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Youth Aquatic Sports
Springboard Dive Team
Springboard diving is classified as an art as well as a sport. The diver must have total body control and good kinesthetic awarenes. Divers compete in one-meter springboard events. Workouts are designed to build endurance, refine proper technique and execution of a dive from start to finish.
Team SwimLA
Available year-round. The program is designed to provide a team environment that fosters growth in competitive swimming by improvement of swimming stroke and technique. Workouts are designed to build endurance, efficient strokes, starts, turns and finishes are part of the team focus.
Artistic Swimming
USA Synchro has changed the name to Artistic Swimming and will no longer be recognized as Synchronized Swimming. Designed to indroduce young swimmers to competitive Artistic Swimming. It's a hybrid form of swimming, dance, gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music. It demands good water skills, strength, endurance, flexibility, good breathing control when underwater, and precise timing.
Junior Lifeguards
The Junior Lifeguard Program is offered to participants ages 10 through 17. Jr. Lifeguards are
introduced to skills which are a basis of Lifeguard Training for the City of Los Angeles. The
Training includes Lifeguard Skills, water safety, CPR, First Aid, emergency response, snorkeling,
small crafts, volunteerism, Swim Lesson assisting.
The design of this program is driven by the Mission of Aquatics. The training is meant to instill
principles and inspire youth to one day seek employment at our pools. The primary objective is
teaching Jr. lifeguards the importance of safety in the aquatic environment and the value of teamwork.
The daily physical training and lectures are intended to prepare participants for sponsored
competitions and field trips. Jr. Lifeguard participants will receive a uniform, skill completion
awards, and participation award.
Water Polo
Water polo is a seven team member (6 field players / 1 goal keeper) water sport that consist of basic fundamental skills: swimming, treading water (egg-beater) and passing (ball skills). Workouts are designed to build endurance, skills set, and team work.
Youth Aquatic Programming
Learn to Surf PlayLA Signature Program
Learn to Surf is a fundamental program for youth to learn basic beach safety by assessing weather conditions, cleaning of equipment, how to paddle, stand and ultimately catching a wave in an open water environment. Transportation can be provided for the participants to get to the beach if needed. All necessary equipment will be provided to participants which include surf boards and wetsuits, a shirt, shorts and rash guard. Program Requirements Age 10-17, Swim 100 yards. Click the Flyer to find out which sites will be offering this program for the Spring Season.
Play LA Para Surfing Clinics
COMING SUMMER 2023
PlayLA Youth Kayaking
COMING SUMMER 2023 to Select Locations
Upcoming Events
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May 14
Artistic Swim LA City Novice Championships 9:00am – 5:00pm
PLAY LA Day Summer Launch @ 9:30am -
May 15
Water Polo City Championships
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May 21
TSLA Championship Meet
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May 30
Memorial Day; pools closed
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June 5
Open Water Lifeguard Academy graduation
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June 12
Opening Day; pools reopen for the summer
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June 13
New aquatic programs Camp Splash & Learn to Surf launches @ 8:00am
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June 18
Registration for Session #1 of swim lessons open @ 9:00am
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June 23
World’s Largest Swim Lesson
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June 25
Lifeguard Swim Test
Registration for Session #2 of swim lessons open @ 9:00am
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