Bear Paddle Swim School, a national swim-school chain with a Cincinnati (Oakley Station), Ohio location, runs summer swim camps that pair a daily 30-minute swim lesson with supervised free swim, teacher-designed STEM crafts, and group games. Camp runs mornings 9 a.m.-noon with a full-day 9-3 option; children must be at least 4 and potty-trained.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Bear Paddle Swim School - Oakley Station directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Asher PWe have been swimming at Bear Paddle for 2 years and have had a great experience. Ben is always helpful, understanding, and genuinely cares! Georgia at the front is amazing. We have swam with coach Georgia and coach Danny. They are so awesome. The kids have learned so much and are always having so much fun! We love them!
★★★★★Cimone RodgersHad a birthday here for my daughter’s first birthday and we had an amazing time ! The host was great ! The pool was great ! And the party room was more than enough ! Thank you Clair for your great communication and help during the weeks up until the party and on party day! Affordable and fun ! The best place to have a party!
★★★★★LuigiWe’ve been going to Bear Paddle Swim School in Oakley for about 2 months now and we absolutely love it! The whole experience has been great from day 1 - the facility is always clean and staff is super friendly. My son looks forward to his lesson every week and it’s been awesome seeing his confidence grow and his swimming get better each time. Couldn’t be happier with our experience and would definitely recommend to anyone looking for swim lessons for their kids!
★★★★★Gina RomeoWe’ve had such a wonderful experience at Bear Paddle Swim School in Oakley! My two-year-old has been taking lessons here recently and we are already amazed by the progress he’s made. Not only is he becoming more comfortable and confident in the water, but he now gets genuinely excited to come to class every week— which says so much about the environment they create here. Coach Danny is incredibly patient, encouraging, and so great with little ones. You can tell he really knows how to connect with toddlers while still helping them build real skills and confidence in the water. We’re so happy we chose Bear Paddle and would absolutely recommend it to other families looking for swim lessons for their little ones!
★★★★DJ AcogidoWe are very pleased with the progress and confidence gained through this swimming class. Though one thing we notice that majority will agree with us is that they have a small class. For a 30mins class, with three kids it is sometimes hard for the instructor to focus on a skill on each one (especially there is only one class per week). We like it though if they focus on at least two kids to maximize the teaching, learning, and adaptiveness of the kid. In what we see, three kids in one class is just too much. We had one issue before in setting a schedule either for make up or 1on1 class. They kept a note on it but eventually when we came to the class there was no schedule set for us. But the good thing is they find ways so our time will not be wasted when we came in that day. But overall, we highly recommend this swim class especially the instructors (Coach Ben). Who helped us get our kid back in liking to swim again. Aside from that, even though there were new coaches came in still they stick to their usual teaching approach. Just a suggestion, we hope some coaches will find it fun and fascinating when teaching the kids. It's not that they always look at the time as if they are in a hurry which would affect their teaching.