Enrollment for swimming lessons is now open! Morning, evening, and weekend lessons are available. Click here to register for swimming lessons this spring at Splash La Mirada.
Swin lessons available:
Starbabies & Me
This class introduces infants and toddlers to the water in a fun and loving environment. Adults who accompany participants will be taught safety and drowning prevention. Parents or caregivers are taught the proper techniques to teach their infants and toddlers how to float, submerge, move in water and rollover. Classes incorporate songs and activities to meet the swim skill benchmarks. Safety skill benchmarks are designed to educate parents or caregivers.
Preschool Starfish
Preschool children will focus on developing a high comfort level in the water and a readiness to swim. Children will be introduced to functional swim skills like trust and submersion, body positions, air recovery, rotary movement, forward movement, direction change and age appropriate safety skills.
Starfish Swim School
This class allows participants to acquaint themselves with the aquatic environment. Topics covered in this class include, breathing control, floating, prone glide, back float, arm strokes, kicking, and other elementary skills.
Starfish Pre-Stroke
This class is designed for participants who have developed the elementary skills of swimming. Participants will be able to develop the freestyle stroke and backstroke techniques. In addition, children will be taught safety skills, self-rescue skills, and be introduced to the butterfly stroke. Prerequisite: Starfish Swim School.
Starfish Stroke
This class will review previous level swimming skills and introduce new swimming strokes. This class is designed to improve stamina and coordination. Participants will learn breaststroke, sidestroke, and safety skills. Prerequisite: Pre-Stroke School
Pre-Competitive
Participants will improve swimming skills by refining the competitive strokes learned in previous classes. Participants will also be prepared for competitive swimming. Flip turns, competitive starts and dives will also be taught. Prerequisite: Starfish Stroke School. This class may be repeated.
Adult Swim – Beginning
This class is a basic swim course for adults learning to swim. Participants will be taught floating and basic stroke techniques. This class will introduce front crawl and elementary backstroke skills. No previous skills required.
Private
This individual class is designed to teach swimming skills depending on the skill level of the participant. Participants will begin with fundamentals and work up to competitive skills.
Adaptive
This class is designed for students who can function in a 3 to 1 student to instructor ratio. Students who need additional assistance are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult. Private classes are available.
Purchase a Buccaneer Bay season pass before April 1, 2024, and be entered to win four single-day admission tickets and a free swag bag! The winner will be contacted via email. Click here to purchase season passes.
Join the Splash La Mirada team! The City of La Mirada is now hiring the following positions:
- Swim Instructor
- Lifeguard
- Senior Lifeguard
Click here to apply today and join Splash La Mirada at their next water test day scheduled for March 3!
Source: Splash La Mirada