Pre-registration for Summer Swim lessons began on Monday May 15th and will continue through Thursday June 1st. Registration is taking place at the pool office from 4-7 PM each of those days. Lesson registration forms and complete information are available on the web site under the Programs tab shown above. Don't worry though if you miss pre-registration the Bison Pool will continue to take registration for all three sessions as space availability allows. For questions please call either 268-6281 or 268-6283 for more information.
Listed below is some brief information on some of the Bison Pool programs. Early Bird Lap Swimming is available Monday -Fridays from 6:00 to 7:30 A.M. No swimming on school holidays. Public Open Swim is held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 8:45 P.M. No swimming on school holidays. Our winter session of Aqua Aerobics began on Tuesday, January 8th. This is a Tuesday and Thursday evening program from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. The combined Great Falls High and CMR high school teams practice Monday - Fridays from 3:30 - 7:00 P.M. through their state meet in February. The Great Falls Falls Rapids Swim Team practices at the Bison Pool after school. Additionally they will be sponsoring youth swim lessons beginning in April and continuing through July in the evenings. SCUBA classes taught by A to Z SCUBA are held Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings as classes fill. Contact Mike at A to Z SCUBA 406-217-4416. As always rentals are available at the pool for birthday parties and other occasions. Please contact Bob Stingley, the pool manager, at 268-6281 for scheduling availability. Please check out the hours/schedule, and programs tabs for complete information on all Bison Pool programs. Our gratitude goes out to all the swimmers who took advantage of our lap swimming, open swims, aerobic classes, and A to Z SCUBA classes over the past year. Thank you all for your support of all the Bison Pool swimming programs.
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The pool is back up and all programs are in full swing after the Christmas break. While the pool was closed it was far from quiet. Our high school and age group swimmers were putting in lots of yardage in preparation for their upcoming state meets.
The Montana High School Association state swim meet was moved to The Bison Pool after Hardin experienced some issues with their pool. The meet will be February 10th and 11th at the Bison Pool, This is an exciting event and a great chance to come and support our local swimmers. Listed below is some brief information on some of the Bison Pool programs. Early Bird Lap Swimming is available Monday -Fridays from 6:00 to 7:30 A.M. No swimming on school holidays. Public Open Swim is held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 8:45 P.M. No swimming on school holidays. Our winter session of Aqua Aerobics will begins on Tuesday, February 17th. This is a Tuesday and Thursday evening program from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. The combined high school teams practice Monday - Fridays from 3:30 - 7:00 P.M. through their state meet on February 11th. The Falls Aquatic Swim Team (FAST) will return to the Bison Pool on February 14th. They will also be sponsoring youth swim lessons beginning in April. As always rentals are available at the pool for birthday parties and other occasions. Please contact Bob Stingley, the pool manager, at 268-6281 for scheduling availability. Please check out the hours/schedule, and programs tabs for complete information on all Bison Pool programs. Our gratitude goes out to all the swimmers who advantage of our lap swimming, open swims, aerobic classes, and SCUBA classes. Thank you all for your support of all the Bison Pool swimming programs. Thanks for a great summer session at the pool. We worked with nearly 600 little swimmers in lessons over the course of our three lesson sessions. They learned valuable swimming skills as well as safety skills they can use around the water. Many thousands more took advantage of our lap swimming, open swims, aerobic classes, and SCUBA classes. Thank you all for your support of all the Bison Pool swimming programs.
The pool is closed for the balance of the summer while we paint locker room floors, install some safety equipment, and clean and prep the the pool for our high school students and all of our community programs that begin in a few weeks. Early Bird Lap Swimming will begin the first day of school on Wednesday, August 31st. Lap swimming is available Monday -Fridays from 6:00 to 7:30 A.M. No swimming on school holidays. Open Swim will begin on Monday, September 12th, this is a Monday and Wednesday evening program from 7:30 to 8:45 P.M. No swimming on school holidays. Our Fall session of Aqua Aerobics will begin on Tuesday, September 6th, this is a Tuesday and Thursday evening program from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. The Falls Aquatic Swim Team (FAST) begins their fall short course season at the pool on Tuesday, September 6th at 3:45 P.M. As always rentals are available at the pool for birthday parties and other occasions. Please contact Bob Stingley, the pool manager, at 268-6281 for scheduling availability. Please check out the hours/schedule, and programs tabs for complete information on all Bison Pool programs. We are currently taking registration for our last session of summer swim lesson. The third and final session begins on Monday, July 25th. Unlike our other two sessions, this set of lessons is only two weeks long, but classes are for 45 minutes instead of 30 minutes. Classes run Monday-Thursday and go until August 4th. Session three offers classes in the morning only. Classes are offered at seven different ability levels, as well as special needs, adults, and mom and tot water baby classes.
Morning Lap swimming is offered Monday through Friday, and will continue until Friday, August 4th and will then take a break until school begins on Wednesday, August 1st. Noon Lap Swim will continue until Thursday, August 4th. Seven sessions of open public swimming happen every Monday through Friday, and will wrap up for the summer on Friday, July 25th. Low impact aqua aerobics classes happen every Tuesday and Thursday evening, until July 28th. SCUBA classes taught by the professionals at A to Z SCUBA take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings as classes fill. Birthday party and other special occasion rentals available upon request. Click on the programs tab above to find out more specific information and times for these and other pool programs. Unfortunately the Nike Swim Camp scheduled for the beginning of August has been canceled. The summer session began June 13th and will continue until August 4th. This includes three sessions of the best swim lessons around. Classes are offered at seven different ability levels, as well as special needs, adults, and mom and tot water baby classes. Sessions begin June 13th, July 5th, and July 25th. Lap swimming is offered Monday through Friday. Seven sessions of open public swimming happen every Monday through Friday . Low impact aqua aerobics classes happen every Tuesday and Thursday evening. SCUBA classes taught by the professionals at A to Z SCUBA take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings as classes fill. Birthday party and other special occasion rentals available upon request. Click on the programs tab above to find out more specific information and times for these and other pool programs.
If you are a competitive youth swimmer a summer highlight for you might be the Nike Swim Camp sponsored by the FAST swim team. The camp will take place on August 2nd-5th from 1-5 PM each day. Follow the FAST swim team link under the program tab for more information on the camp. |
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This site is managed by Bob Stingley, the pool manager since 2002. In addition to running the pool on a year round basis Mr. Stingley teaches all high school swim classes at Great Falls High, has been the head Cross Country Coach since 1998, and has coached the distance runners in track since 1983. Archives
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