2026 Summer Swim Upcoming Schedule

In the days column, M is Monday, T is Tuesday, W is Wednesday, R is Thursday, F is Friday, S is Saturday, and U is Sunday.

See the course descriptions below for more information about each level. The schedule is subject to change without notice.

To help with the registration rush, and to accommodate our UH Hilo ʻOhana, we will be opening registration in three phases, based on priority and availability.

• Priority 1: Thursday, May 7th, at 8am - Current UH Hilo Faculty and Staff
• Priority 2: Friday, May 8th, at 8am - Returning Swimmers and Families
• Priority 3: Saturday, May 9th, at 8am - Open Public Enrollment

Early registration (Priority 1) for our 2026 Summer learn-to-swim program will begin Thursday, May 7th. Only individuals in Priority 1 will be able to register at that time. (If you are a current employee and unable to register during this time, please contact our office for elevated priority.) Priority 2 registration will begin Friday, May 8th. Individuals from both Priority 1 and Priority 2 will be able to register, if space is available. Priority 3 registration will begin Saturday, May 9th. Individuals from all three priorities will be able to register, if space is available. Please note, our registration system will only accept swimmers according to this schedule and if space is available.

2026 Sessions

Session 1 (Weekdays): June 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12 - Session Cost: $80

Wednesday Water Babies - Session Cost: $80

Saturday Classes: June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18, 25 - Session Cost: $70

Session 2 (Weekdays): June 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 - Session Cost: $80

Session 3 (Weekdays): June 29, 30, July 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 - Session Cost: $80

Session 4 (Weekdays): July 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 - Session Cost: $80

2026 Courses

White Group (Level 1)

Skills taught include: Water comfort, submersion, floating with support, underwater exploration, entering and exiting the water, and water safety. Ages 4 and up.

Yellow Group (Level 2)

Requires level 1 swimming ability. Skills taught include: Floating and rolling without support, underwater movement, gliding and kicking, swimming on front and back, and treading water.

Green Group (Level 3)

Requires level 2 swimming ability. Skills taught include: Basics of breaststroke, butterfly kick, swimming underwater, open turns, and treading water.

Stroke Work (Level 4)

Requires level 3 swimming ability. Stroke refinement. This is for swimmers who are ready to work on details of all strokes and dives.

Water Babies

This is basic water comfort training for young children with help from their parent/guardian/responsible adult. The child must be younger than 4 years old.