Aquatics - Youth Swim Lessons

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

Each Group Swim Session consists of six or eight lessons; each lesson lasts 30 minutes.

All classes follow the American Red Cross guidelines (Learn-to-Swim 2010) and our instructor to child ratio is 1 instructor per 5 children.

Before signing up for swim lessons, please read our Complete WWU Swim Lessons Guide. Please note that children must be at least three years old to enroll in levels 1-6. Children under the age of three may sign up for Parent and Child classes on Saturdays at 10:30am or the Preschool Aquatics class on Tuesdays/Thursdays at 6:00pm.

Spring 2013 Group Lesson Dates and Times

To sign up, click here to access our registration forms.

Saturday Lessons

Saturday lessons are a six-week session of 30-minute classes
April 13 through May 18

Available Times:

9:45am - 10:15am
10:30am - 11:00am
11:15am - 11:45am

Parent & Child classes are only available on Saturdays at 10:30am

Tuesday/Thursday Lessons

Lessons meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for a four-week session of 30-minute classes (8 classes total)
Session 1: April 9 through May 2

Available Times:

5:15pm - 5:45pm
6:00pm - 6:30pm

Session 2: May 7 through May 30

Available Times:

5:15pm - 5:45pm
6:00pm - 6:30pm

Parent & Child classes are not available for Tuesday/Thursday lessons

Summer 2013 Group Lesson Dates and Times

To sign up, click here to access our registration forms.

Monday/Wednesday Lessons

Lessons meet Mondays and Wednesdays for a four-week session of two 30-minute classes per week (8 classes total)
Session 1: June 24 through July 17

Available Times:

9:30am - 10:00am
10:15am - 10:45am

Session 2: July 22 through August 14

Available Times:

9:30am - 10:00am
10:15am - 10:45am

Tuesday/Thursday Lessons

Lessons meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for a four-week session of two 30-minute classes per week (8 classes total)
Session 1: June 25 through July 23 (No lessons on July 4)

Available Times:

9:30am - 10:00am
10:15am - 10:45am
5:15pm - 5:45pm
6:00pm - 6:30pm

Session 2: July 30 through August 22

Available Times:

9:30am - 10:00am
10:15am - 10:45am
5:15pm - 5:45pm
6:00pm - 6:30pm

Saturday Lessons

Lessons meet Saturdays for a six-week session of one 30-minute classes per week (6 classes total)
Session 1: July 13 through August 17

Available Times:

9:45am - 10:15am
10:30am - 11:00am
11:15am - 11:45am

Note: Parent & Child classes are only available on Saturdays

Registration Forms

To register for group swim lessons please print and complete the following Hold Harmless Agreement and registration form:

Completed forms and payment may be dropped off to the Wade King Student Recreation Center main office or may be mailed to us at:

Wade King Student Recreation Center
Western Washington University
c/o Swim Lessons
516 High Street
Bellingham, WA 98225-9098

We accept cash, check or credit cards as forms of payment made in person at the Student Recreation Center. If paying my mail, we accept checks only.

If you have any questions please send an e-mail to swim.lessons@wwu.edu or call (360) 650-4094.

Group Lesson Rates Per Session

Saturday session (6 weeks = 6 lessons):
SRC Members $35 / Non-Members $50

Tuesday/Thursday session (4 weeks = 8 lessons):
SRC Members $45 / Non-Members $60

Private Lessons

Private lesson days/times are based on instructor and pool availability. To sign up for private lessons please e-mail swim.lessons@wwu.edu or call (360) 650-4094 with the following information:

Swim participant's name and age
Participant's swimming ability and goals
Day(s) and time(s) that work for you
Desired start date

Private lesson rates apply per child, per lesson:

30-minute lesson: $15.00 for SRC Members, $20 for Non-Members
45-minute lesson: $22.50 for SRC Members, $30 for Non-Members
60-minute lesson: $30.00 for SRC Members, $40 for Non-Members