Swim School FAQs

Yes, Swim School registration is open to all. LSU students, faculty, staff, and UREC members receive discounted pricing and early registration access.

In order to have enough time for your swimmer to get checked in and ready for lessons, please plan to arrive ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes early. Family changing rooms are available before and after your class if your swimmer needs to change in or out of their swimwear.

The only thing required of your child is proper swim attire. Goggles and a towel, as well as sunscreen prior to the lesson, are highly recommended. Please note, some classes require children to submerge their face in the water without the use of goggles. It is also recommended to tie hair back or use a swim cap to avoid distractions for swimmers with longer hair. If a child requires a diaper, it needs to be a swim diaper with an elastic cover over the swim diaper.

There are no makeup dates. Inclement weather is not cause for a make-up, as Swim School will be moved to the indoor pool.

This is UREC’s way of showing appreciation to our swim school participants and up to four members of their immediate family. Fun Friday will be held in the Leisure River from 2-5 p.m. on the Fridays of your registered session. All attendees will need to sign our participation agreement, which can be done during the week or the day of at either operations desk. If inclement weather occurs, Fun Friday will be cancelled with no make up time.

Parking will be available in the Zone 2 - Greek Row Central Lot after 4:30pm each day for access to our East Entrance and Outdoor Pool Deck. On any days where lessons are moved to the Indoor Pool, parking is available in the X Zone - Corporation Canal Central Lot to access our West Entrance and Indoor Pool Deck. 

Swim School will still take place. While lessons will normally in the outdoor pool, Swim School will be moved to our indoor pool during inclement weather.

Our Starfish level is a Parent/Child class and will require one individual to accompany their swimmer through the entirety of the class. For all other levels, we ask that parents or guardians stay on the pool deck throughout the lessons, but far enough away from their swimmer to not distract them from engaging with the class. If your swimmer becomes upset, frightened, or disruptive during the lesson, our instructors may ask for your assistance in calming them down or helping them re-engage with the class.

Every student has different comfort levels, physical strength, and learning speeds. For this reason, there is no guarantee on the time it will take for a participant to move through the program. They will increase their comfort level, knowledge of water safety, work on former skills, develop new skills, and have some fun along the way. Guardians are provided with course information so they know what their swimmer is practicing.

Participants without an active UREC membership are not allowed to use the facility before or after their lessons. Families without a membership are able to use our aquatic facilities on their own on each of the Fun Fridays during their registered session.