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Class Descriptions

Active Duty Swim Instruction (ADSI) - Free

One-on-one to group lessons pending instructor availability
  • Age: Adult (Active Duty) 
  • Objective:  The purpose of the ADSI program is to help active duty personnel develop, improve, and refine basic aquatic skills and swimming strokes.
  • Entry Requirement: Must be Active Duty
  • Skills Covered: Vary based upon student needs.
  • Note: MCCS Aquatics offers swim instruction to active duty personnel free of charge. To request ADSI sessions, please email aquatics@okinawa.usmc-mccs.org with the following information:

Title: Active Duty Swim Instruction Request

  1. Full Name
  2. Email Address
  3. Cell Phone Number
  4. Duty Phone
  5. Branch of Service
  6. Rank
  7. Which Aquatic Center (Schwab, Hansen, Foster or another)
  8. Preferred Time
  9. What is your swimming background and experience?
  10. What would you like to learn?
  11. Remarks​
Once our instructors have reviewed your request, they will respond with options for ADSI times. Please confirm the time and dates from your instructors within 48 hours to secure your timeslot.

Group Swimming Lessons

Swim lesson information is coming soon. Please be on the lookout for updates on our Facebook Page for the most up to date information regarding our swim lesson programming.  

Group Swimming Lessons are divided by age and by skill level. Due to the many skills required to graduate from each level, it is not uncommon for children to repeat a class. Our overall goal for swim lessons is to help your swimmer become more comfortable and safer in an aquatic environment. We work towards skill proficiency at each level. Swimmers can advance to the next level when they meet the objectives of their current level, which are the same as the entry requirements for the next level. On the first day of class, if a student is found to be in the wrong level, they will either be moved to the correct level if there are open slots or the registration fee will be refunded.

  • Classes meet on weekdays and are 30-minutes long.
  • Parent/Child classes are limited to 8 students. All other classes are limited to 5 students.
  • Check the "Upcoming Courses" tab to see upcoming sessions. 
  • You can use our Swim Lesson Level Guide to determine which level is the right starting point for your swimmer. Click here to download (pdf). 
  • Below are descriptions of various levels of the group swimming lesson program. For a detailed description of each lesson level, please review the Swim Level Chart. Click here to download (pdf).  

Additional Information

Lightning and Thunder Policy

In the event of thunder or lightning the pool must close for 30 minutes and the pool deck must be cleared of all personnel. If thunder or lightning is present within 20 minutes of the lesson start time, we will cancel the lesson for the day. For example, if your swimming lesson is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., the class would be cancelled if thunder or lightning was present at 12:10 p.m. or thereafter. Any thunder or lightning before this 20-minute-prior mark does not affect the lesson. For instance, thunder at 12:09 p.m. will not cancel the 12:30 p.m. lesson. If thunder or lightning occurs during a lesson, the rest of that lesson will be cancelled for the day. We will do our best to contact you in the event of a cancellation, but please be aware that we might be unsuccessful.  If you are unsure about your lessons being held, please phone your lesson pool.

Liability & Publicity Release

In consideration for receiving permission to participate in this event, I shall indemnify, waive, release, and forever discharge the U.S. Government, the U.S. Marine Corps, the Marine Corps Community Service (MCCS), and all sponsors, medical support and any other individuals or entities connected in any way with this event from any and all claims for damages, death, personal injury or property damage and/or litigation costs/attorneys’ fees, arising from or contributing to, in whole or in part, by any act, omission, fault or mistake of the above-named persons or entities and their employees or agents, resulting from my participation in this event. I verify that I have full knowledge of the rigors of this event and the risks involved in participation, including but not limited to trip and fall, loss of orientation, exhaustion, dehydration, hyponatremia, fatigue, over-exertion, sun or heat stroke, illness, cold injuries, hypothermia, drowning (if water event), and any other injuries related to running and/or endurance events. I assert that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained to complete this event. I realize medical support for this event will consist primarily of first-aid type assistance, perhaps by volunteer laypersons. This waiver and release shall be binding on my heirs and assigns and shall run in favor of the above-named persons or entities and any individuals in any way connected with this event. By registering for this event, you understand and expressly acknowledge that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. In attending the event, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19, and waive, release, and discharge MCCS or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers from any and all liability under any theory, whether in negligence or otherwise, for any illness or injury. I further agree to have my participation in this event videotaped and photographed, and I hereby waive and release all rights to said videotapes and photographs to MCCS for its exclusive use in publicity for and/or illustration of athletic events. I agree to abide by all decisions of MCCS and its designated officials. I have read and understand the contents of this Liability & Publicity Release. 

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Contact Information and Resources
Swim Program Office (Foster)

Phone: 098-970-2787

DSN: 645-2787

OCONUS Base Phone: 81-98-970-2787


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Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sat–Sun CLOSED
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