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Youth swimming in Long Beach, CA

9 youth swimming programs, clubs and community centers are listed in Long Beach, and 20 public public pools are mapped within 5 miles.

Map programs near Long BeachAll youth sports in Long Beach

Long Beach at a glance

Programs listed
9
By type
Club 8 · League 1
Mapped to a street address
8 of 9
Closest other city guide
Seal Beach, 5 mi
Share of California programs
2%

Clubs & teams 8

Leagues & rec programs 1

Places to play near Long Beach

OpenStreetMap maps 20 public public pools within 5 miles of central Long Beach and 68 within 10 miles. The closest named ones:

  1. Belmont Outdoor Pool2.1 mi · OSM ↗
  2. Belmont Outdoor Pool2.1 mi · OSM ↗
  3. YMCA4.6 mi · OSM ↗
  4. YMCA4.6 mi · OSM ↗

Places are not programs. Check local rules, hours and permits.

Youth swimming: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
Learn-to-swim lessons start very young. Competitive age-group swimming commonly starts around age 6 to 8 once a child can swim a length.
Seasons
Year-round club teams train in short-course (fall to winter) and long-course (spring to summer) seasons. Summer leagues run at neighborhood pools.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a youth swimming program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • Leagues and rec programs register by season, often several weeks before play starts. Ask whether teams are balanced by skill and whether every child gets playing time.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as swimming programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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