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Swimming & Diving in Chicago, IL

Swimming & Diving programs, clubs and community centers listed in Chicago, built from public records, plus public public pools mapped nearby.

Programs
13
Pools within 5 miles
49
Map programs near ChicagoAll sports in Chicago

Chicago at a glance

Programs listed
13
By type
Club 11 · League 1 · Training 1
Mapped to a street address
1 of 13
Closest other city guide
Naperville, 26 mi
Share of Illinois programs
16%

Clubs & teams 11

Leagues & rec programs 1

Training & academies 1

Places to play near Chicago

OpenStreetMap maps 49 public public pools within 5 miles of central Chicago and 147 within 10 miles. The closest named ones:

  1. Douglass Pool1.9 mi · OSM ↗
  2. Douglass Pool1.9 mi · OSM ↗
  3. Ping Tom Park Pool3.1 mi · OSM ↗
  4. Ping Tom Park Pool3.1 mi · OSM ↗
  5. Duck Pond Pool3.5 mi · OSM ↗
  6. Duck Pond Pool3.5 mi · OSM ↗
  7. Goldfish Swim School3.7 mi · OSM ↗
  8. Goldfish Swim School3.7 mi · OSM ↗

Places are not programs. Check local rules, hours and permits.

Swimming & Diving: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
Learn-to-swim lessons start very young. Competitive age-group swimming commonly starts around age 6 to 8 once a child can swim a length.
Seasons
Year-round club teams train in short-course (fall to winter) and long-course (spring to summer) seasons. Summer leagues run at neighborhood pools.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a swimming program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • Leagues and rec programs register by season, often several weeks before play starts. Ask whether teams are balanced by skill and whether every child gets playing time.
  • For trainers and academies, ask for a sample session plan, the group size, and how progress is tracked.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Each listing shows its source and last-updated date. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing or suggest an edit to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as swimming programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Each listing shows its source and when that record was last updated. Listings marked “Confirmed by program” were checked with the program; a listing is not an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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