Swim Lessons & Programs

Parent and Toddler/Infant (Ages 8 months to 3 years old). Join your toddler as they experience their first swim lessons! A parent or guardian is required to accompany each child in the water and participate in the classes. To enroll your toddler, they must be at least 8 months old. Infants must wear a water diaper or tight fitting rubber pants over diaper. The main goal of these lessons is to prepare infants to become comfortable in the water so they are willing and ready to learn to swim. The class teaches parents or guardians techniques to help familiarize their child to water activities in a safe manner with songs and games.

Policies for Parent & Child Lessons

• Registration Deadline: Registration closes the day before the class begins. No exceptions!
• A class must have a minimum of two (2) participants in order to occur; LMU Learn-to-Swim reserves the right to cancel a group lesson if the minimum requirement is not met.
• Please refrain from enrolling your child in a class that is not a good fit for their skill level; it detracts from their learning as well as the learning of their classmates.

BRC Members $80
Non-Member $100

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This is a beginner level and is for ages (4-6 years old). This level is designed for participants who can get into the water without their parents help.

The skills they will learn:

• Enter/Exit/Jump to the water, with help of the instructor.
• Blow bobbles for 3 to 6 seconds
• Submerge Mouth, Nose, Eyes and the whole head in the water with the help of instructor.
• Front and Back Float and Glide. Walking in the shallow water. With the assistant of the Instructor.
• Leg action, Arm Action, Combined Action of leg and arm on Front and on back with the assistance of the instructor.

BRC Members $260
Non-Member $280

Register for Level 1 and 2 Mon./Wed.

Register for Level 1 and 2 Tues./Thurs.

This is a beginner level and is for ages (7-17 years old). This level is designed to introduce the inexperienced child so that they become more comfortable in the water and learn to enjoy the water safely. We will work to help participants conquer their fear of swimming and introduce basic concepts of stroke technique and water safety. The majority of this class takes place in the shallow end of the pool.

Skills the participant will learn in this level:

• Enter/Exit/Jump to the water with or without help of instructor
• Blow bobbles 5 seconds and Bobbing(continue doing bobbling), 5 times.
• Submerge in the water and retrieve objects.
• Front and Back Float and Glide. Without help for at least 5 to 10 seconds and return to the vertical position.
• Leg action, Arm Action, Combined Action of leg and arm on Front and on back. Without help of instructor.
• Tread water for 10 seconds.

BRC Members $260
Non-Member $280

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This is an intermediate level and is for ages (7-17 years old). This level is designed to introduce swimming strokes to participants so that they develop confidence and endurance as novice swimmers. This class is for participants who feel comfortable in the water and are looking to improve technique and learn new strokes. 

Skills the participant will learn in this level:

• Enter/Exit/Jump to the deep water. Diving with headfirst entry
• Bobbing(continue doing bobbling, Side breathings), while they are swimming
• Push off the wall and streamline position on front and back
• Swim Front Crawl and back stroke 15 yards
• Swim elementary back stroke 15 yards
• Flutter , scissors, breaststroke and dolphin kicks
• Survival float for 30 seconds. Tread water for 1 minutes
• Swim Butterfly for 15 yard
• Open turns on front and back. Flip turns.

BRC Members $260
Non-Member $280

Register for Level 3 and 4 Mon./Wed.

Register for Level 3 and 4 Tues./Thurs.

This is an advanced level and is for ages (7-17 years old). This level is designed for participants who have mastered the swimming strokes. This class is for participants who want to work on proper timing, stroke refinement, efficiency, power and endurance.

Skills the participant will learn in this level:

• Shallow angel dive into deep water.
• Thread water for 5 minutes and thread water for 2 minutes just using legs (egg bidder) and Sculling for 30 seconds.
• Swim Front Crawl and back stroke 100 yards. (refine techniques-Do More Drills)
• Swim elementary back stroke and side stroke 50 yards.
• Swim Breaststroke for 100 yard (refine techniques-Do More Drills)
• Swim Butterfly for 100 yard (refine techniques-Do More Drills)
• Front Flip turns and back stroke flip turn.
• Introduction to the Pre- competitive swim team and Introduction to the water polo skills.
• Swim 500 continuously.
• Understand the times and intervals for competitive swimming.
• Practice Relay swims.

BRC Members $260
Non-Member $280

Register for Level 5 and 6 Mon./Wed.

Register for Level 5 and 6 Tues./Thurs.

Adult Group Swim Lessons (ages 18+) allow swimmers to progress at their own pace, mastering one set of skills before moving on to the next level. Adult swim lessons are available in the following two levels and developed to meet the needs of adult learners: Beginners and Advanced Beginners.

LMU BRC ensures the same high quality experience at our pool. The new adult swim lesson program has the following levels:

• Beginners: This level is designed to introduce the inexperienced or fearful adult so that they become more comfortable in the water and learn to enjoy the water safely. We will work to help participants conquer their fear of swimming and introduce basic concepts of stroke technique and water safety. The majority of this class takes place in the shallow end of the pool. Participant will learn how to enter and exit the pool safely and control their breathing. As they build their confidence, students will learn proper body position on both their front and back with flutter kick.
• Advanced Beginners: This level is designed to introduce swimming strokes to participants so that they develop confidence and endurance as novice swimmers. This class is for participants who feel comfortable in the water and are looking to improve technique and learn new strokes. This class covers more advanced deep-end skills, such as diving, treading water, and fitness swimming. Participants will master the swimming strokes in Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Sidestroke, and Butterfly. Basic flip turns at the wall are introduced. Treading water and recovery to a swimming position is mastered.

BRC Members $230
Non-Member $250

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Private swim lessons (4+ years, including adults) are a great opportunity to individualize your swim lesson experience! Private swim lessons are only offered on Sundays. For any questions, please email lmuaquatics@lmu.edu or call 310.338.1934

BRC Members $230
Non-Member $250

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1. Visit the online web-portal and click on sign-up.
2. Sign in with your username and password.
3. Click on Programs
4. Swim lessons are under Learn to Swim program tab.

No, all of our swim lessons are available to outside guests as well as BRC members. If you do not have a membership with the Burns Recreation Center the participant and family are NOT allowed to use the pool or facility at any time. The participant enrolled in swim lessons may only utilize the pool during the designated time of their swim lessons. The participant cannot use the pool before or after the swim lesson session.

When arriving for a swim lesson, we recommend that you park in any of the on-campus parking lots. Hannon, located closest to the Burns Recreation Center, is directly across from our facility. When parking on-campus, you must submit a payment at one of the kiosks located in the parking lots using your license plate number between 8am-8pm Monday - Friday. Parking on our campus is regulated through LMU Parking services – for more information, please view the website at: www.lmu.edu/parking

To ensure a smooth lesson, we recommend that your child arrives in his/her swimsuit with sunscreen already applied. We also recommend bringing a pair of goggles and a towel. *Infants must wear a water diaper or tight fitting rubber pants over their diaper. The Burns Rec Center does not have goggles or towels for purchase.

Due to the popularity of our swim lessons, LMU Campus Recreation is unable to reschedule or make-up lessons missed by participants. Programs or classes may be cancelled if minimum registration numbers are not obtained prior to the start date. In this case a full refund will be issued. In the event of an unexpected facility closure, program or instructor error participants will be rescheduled on a space available basis. 

No, the pool is strictly for participants taking swim lessons and BRC members. BRC members are welcome to use the pool at any time during the facility hours, and non BRC member swim lesson participants are only permitted to use the pool during their scheduled lesson time. To ensure safety at the pool we also ask that you keep your other children with you at all times. 

Yes, we offer lessons year round.

Many of our swim instructors are students at Loyola Marymount University, so we will match you and your family with an instructor based on preferred days and times. We will do our best to find consistency to ensure the best guidance for your child. If you have any kind of instructor requests please email lmuaqautics@lmu.edu or call 310.338.1934 and let them know. We will do our best to accommodate any requests.

The pool temperature is set to 80 degrees. During the warmer months, the pool may be warmer based on the outside temperature and solar heating that occurs.