Swim Lessons

NOTE: Swim Lessons are only available to TXST Affiliates. 

Preschool Level 1: Water Exploration
For ages 4–5 with no prior experience. Kids learn basic water safety and skills like entering/exiting the pool, blowing bubbles, submerging face, floating, gliding, and basic arm/leg movements.

Preschool Level 2: Fundamental Skills
For children who’ve completed Level 1. Focuses on bobbing, floating, gliding, treading, and combining arm/leg actions. Safety skills and life jacket use are reinforced.

Preschool Level 3: Skill Development
For those who’ve passed Level 2. Builds endurance and coordination with skills like jumping in, breath control, advanced floats, changing direction, and longer swim distances.

Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills
Ages 6+. Learn basic water safety, breath control, floating, gliding, and arm/leg movements. No prerequisites.

Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Builds on Level 1 with breath-holding, bobbing, floats, glides, and basic strokes. Introduces safety assists and emergency awareness.

Level 3: Stroke Development
Practice skills in deeper water. Learn rotary breathing, survival float, basic strokes, and water entry techniques.

Level 4: Stroke Improvement
Refines strokes and introduces underwater swimming, surface dives, and advanced kicks. Focus on stroke technique and water safety.

Level 5: Stroke Refinement
Enhances coordination and efficiency in all strokes. Includes flip turns, surface dives, sculling, and water-park safety.

Level 6: Fitness Swimmer
Focuses on endurance, stroke refinement, and swim fitness. Covers swim equipment, training techniques, and water exercise principles.

NOTE: Lessons are only available to TXST affiliates.

Level 1: Fundamentals of Swimming

Perfect for adults new to swimming. Learn basic water skills, build comfort in and around the water, and gain essential water safety knowledge.

Level 2: Stroke Development

Designed for adults who can swim and want to improve technique. Focuses on refining strokes and reinforcing water safety and emergency response skills.

NOTE: Lessons are only available to TXST Affiliates.

Registration opens 9/1.

Please note Adult Private Lessons and Youth Private Lessons are registered in seperate systems due to minor protection policies.

• This is for a package of 8 lessons that are 30 minutes each. All 8 lessons must be completed by the end of each session!

Our Location: 

• Student Recreation Center, 1011 Academy Street, San Marcos 78666

Parking:

Permits or guest passes are required for parking. For further details or questions please visit https://www.parking.txst.edu/visitors-guests.html or call 512-245-2887.

• Parents/Guardians must be available to take children to the restroom, therefore, they CANNOT utilize the SRC to workout, regardless of membership.
• Children cannot be left unsupervised in any area of the SRC at any time.
• Change diapers in a locker room; never on deck as doing so is against state law.
• Our certified instructors have the ultimate discretion on which class level is best for a client and have the right to switch a child into a higher or lower level class since placing children in levels not appropriate for their ability is a safety issue. 
• Risk Releases and Medical Authorization Forms are required by the University. All participants must have the forms signed by a parent or guardian by the first day of lessons.
• Any blow up toys or floaties are not allowed.
• Wash your child thoroughly (especially the rear end) with soap and water before swimming
• Never swim or allow your child to swim with diarrhea. You can spread germs in the water and make others sick.
• Swim diapers are required for all children who are not yet potty trained.

Group Swim Lessons:

• If a lesson is cancelled by Texas State, we will attempt to do a makeup lesson.
  • If we cancel more than 3 lessons, we will offer prorated refunds. 
  • Texas State only cancels due to lightning in the area or unforeseeable circumstances (such as pump room equipment failures).
• Cancellations made 14 or more days before the class start will be refunded at 100%. All other cancellations will not be refunded. Transfers reviewed on a case-by-case basis. 
• We cannot provide make-up lessons or refunds for clients who miss group classes.

Private Swim Lessons:

• Please note that private lessons are offered during specific time periods and times because of packed pool and instructor schedules. Therefore:
  • Lessons are all 30 minutes in length and that time cannot be adjusted (for example, you cannot add 15 minutes to a 30-minute lesson or combine 2 lessons into an hour long session.).
  • All rescheduled lessons must occur before finals of that academic semester.
  • Instructors are not permitted to modify the above policies. Please reach out to recsafety@txstate.edu if you have any concerns.
• If an instructor must cancel, they will reschedule with the client, or we will offer a pro-rated refund.
• Participant requests to reschedule:
  • Are only permitted if at least 24 hours’ notice is provided to instructor. 
  • Are limited to 3 reschedules.

• Goggles 
• Towels 
• Swimwear 
• Swim Diapers (if needed) 

We teach ages 2 years and up.

Lessons are also only available to TXST Affiliates. This includes TXST:

• Faculty/Staff
• Students (currently enrolled)
• Alumni (please email recsafety@txstate.edu to get account set up)
• Dependents of the above groups