Swim Programs in Los Angeles County
Swim lessons, water safety and competitive swimming. City pools run low-cost and free learn-to-swim sessions, and a few LA nonprofits exist specifically to close the drowning-rate gap for Black children.
6 programs · 1 Black-led or Black-serving · 2 free
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Tankproof (Los Angeles free swim lessons)
Los Angeles · children
Instagram bio lists L.A. among cities served with zero-cost lessons; NBC LA covered local lessons. Check events page for current LA dates.
Free
Swim Up Hill Foundation
Los Angeles · elementary and up
SoCal Swim Project: free water-safety education for 100+ Southern California elementary schools; 10,000+ students since 2020; free 'Bowl Method' dry-land breathing intro and SwimSuite online lessons. Contact details not on homepage.
Free
Dolphin U Swim School (North Long Beach / Compton)
Long Beach · infants to adults
Serves 90220/90221/90222/90805/90810 and Carson, Paramount, Lynwood, Willowbrook. Pricing at dolphinu.com/pricing.
Cost not listed
Swimphi Inglewood
Inglewood · ages 3-12
$60 per 30-minute class billed monthly + $35 annual registration.
Over $200/mo
SwimLA / LA City Recreation & Parks Learn-to-Swim
South LA, Los Angeles · ages 4+
SwimLA is a City of LA initiative to make affordable swim lessons available to kids; adaptive lessons for ages 4+. Pages block automated fetch (403); fee schedule and pool list (e.g., Algin Sutton, Van Ness, Jackie Tatum/Harvard, Green Meadows, Jim Gilliam, Rancho Cienega pools in South LA) should be confirmed on site.
Under $50/mo