Westchester’s Premier Swim School

Best Value Lessons in Westchester

  • Water Safe in under 8 lessons

  • Most affordable swim school options

  • Low instructor turn over

  • Only swim school in the area

  • All year round

Swimphi Westchester provides private swimming lessons to the Westchester, Playa Del Rey, Marina Del Rey, and El Segundo communities near LAX. We offer high quality professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities.

Location: Burns Recreation Center, 1 LMU Drive MS 8500, Los Angeles, CA 90045 (shallow end of pool). Find directions, parking information, and pool access details at this link. Sessions are held every Sunday. The temperature of the Westchester outdoor pool is maintained at a comfortable 82°F.

At the location we also offer Westchester Swim Club and Junior Lifeguard Prep.

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Private Lessons

At this location we offer Private swimming Lessons for Children, Adults, Triathlon Swimming, Junior Lifeguard and High School.

Our inclusive program caters to young children, teenagers, and adults seeking to enhance their swimming abilities or overcome any hesitation in the water. We focus on instilling comfort, confidence, and conquering water-related fears.

Our primary objective is to ensure that participants achieve water safety. Throughout the program, you will acquire essential skills such as floating, kicking, pulling, proper breathing techniques, survival strokes, freestyle, and building endurance.

Our goal for younger children is to be Water Safe. Our goal for older children/adults is to attain water proficiency and be capable of swimming 25 yards (the length of a standard pool) unassisted, demonstrating a recognizable freestyle without interruption.

Price: $60 per 30-minute class (billed monthly). Lessons are a recurring monthly membership and are billed at the beginning of each month (the first month is prorated). The price is calculated and billed for the number of classes that month. For example, your class is on a Monday and there are 5 Mondays in the month. Price of class x number of classes in that month = amount billed for that month.

Annual Registration Fee: There is a $35 annual registration fee per student collected at initial registration and annually on the anniversary month.

What ages do you start? Ages 3 years and up.

What do I need to bring? Swim suit, goggles and swimming cap (if you have long hair). Equipment recommendations can be found here https://www.swimphi.com/shop.

More information can be found here: My Account, Policies and FAQ’s.

Semi Private Lessons and Swimming Lesson Packages are also offered at this location.

If there are no available classes or if you can't find a time you prefer, simply add your name to our waiting list, and we'll inform you once classes become available.

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Children in a swimming pool practicing water safety with kickboards, wearing swim caps and goggles.
Smiling elderly man with gray hair and mustache swimming in a pool with a blue kickboard.
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For older children we have Westchester Swim Club. Visit here for more information.

Directions to the Pool

Address of the pool is: Burns Recreation Center, 1 LMU Drive MS 8500, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

The pool is conveniently located:

  • 2 miles from Marina Del Rey

  • 2 miles from Playa Del Rey

  • 4 miles from Inglewood

  • 5 miles from El Segundo

  • 6 miles from Manhattan Beach

Pool Parking and Entrance

You have two parking options:

#1 Park on campus: Drive through the main LMU gates on Lincoln Blvd. Palm Trees will be on your left and LMU Fountain on your right. Drive through the campus towards the pool and park in “LMU Parking Lot A”.

#2 Park off campus: Park in Westchester and walk in through the back gate. The back gate is on Loyola Blvd and W 80th intersection. Coordinates are here https://goo.gl/maps/2xzEXBinzAZFJBex6. You can’t drive your car in through the back entrance.

Satellite view of a college campus with labeled parking lots, fields, and buildings, including LMU Parking Lot A, an athletic field, tennis courts, and multiple academic and residential buildings.

If you are parking ON campus, park in “LMU Parking Lot A” (see red square on bottom left). Walk across Loyola Blvd and enter Burns Rec building (see red rectangle top right).

If you are parking OFF campus, park in Westchester and walk in (see red cross at the bottom). Walk up Loyola Blvd and enter Burns Rec building (see red rectangle top right).

Aerial view of a campus with parking lots, burned recreation center, GMU tennis courts, and swimming pool. The route marked in red shows the path from Lot B to the pool via the recreation center, with arrows indicating the direction.

At the Burns Rec center, walk through the main doors. Tell main desk you are here for Swimphi. Go through to the changing rooms and continue through to the pool side. Follow the red line through the building and to the shallow end of the pool.

Swimphi is located at the shallow end of the pool. The deep end is closest to the lockers.

Testimonials

  • “My kids have taken swim lessons with Swimphi for over 5 years. The website is easy to use and all the instructors they've had are wonderful. They've gone through the basics of all of the major strokes and are now focused on form and endurance.”

    Lisa C

  • "Peter, the owner, has been extremely hands on and determined to help me accomplish my goals in swimming. He listened to all my concerns and matched me with one of his instructors, Christina. She has been so patient, always positive, and calm. Peter always checks in and makes sure I'm progressing. I couldn't thank them enough in helping feel more comfortable in the water."

    Charlene B

  • "A friend of ours referred this company to us when we were looking for swimming lessons for our 6 years old son. He learned to swim on his own in only 6-8 lessons. We were so happy! The coaches are very professional and great with the kids. I even signed up private lessons for myself. Highly recommend!"

    Amy C

Westchester Waitlist

If there are no available classes or if you can't find a time you prefer, simply add your name to our waiting list, and we'll inform you once classes become available.