Aquatics

Open Swim

The Student Recreation Center pool is available for open swim for students, faculty, staff and alumni members. No reservation required! Locker rooms and showers available for use as well. All you need is a valid Montclair State University ID or membership.

Pool Hours

• Monday–Thursday, 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.
• Friday, 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Saturday, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Sunday, 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Hours may vary during University breaks, holidays or special events.

Swim Lessons

Learn how to swim or improve your technique with beginner and intermediate lessons available to students for free! No registration required, just come by to our beginner or intermediate lessons.

• Beginner: Perfect if you’re new to swimming or building confidence in the water. Focus areas include floating, breath control, basic movement and comfort in both shallow and deep water.
• Intermediate: Designed for swimmers looking to improve technique and expand their skills, including stroke development, endurance and control.

Learn to Swim Program

Our Learn to Swim program is divided into classes based on age, not ability (ages 5-8, ages 8-13 and adults 18+) and requires registration. Once you register for the appropriate time, our instructors will sort the classes by ability and comfort level, so all of our participants will be working with others at a similar level. 

Sign Up and Learn to Swim! Learn More about Community Programs

Swim Clinics

Looking to focus on a specific skill? Swim clinics offer more in-depth instruction on topics like strokes, turns and technique. Clinics are offered throughout the semester and are free for students.

Family Swim

On the last Friday of each month during the academic year, we invite you to bring up to four (4) guests to use the pool for free! No membership to the facility is required, but you must have a valid Montclair State University ID to join. Flotation devices are allowed as long as they are USCG approved. We also have life jackets available – just ask the lifeguard.

Family Swim Guidelines

• You must be affiliated with the University as a student, faculty, staff or alumni with an active membership
• Guests must be accompanied at all times
• Children must be age 5+ and fully potty-trained
• Pool access only (no access to other facilities)
• First-come, first-served up to 30 people
• Check in begins at 5 p.m. on the given Friday and ends at 7 p.m. 
• You may access the pool until it closes, but not other areas of the facility