Big Blue Swim School – Buffalo Grove

Big Blue Swim School Buffalo Grove, 101 McHenry Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

mapBig Blue Swim School Buffalo Grove, 101 McHenry Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

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Big Blue Swim School – Buffalo Grove offers weekly swim lessons, Super Improver Clinics, drop-in swim lessons, and adaptive swim lessons. Lessons are organized into four main levels called Baby Blue, Bright Blue, Bold Blue, and Big Blue (6+ years advanced), and Baby Blue classes require parent participation. Adaptive swim lessons use customized sessions, and Super Improver Clinics are described as a month’s worth of progress in four days.

• Ages: 3 months–12 years old
• Schedule: Pool hours Monday–Friday 4:00 PM–8:00 PM and Saturday–Sunday 8:00 AM–3:30 PM, with weekly lessons (Baby Blue, Bright Blue, Bold Blue 30 minutes; Big Blue 45 minutes) and Super Improver Clinics running four consecutive days at the same time each day
• Price: Flex Plan $35 per lesson month-to-month; Bronze Plan $32 per lesson with a 4-month commitment; Silver Plan $30 per lesson with an 8-month commitment; Gold Plan $28 per lesson with a 12-month commitment; pricing varies by level; Annual Membership Fee of $32 per child (for up to two children per family) upon enrollment and each year while enrolled; Super Improver Clinics starting at $140

Big Blue Swim School – Buffalo Grove states that its mission is to make learning to swim fun, empowering, and full of progress, and to help kids grow into safe, happy, and confident swimmers for life. The program offers weekly, perpetual swim lessons with small class sizes of 6 babies to 1 instructor in Baby Blue, 3 students to 1 instructor in Bright Blue, 4 students to 1 instructor in Bold Blue, and up to 7 students to 1 instructor in Big Blue advanced. The program offers a Progress Promise in which swimmers graduate to the next level after attending 24 lessons or receive an additional weekly lesson for free until they do, with restrictions applying. Families can access up to 15 make-up lessons per year at no extra charge, with free make-up lessons and access to high-demand evening and weekend classes. The program allows scheduling multiple swimmers at the same time regardless of level, offers discounts for siblings and multiple weekly lessons, and provides real-time progress tracking through a Parent Portal and the Big Blue app. Lessons are developed by a U.S. National Champion swimmer and taught by expert instructors with more than 75 hours of training, and the program uses an exclusive LessonBuddy system for managing schedules and tracking progress. The swimming pool is heated to 90°, and the facility includes bright, welcoming spaces, cozy viewing areas with Wi-Fi, and safe, antimicrobial, fall-resistant flooring. Big Blue Swim School notes that it is an easy commute from nearby neighborhoods including Horatio Gardens, Aptakisic, Long Grove, Prairie View, and Wheeling. A free trial lesson offer is available.

Last updated May 24, 2026.

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