Swim Lessons

WWU Campus Recreation Services is pleased to offer group and private swim lessons! 

Each group swim session consists of six or eight lessons; each lesson lasts 25 minutes. All classes follow the American Red Cross guidelines (Learn-to-Swim 2017) and our instructor to child ratio is 1 instructor per 4 children.

When purchasing private swim lessons, you are purchasing a service (one-on-one instruction). This does not guarantee a private lane during instruction. This service does not include the use of the pool, hot tub, or facility, before or after the lesson.

Space is limited and spots are not reserved until payment is received. Day-of registration is not available.

We will be offering two options for youth group swim lessons this winter: T/Th or Saturday.

• T/Th Session 1: 4 twice a week sessions at (A) 5 p.m. (B) 5:30 p.m. or (C) 6 p.m.
• T/Th Session 2: 4 twice a week sessions at (A) 5 p.m. (B) 5:30 p.m. or (C) 6 p.m.
• Saturday Session: 6 once a week sessions at (A) 10 a.m. (B) 10:30 a.m. or (C) 11 a.m.

Private lesson days/times are based on instructor and pool availability.

Before signing up for swim lessons, please read the following:

• Complete Swim Lessons Guide for Parents and Participants
• Youth Swim Lesson Level Placement Flow Chart (Follow this chart to determine the most appropriate level for your child)

Parent & Tot: Designed to introduce infants/toddlers to the water. Ages 6 months – 3 years.

Level 1: Teaches the basics such as floating, kicking, gliding and using their arms (with support).

Level 2: To give participants success with fundamental skills, including learning how to float without support and to recover to a vertical position.

Level 3: To build on the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice in deeper water.

Level 4: To develop participants’ confidence in the strokes learned in Level 3 and to improve other aquatic skills.

Level 5: To further learn how to coordinate and refine strokes.

Level 6: To refine strokes so participants swim them with more ease, efficiency, power and smoothness and over greater distances.

Pre-Swim Team: Swim Team prep- increases endurance, masters stroke technique.

Children/participants & parents are not permitted to swim before or after their swim lessons. Children may enter the pool under the supervision of their swim instructor. Student Recreation Center members are permitted to stay and practice after their lesson under the following conditions:

• During family swim times: Fridays after 6:00pm and Open-Close on weekends/holidays/intersession/summer quarter/public school breaks.

• Based on space availability in the pool (if there are additional lessons following yours then pool space may be reserved for lessons or lap swim).

• Children under 14 years of age must be supervised by an adult and must pass the swim test (swim one length of the pool, any stroke).

• Children who are unable or unwilling to pass the swim test must be an arm’s length away from an adult at all times (whether they can touch the bottom or not).

• Children/participants & parents are not permitted to enter the spa before or after their swim lessons during hours that are not designated as family hours at the Student Recreation Center.

During family hours at the Student Recreation Center members may purchase a guest pass for their participant and use all available areas of the facility.

If you have questions about group swim lessons, please email groupswimlessons@wwu.edu