Office of Student Life

Learn to Swim Private Lesson Information

Private and semi-private swimming lessons are designed to meet the recreational needs for children and adults. Registrants can choose their instructor and time of day within the provided offerings. Private lessons offer one-on-one instruction, while semi-private lessons offer instruction for two students with one instructor. Each private/semi-private lesson lasts 30 minutes. Students sharing a semi-private lesson must be of the same skill level.

Spring 2025 Session Dates:
Session 1
: January 12 – February 16 

Sundays              January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16
Mondays             January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17
Tuesdays            January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18
Wednesdays     January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19
Thursdays          January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20
Fridays                January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21

Session 2: February 23 – April 13 (No lessons on March 9 & 16 – OSU Spring Break)

Sundays              February 23, March 2, 23, 30, April 6, 13
Mondays             February 24, March 3, 24, 31, April 7, 14
Tuesdays            February 25, March 4, 25, April 1, 8, 15
Wednesdays     February 26, March 5, 26, April 2, 9, 16
Thursdays          February 27, March 6, 27, April 3, 10, 17
Fridays                February 28, March 7, 28, April 4, 11, 18

Class Times:
30-minute private (or semi-private) lessons may be offered as outlined below. Offerings and the number of available time slots per lesson time is subject to change based on instructor availability.

Actual offerings will be posted in recregister.osu.edu prior to the start of registration.

Sundays            10:10am             10:50am             11:30am

                           4:10pm                4:50pm                5:30pm                               

Weekdays         4:10pm                4:50pm                5:30pm               

                           6:10pm                6:50pm                7:30pm

Private & Semi-Private Lesson Fees:

Private Lessons
Rec Sports Members                    $150 per student, includes six lessons
Rec Sports Non-Members         $180 per student, includes six lessons

Semi-Private Lessons
Rec Sports Members                    $180 per pair of students, includes six classes
Non-Members                                 $210 per pair of students, includes six classes

Registration Dates:

Returning Families:     Date and time will be sent via email.
New Families:             Session 1: Wednesday, December 18 at 9 a.m. . Session 2: Wednesday, February 12 at 9 a.m.  

Register at recregister.osu.edu 

A returning family is defined as a family that had a participant in the previous session (Autumn Semester 2024).

Registration will close for private lessons one week prior to the start of the session.