Bear Paddle Swim School is a national swim-lesson franchise; its Savage location offers year-round, month-to-month 30-minute group, semi-private, private, and family swim lessons using a story-based curriculum, plus weekend family swim. It is a swim-lesson business rather than a summer day camp.
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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 - Savage directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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Powered by GoogleToday was the first swim lesson at Beat Paddle for our 4 year old. Let me just say the facilities are great but what really made us fall in love was the help Kloe provided for our daughter. She was hands on and turned a scary experience into a positive one. We will definitely keep coming back and highly recommend this school to other parents.
Bear Paddle Swim School in Savage has been so much fun and so helpful for my children! We have one kid that is very timid of the water and another that is a little guppy, the range of compassion and education from the instructors is wonderful. They're able to reach my children where they're at and help them both so much! We're so grateful for Bear Paddle and so happy we went with them! A very nice bonus was how beautiful, clean and accommodating the amenities are.
We love Bear Paddle! We have tried other swim schools and community programs- Bear Paddle has been our favorite. We love 1:1 swim lessons, make up lessons, family swim, swim camps, and parents' nights out! Our favorite part is the staff. I have been blown away with how focused they are with each and every student. Our son had a set back and they always took time to work with him - even having extra staff jump in with him to make him comfortable without slowing down his whole class. We did not experience this at other swim schools - the class moved on whether your kid was comfortable or proficient in the skill. We appreciate the whole crew and Alex and Chloe have been amazing to work with!!
We have had a fantastic experience at Bear Paddle! The entire team has been wonderful from day one. Friendly, patient, and genuinely caring. The swim teachers are amazing with the kids. They make lessons fun while still being excellent teachers, which has made such a difference for our girls. They truly go above and beyond. When we needed to make a change to our routine, they worked with us to make arrangements and made sure our girls were happy and comfortable. We were especially impressed by the progress our children made. One of our girls made more progress in her very first lesson than we saw in months of trying to teach her ourselves, and after just a few months she is now able to swim independently. We couldn’t be more grateful and highly recommend this swim school to any family.
Hard to say enough good things about Alex and team. You’ll notice right from your first tour she’s quick to learn everyone’s names, their progress in the pool, personalities etc. Always has been accommodating with schedule changes and make up classes. The instructors have all been great and bring a lot of energy to classes that the kids connect well with. Monthly feedback is helpful with suggestions on what to work on (plus family swim on the weekends). Nice having an observation room with some toys to keep siblings busy and refreshments. Changing rooms and showers are always clean. They also do a lot of fun events like parents night out and additional classes during school breaks.

