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Youth Aquatic Team Sports
PlayLA Springboard Dive Team
Season Offered: Summer, Fall
Springboard diving is classified as an art as well as...
PlayLA Swim Team
Season Offered: Winter/Spring, Summer, Fall
Swim Team is designed to improve swimming stroke and...
PlayLA Artistic Swim Team
Season Offered: Winter/Spring, Summer
Artistic Swimming is also known as Synchronized Swimming. It's a...
Pool-Jr Lifeguard
Season Offered: Summer
The Junior Lifeguard Program is offered to youth aged 9...
PlayLA Water Polo Team
Season Offered: Winter/Spring, Summer
Water Polo is a sport similar to both soccer and...
Open Water-Jr Lifeguard
Season Offered: Summer
Sites: Cabrillo Beach and Hansen Dam
The Junior Lifeguard...
Youth Aquatic Programming
Camp Splash Summer 2025
Days: Monday - Friday
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Program Requirements:
- Ages 7-12
- No prior swimming skills required
- Loves the water
Activities:
- Small group swim lessons provided daily
- Water group activities/games
- Water safety lessons
- Arts and crafts
- Bi weekly field trips
- Team building
Additional Information:
- Qualifying locations will have lunch provided
PlayLA Youth Kayaking
Learn to Kayak is a program designed for youth to learn basic kayaking skills through kayak education. Participants will learn:
- Identify parts of a kayak
- Launching a kayak
- Basic navigation skills
- Introduction to knot tying
- Steering and paddling safety
- Paddling in an open water environment
- Identification of hazards in the water
- Team building exercises
- and more!
Transportation may be provided to and from the assigned location if needed.
All necessary equipment will be provided to participants which include kayak, life vest, oars, and T-shirt.
Spring Session #4 Registration Opens Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Spring Session #5 Registration Opens Saturday, March 29th, 2025
PlayLA: Learn to Surf
Learn to Surf is a program designed for youth to learn basic oceanic safety through surf education. Participants will learn: Identification of hazards at the beach, Body surfing, Paddling in & around the surf zone and Popping up. All necessary equipment will be provided to participants which include surfboards, wetsuits, rashguard, T-shirt & shorts. Program Requirements: Age 9-17, Swim 100 yards prior to registration. Transportation may be provided to and from the beach if needed. Transportation pick up will begin at 7am. Estimated arrival at the beach is 9 am. Departure from the beach will be at 1pm. Arrival time back to the sites will be 3pm. The first session date is scheduled to be at Carbrillo beach, the remaining days will be at Venice Beach. Beach sites are subject to change based on water conditions.
PlayLA: Learn to Stand Up Paddle Board
Spring Session #4 Registration Opens Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Spring Session #5 Registration Opens Saturday, March 29th, 2025
Play LA Para Surfing Clinics
Upcoming Events
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February 17, 2025
Pools Closed for Presidents Day
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March 1, 2025
Spring Team Registration Opens
Learn to Kayak Session #4 Registration Opens
Stand Up Paddleboard Session #4 Registration Opens -
March 29, 2025
Registration for Spring Swim Lessons Session #4 Opens
Last Day to Register for Spring Team Sports
Learn to Kayak Session #5 Registration Opens, Stand Up Paddleboard Session #5 Registration Opens -
March 31, 2025
Pools Closed for Cesar Chavez Day
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April 4, 2025
Session #4 Learn to Kayak Begins
Session #4 Stand-Up Paddleboard Begins -
April 25, 2025
Registration for Spring Swim Lessons Session #5 Opens
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May 5, 2025
Session #5 Learn to Kayak Begins
Session #5 Stand-Up Paddleboard Begins -
June 1, 2025
Registration for Summer Swim Lessons at Year-Round Pools Opens
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June 8, 2025
Registration for Summer Swim Lessons at Seasonal Pools Opens
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