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Swimming & Diving in Madison, WI

9 swimming programs, clubs and community centers are listed in Madison, and 16 public public pools are mapped within 5 miles.

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Madison at a glance

Programs listed
9
By type
Club 6 · League 2 · Training 1
Mapped to a street address
7 of 9
Closest other city guide
Milwaukee, 75 mi
Share of Wisconsin programs
10%

Clubs & teams 6

Leagues & rec programs 2

Training & academies 1

Places to play near Madison

OpenStreetMap maps 16 public public pools within 5 miles of central Madison and 33 within 10 miles. The closest named ones:

  1. Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center0.9 mi · OSM ↗
  2. Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center0.9 mi · OSM ↗
  3. Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Pool3.2 mi · OSM ↗
  4. Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Pool3.2 mi · OSM ↗
  5. West Side Swim Club3.5 mi · OSM ↗
  6. West Side Swim Club3.5 mi · OSM ↗
  7. Walter R. Bauman Aquatic Center3.9 mi · OSM ↗
  8. Walter R. Bauman Aquatic Center3.9 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.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing 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. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is 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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