Swimming Lesssons

Pacific Swim is the best learn-to-swim program and competitive swim team in the county. We teach beginners with and without the swim bubble. Our coaches and swim instructors are certified by USA Swimming. Pacific Swim has taught thousands of children in San Diego to become water-safe over the past 22 years. Swimmers become efficient in the four competitive strokes while swimming for fun or for the highest level of competition.

Beginner Swim Lessons (All lessons with an in the water instructor) 3:1 ratio in class.
$130 for 8 lessons (2 times per week for 4 weeks) (May 1 – Oct)
Children are water-safe once they have completed this course. They learn to swim in any depth of water, swim from point A to B, tread water, dive, jump, and have total confidence in the pool. They begin to learn breath control. Beginners attend class twice a week for 30-minute lessons with a 3:1 student to teacher ratio. Beginner lessons will be held Monday- Friday from 10am-1pm & from 2pm-5pm in the afternoons. On Saturdays the lessons will run from 10am-1pm. Swimmers in the beginner lessons are taught individually. Once they can tread water, swim from A to B and are considered water-safe, they will to learn how to swim freestyle, side-breathing, backstroke and butterfly. The instructor will be in the water to help get them on their way.

To Schedule your beginner lesson or for more info, call 858 486 3030 or stop by one of our pools.


Beginner Novice (These are group lessons for kids who are water safe)
$125 (3 times per week for 4 weeks; 30 min. practices) (May 1- Oct)
In this next level of swimming, swimmers begin to master breathing, build endurance, and learn dives and underwater control. They learn the four strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. There are different levels within this group, and children will be placed appropriately. These swimmers may go to novice meets where everyone wins ribbons. To sign up for this group just show up at the pool and one of our staff members will assist you.

No need to call and sign up in advance. Just show up & register at one of our locations. Pick any 3 days Monday- Saturday.

Advanced Novice
$125 (3 times per weeks for 4 weeks; 1-hr. Practices) (May 1– Oct)
Efficient strokes, and legal starts, turns, and finishes are the focus of this group. Swimmers learn how to use the pace clock and do simple sets. They also play games, do drills, build endurance, and have fun while perfecting their strokes. These swimmers can also go to the novice swim meets as well as “C” meets, which are the lowest level of competitive swim meets. By the time swimmers move up from this group they will be ready to swim on the competitive team. This group swims for 1 hour 3 to 4 times a week.