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Chicago Blue Dolphins Swim School offers baby swim lessons, toddler swimming lessons, parent-child swim classes, kids swimming classes, a kids swim team, and private swim lessons. The program also offers adult swimming lessons, adult learn to swim classes, swim training for adults, deep water skills classes, child and adult deep water classes, child and adult conditioning classes, and child and adult advanced stroke refinement classes. Additional options include triathlon training, open water swim training, open water swimming, and swim stroke video analysis using 360-degree video recording and playback, underwater and ceiling-mounted mirrors, and equipment such as fins, metronomes (tempo trainers), and fist gloves.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
Chicago Blue Dolphins Swim Studio is described as a one-of-a-kind Swim Studio featuring 2 Endless Pools for precise instruction and endless repetition and refinement, with water temperature set to 90 degrees and small classes in warm pools. The program uses gentle, play-based instruction for babies and toddlers, teaches toddlers to swim on their own without floaties or noodles, and offers targeted, individualized training programs for adults with group, private, and remote training options. Specialized group classes such as deep water skills and open water training are offered at other satellite locations in a pool with a deep end up to 11 feet deep and at open water sites.
Chicago Blue Dolphins built its Swim Studio in 2006. The owner started coaching U.S. Masters Swimming for adults in 2001, began offering swim classes for kids in 2009, and opened the baby swim program in May 2010. The kids swim program grew from a small percentage of the business in 2009 to about 60 percent of the business in 2016. The owner, founder, and head coach is John Fitzpatrick.
The stated core purpose of Chicago Blue Dolphins Swim School is to help people learn and improve their lives through the sport of swimming. Chicago Blue Dolphins’ methods have been featured in The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Tribune Magazine, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Athlete, Windy City Sports, The Chicago Reader, and US Masters Swimmer. For beach closures, water conditions, and water quality at Ohio St. Beach (Olive Park), families are directed to the Chicago Park District’s Beach Report.
Last updated April 18, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
Chicago Blue Dolphins Swim Studio is described as a one-of-a-kind Swim Studio featuring 2 Endless Pools for precise instruction and endless repetition and refinement, with water temperature set to 90 degrees and small classes in warm pools. The program uses gentle, play-based instruction for babies and toddlers, teaches toddlers to swim on their own without floaties or noodles, and offers targeted, individualized training programs for adults with group, private, and remote training options. Specialized group classes such as deep water skills and open water training are offered at other satellite locations in a pool with a deep end up to 11 feet deep and at open water sites.
Chicago Blue Dolphins built its Swim Studio in 2006. The owner started coaching U.S. Masters Swimming for adults in 2001, began offering swim classes for kids in 2009, and opened the baby swim program in May 2010. The kids swim program grew from a small percentage of the business in 2009 to about 60 percent of the business in 2016. The owner, founder, and head coach is John Fitzpatrick.
The stated core purpose of Chicago Blue Dolphins Swim School is to help people learn and improve their lives through the sport of swimming. Chicago Blue Dolphins’ methods have been featured in The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Tribune Magazine, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Athlete, Windy City Sports, The Chicago Reader, and US Masters Swimmer. For beach closures, water conditions, and water quality at Ohio St. Beach (Olive Park), families are directed to the Chicago Park District’s Beach Report.
Last updated April 18, 2026.
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