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UC Davis Aquatics offers recreational and lap swim opportunities for swimmers of all abilities.

Whether you want to improve your fitness or relax in the sun, Campus Recreation has a pool for you. Swimming can provide a full-body, cardiovascular workout, while also improving endurance, posture and muscle strength. From the fitness novice to the performance athlete, swimming is an excellent low-impact exercise option for any individual. If you would rather lounge by the pool, our facilities al

so offer a relaxing, easy-going environment to escape those stressful days. Whatever your preference, Campus Recreation offers outstanding opportunities at Hickey Pool and Recreation Pool.

05/02/2026

Our annual Aquatics Innertube Water Polo team is back! 🤽 We started our first round strong with an 11-7 victory, and have continued staying strong the two after as well! 💪

Photo Description:
UCD Aquatics staff sit in inner tubes in the deep-water lap pool on a dark and late night right after their victory in their inner tube water polo game. Most of the staff are sitting in tubes next to one another, with their arms around each other smiling and laughing at the camera after celebrating their big win. One member of the team is in the water (no inner tube) in front of the rest of the staff in inner tubes, smiling at the camera.

03/12/2026

Registration for Spring Swim Lessons is open! Spots fill up fast, grab your spot today!

Secure your spot by visiting the UC Davis Campus Recreation Rec Portal and selecting “Aquatics,” or click the Linktree in our bio and choose “Swim Lessons.”

Full Program details are all available on the Campus Rec website, scroll down and select “Swim Lessons” for more information.

Image Descriptions:
1: One swim instructor facing three swim lesson students in the leisure pool. The swim instructor has sunglasses and a rash guard on while two students are facing the swim instructor with their backs to the camera and one student is facing the camera holding a kick board. There are two kick boards laying on the gutter of the leisure pool.

2: The swim instructor turned away from the camera, kneeling on the leisure pool deck facing their student who is in the pool, teaching their student how to properly breathe to their side during freestyle.

03/06/2026

Happy Week 9 Aggies!
Want to destress from midterms and the anticipation of finals? Come for a swim and enjoy the sun! ☀️ 🏊

Click the link in our bio and check out the Hours, Location, and Contact pages to learn more about Open Swim times and other programs!

Image Description: Two lifeguards practice swimming with their tubes in the lap pool in adjacent lanes, while other lifeguards are cheering for them on deck at the other end of the pool.

02/10/2026

We’re hiring for summer! 🌊☀️
UC Davis Campus Recreation is looking for current UC Davis students to join our Aquatics team as Swim Instructors, Lifeguards, Head Lifeguards, Lead Swim Instructors, and Student Managers.
• Non-Seasonal Position Applications close February 28th, 2026
• Seasonal Applications Close March 29th, 2026
• Find requirements on Handshake (link in linktree in bio!)
• Submit applications to [email protected]

Seasonal Positions
• Seasonal Summer 2026 Lifeguard
• Seasonal Summer 2026 Swim Instructor

Non-seasonal Positions
• Lead Swim Instructor
• Head Lifeguard
• Student Manager (Lifeguard Operations and Swim Lessons Operations)

Photo Descriptions:
1. Back of the lifeguard overlooking the lap pool as patrons swim in all six lanes during Open Swim.
2. Swim Instructor standing in the rain smiling at camera holding umbrella in one hand and smoothie in the other. The picture is taken on the pool deck of the leisure pool, with the background being part of the sand volleyball court, with a hill backing up to La Rue Rd.

12/09/2025

Happy Finals Week, Aggies!📚

Winter quarter swim lesson registration is open NOW until 1/14/26!

Snag a group swim lesson spot for only $15, or apply for the fee waiver and take a customized individual lesson this winter!❄️

Spots are limited, so reserve your lesson today❗️

Register on our website, link in bio!

Image Descriptions📸:

Image 1: A swim instructor smiles for the camera during evening lessons. She holds a navy blue umbrella, navy blue parka, and the aqua blue Aquatics sweatshirt. She has her back to the shallow leisure pool and a sunset is shining behind her.

Image 2: The leisure pool early in the morning. The sun is casting rays of orange across the pool’s glassy surface. Two tall trees cast shadows onto the pool.

11/19/2025

Lifeguards enjoying a nice sunset while guarding the UC Davis Triathlon Club practice! 🌞

Image Descriptions:
1: Lifeguard overlooking the leisure pool as triathlon club practices
2. Lifeguard overlooking the leisure pool as triathlon club practices
3: A view of the sunset from the leisure pool

10/27/2025

UCD Aquatics started Fall Quarter off right with our annual ALL Staff Fall Training, including lifeguard training, cashier training, and swim instructor training! Us members of UC Davis Aquatics do our best to practice and perfect our skills!🌞

Image Descriptions:
1: Student Managers’ presentation to the lifeguards about the Emergency Action Plan
2: Swim Instructors working together in the diving well to effectively tips on how to perform a dive from the edge of the pool.
3: Four Lifeguards working together in the leisure pool practicing shallow water spinal motion restriction skills.
4: 2 Lifeguards in the leisure pool demonstrating how to properly stabilize on the backboard for shallow water spinal extrications.
5: Three Lifeguards in the lap pool practicing their passive water extrications.
6: Two Lifeguards practicing multi-person CPR on CPR manikin

09/15/2025

Lifeguard Barbie!

Happy Monday, Aggies! Aquatics staff are kicking off the week with some colorful new lifeguard equipment!

Which lifeguard tube is your favorite? Pink💗, blue🩵, or classic red❤️?

Image Descriptions📸:

1. A lifeguard holding a Barbie pink guard tube smiles at the camera from the Dive Well. They are wearing a royal blue staff shirt and a navy bucket hat.

2. Another lifeguard wearing our royal blue staff shirt scans the leisure pool while holding an aqua blue guard tube.

3. A photo of a lifeguard standing and watching over the water in the lap pool while wearing a Barbie pink tube across their chest. The back of their staff shirt reads, “GUARD” in white letters

4. Our head guard on duty takes a quick break from testing water chemistry and smiles for the camera in our staff office. They hold up an aqua blue guard tube in one hand and a water sample from the lap pool in the other.

07/29/2025

Swimming In Strikes ! 🙅🏽‍♀️🏊‍♂️🎳

The Aquatics team thanks the for hosting our summer bowling team bonding!

Photo Descriptions:
1 - Aquatics staff members in the MU games area holding their arms up in an X
2 - Aquatics staff member winding up and walking toward the bowling lane
3 - Aquatics staff member holding their ball up and smiling for the camera while another staff member does the same in the background
4 - A bowling scoreboard with three people and their scores: BVM at 79, AED at 43, and CPR at 177
5 - Aquatics staff member just released the ball into the lane in a lunge position
6 - Several bowling balls of different colors on the return rack
7 - A zoomed in photo of a bowling ball about to strike the pins

04/09/2025

Happy first day of Spring Quarter 2025 Swim Lessons!🌼🌱

Image Descriptions:
Image 1: A group swim lesson with 3 participants and their instructor practice pull techniques in the leisure pool. A lifeguard keeps a close eye on the lessons.

Image 2: A profile photo of a swim instructor working on freestyle pull with their individual lesson participant

Image 3: A photo from the pool deck of a swim instructor working with their individual lesson participant

Image 4: Our Student Manager of Swim Lessons and one of our Lead Swim Instructors smile for the camera from the leisure pool deck

Address

152 La Rue Road
Davis, CA
95616

Telephone

+15307522691

Website

https://campusrecreation.ucdavis.edu/recreation/aquatics

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