Water You Wading For
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Join Water You Wading For today with a free trial and take the first step toward water confidence and safety. Our main pool is located inside the Doubletree, Alsip, IL. Through our easy-to-use customer portal, you can select a class time that fits your family’s schedule. Our program goes beyond basic lessons—we focus on essential survival skills and progressive stroke development with a person-centered approach. Each swimmer is met at their current level and guided forward with patience, encouragement, and proven teaching methods. Our instructors are specially trained in both safety techniques and child-centered instruction, making learning effective, engaging, and fun. Whether your child is just starting to get comfortable in the water or working toward strong stroke technique, we build the skills they need for a lifetime of safe swimming.
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Make Waves Market
Need swim gear?
We’ve got you covered from splash to finish!
Shop kid-friendly swim essentials like Happy Nappy swim diapers, Frogglez goggles, FINIS fins, swim toys, and more—plus show your WYWF pride with our Water You Wading For merch!
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From practical swim gear to fun WYWF favorites, we have everything your little swimmer needs to learn, practice, and make a splash.
Gear up. Jump in. Make waves!
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What is the Hope Floats® Scholarship?
Hope Floats partners with high-quality swim schools to provide scholarships for swimming lessons for children who need assistance paying for swim tuition.
Hope Floats raises money by partnering with individuals, businesses, and foundations that want to be a force for good in their communities. Scholarships and tuition assistance is provided to children who might not otherwise be able to afford swim lessons. Read More.
