Swim Lessons Near River Forest IL

Looking for top-tier swim lessons close to River Forest IL? Blue Gems Swim School in Norridge is Chicagoland's premier boutique family-owned swimming school focusing on infant, children, and teen learn to swim lessons, swim team preparation, and artistic (synchronized) swimming.

Swim Lessons for Children

Our unique programs for infants, toddlers and children offer continuous weekly and biweekly swimming lessons which run year-round on a month-to-month basis, allowing students the availability to join our program at any time as well as progress at their own pace.

Swim Lessons for Teens

Our swim lessons for teens consists of three levels for ages 13-17 years old ranging from Fundamentals of Swimming to Stroke Proficiency. Learn alongside your peers and achieve the confidence to swim for both fun and fitness!

Artistic (Synchronized) Swimming

Synchronized Swimming (Artistic Swimming) is a sport that combines swimming, gymnastics, and dancing. This beautiful and very challenging sport builds endurance, strength, agility, flexibility, self-confidence and artistry.

Family Swim & Skill Practice

Family Swim & Skill Practice is a great way for students to further practice their skills while also spending precious family time together. Our Managers are also available on the pool deck to assist with any questions or exercise recommendations.
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Grow – Our teachers empower students to learn and grow both in and out of the pool! We help people to reach their potential as athletes as well as achieve personal growth by developing life skills such as self-confidence, persistence, and hard work.

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Enjoy – We believe the best results can be achieved while people enjoy the process in a stress-free, friendly, and comfortable environment.

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Make A Difference – We believe all people can make a difference for a better future. Our teachers are passionate about increasing public safety and health, and providing an opportunity for students to achieve their athletic & personal goals.

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Shine – We believe that everything is possible if you follow your dream and make efforts to achieve your goals. We work hand-in-hand with our students during the training process to make sure they reach their peak performance and shine as true diamonds!

Our mission at Blue Gems Swim School is to make a difference in children’s lives by allowing them to grow, enjoy and shine. As a family owned facility we think of ourselves as more than just a swim school. When a family joins Blue Gems they are welcomed into what we call the Blue Gems Family. Our swim school is incredibly unique because of our mission driven purpose and care we provide to our students.

The curriculum at Blue Gems was developed by professional elite athletes and educators to ensure students are taught from an exceptional level of expertise. Our State-of-The-Art facility utilizes both deep water and shallow water to create a comprehensive swim lesson environment which is unique to the industry. We value our Blue Gems Families and strive to offer the highest quality experience possible to best serve our surrounding community.

Air and Water Quality

Blue Gems prides itself on its crystal clean, shiver-free & organically purified pool water that is very gentle for your skin, eyes, and hair. Our eco-friendly on-site salt-based chlorine generator provides safe water sanitation without any additional harmful chemicals or additives. We also use industry leading water filters which are able to remove particles as small as 1 micron from the water. Traditional filters generally only remove particles at a level of 20-40 microns.

We understand the importance of fresh “chlorine smell free” air during the learning process for our students and staff. Blue Gems uses state-of-the-art equipment to dehumidify our indoor pool space in the most natural way – by using large amounts of outdoor air. The system fully circulates and exchanges the air at least every 10 minutes to deliver maximum air quality and comfort.

Pool Design

Have you ever jumped into a pool and it was deeper than you expected? Or have you been wading in a lake or ocean and before you knew it you were swept out to deeper water where you could no longer touch the bottom? Little swimmers playing in shallow water can quickly and easily be swept into deeper waters without warning! These are real-life situations when deep water skills are essential.

Our pool is specifically designed with both shallow and deep-water areas to incorporate deep water skills into our curriculum which are crucial for water safety, confidence and advanced swimmer development.

What makes us shine

State-of-the-Art Sparkling clean facility

We built our facility during Covid-19 pandemic and went above and beyond standard swimming pool operation protocols. We pride ourselves of our ultra-clean facility, highest quality filtration and sanitation water systems and innovative air handling equipment.

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Brilliant teaching systems, small group learning

We created a unique curriculum based on over 20 years of experience and input from Olympic level athletes. Our small group learning system makes our classes safe, efficient, personable and result-oriented.

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Both Shallow and Deep Water Areas

Our 25 yard pool is specifically designed with both shallow and deep water areas to incorporate deep water skills into our curriculum which are crucial for water safety, confidence, and advanced athlete development.

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Student progress Clarity

We are thrilled to help our students meet their specific goals and needs by providing progress reports as well as in-person personal advice for improvement.

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    Location

    Monday 9:00am - 8:30pm
    Tuesday 9:00am - 8:30pm
    Wednesday 2:30pm - 8:30pm
    Thursday 2:30pm - 8:00pm
    Friday 2:30pm - 8:00pm
    Saturday 8:00am - 3:30pm
    Sunday 8:00am - 3:30pm