Knowing how to swim is a valuable life skill! The Surrey Outdoor Pools are offer the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life Program from certified instructors for ages ranging from Preschool right through to adults.
For 2024 lesson registration will be online. The lesson registration page will be accessible starting May 6th. Registration for swimming lessons will begin on May 20th. To make your registration process easier, visit the registration site before May 20th to create your user accounts and familiarize yourself with the available class times.
Lesson Dates, prices, class sizes and more can be found below.
2024 Lesson Dates
Monday - Friday
Spring Set: Jun 24 - Jun 28 (5 classes)
Set 1: Jul 1 - Jul 12 (10 classes)
Set 2: Jul 15 - Jul 26 (10 classes)
Set 3: Jul 29 - Aug 9 (10 classes)
Set 4: Aug 12 - Aug 23 (10 classes)
Set 5: Aug 26 - Aug 30 (5 classes)
NOTE: Lessons still run on Statutory holidays (Canada Day July 1st and BC Day August 5th)
Lessons Costs per 10 session set
Preschool (30 minutes) - $100.00 ($50.00)*
Swimmer 1 - 3 (30 minutes) - $73.20 ($36.60)*
Swimmer 4 - 6 (45 minutes) - $92.80 ($46.40)*
Advanced Swimmer (45 minutes) - $92.80 ($46.40)*
Private Lessons (30 minutes) - $36.95/per class
* Spring Set & Set 5 (5 sessions) prices are shown in ( )
NOTE: There is a $25.00 cancelation fee for all classes. See the FAQs page for more info.
Swim for Life Level Info & Class Size
Parent & Tots 1-3 - under 3 years of age
Preschool 1-5 - 3 to 5 years of age, max. 4 children per class
Swimmer 1-3 - 6 years plus, max. 6 children per class
Swimmer 4-6 - 6 years plus, max. 8 children per class
Advanced Swimmer - 6 years plus, max. 8 children per class
Not sure what level your child is? Call one of our pools to arrange a time to stop by with your child for a free evaluation of what level they should enroll.
How to Register & Find Times
The lesson registration page will be accessible starting May 6th. Registration for swimming lessons will begin on May 20th. To make your registration process easier, visit the registration site before May 20th to create your user accounts and familiarize yourself with the available class times.
If you have questions you can call the following 3 facilities for help. Staff start at these facilities on May 6th and will not be able to answer calls before then.
Bear Creek: (604) 501-5154
Greenaway: (604) 502-6257
Sunnyside: (604) 502-6255
Refund & Cancellation Policy
There is a $25.00 cancellation/refund fee.
See the Refund & Cancellation Policy page for more details.
Leisure Access Program (LAP)
The Outdoor Pool’s do take LAP registrations. Staff will need a little additional time to verify LAP cards with an indoor facility with access to the data base.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Please review the FAQs page for answers to other common questions. We’ve updated the page with some common questions for 2023.