Knowing how to swim is a valuable life skill! The Surrey Outdoor Pools offer the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life Program from certified instructors for ages ranging from Preschool to adults.
For 2024, lesson Registration for swimming lessons opens May 20th at 8 am. Visit the registration page any time before then to create your account(s) and familiarize yourself with the available class times. This will make your registration process quicker on May 20th when registration opens.
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
Registration for swimming lessons will begin on May 20th at 8 am. You can now visit the registration page to create your user accounts and familiarize yourself with the available class times.
If you have questions about levels you can call the following 3 pools.
Bear Creek: (604) 501-5154
Greenaway: (604) 502-6257
Sunnyside: (604) 502-6255
If you need assistance with online registration please call our office at (604) 531-8855.
We do expect high call volumes on May 20th so please be patient for a return call.
Refund & Cancellation Policy
There is a $25.00 cancellation/refund fee.
See the updated 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 participants with the City of Surrey. It is recommended you create your user account and fill out the LAP Verification registration early so you have a seamless lesson day registration.
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 2024.