offers summertime swimming in our beautiful city. They have an outdoor 30' by 75' swimming pool with four lap lanes, a diving board, a hot tub and a wading pool. You have to be a member to be able to enjoy the open swim times. However, the swimming lessons are for members or non-members. They also offer the Bayside Baracudas swim team for seven weeks in the summer!
You do not have to be a member of Bellingham Athletic Club to take advantage of their swim lessons for all ages. The club offers group and private swim lessons to the public. The club also offers the introductory level Blue Baracudas Swim Team that is available to any kids who have passed the Manatee level swim lessons.
It's all about swimming at the Whatcom Family YMCA! They offer swimming lessons at their Bellingham location. The Bellingham YMCA location includes a small and large pool. They offer family and open swim, water fitness and the Dolphins Swim Team.
Bellingham Golf & Country Club offers both swim lessons and they also have a swim team! Lessons for children start at age three. They have multiple times and sessions available.
Check out our list of Local Swim Teams in Bellingham and Lynden.
