Pacific Hosts Annual Summer Swim School

STOCKTON, Calif. – The University of the Pacific is giving back to the community by soaking in the sun with its annual summer swim school at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool.

Running from June 2 to August 7, the swimming program provides 30-minute lessons that meet four times a week during two-week sessions. The lessons are instructed by professionals and Pacific student-athletes who are familiar with the swimming pool and community.

“The swim school is very beneficial to the community,” said Anna Weber, a 2025 graduate who is helping oversee the program this year. “It’s nice to give the kids and the community a chance to swim in our pool. We have a lot of our student-athletes that help teach the swimming lessons. It’s special because not many universities offer a program like this to collaborate with Division I student-athletes, and we enjoy the experience all summer long.”

The classes range from one-year-old to 15+ years old age groups with the sessions spread out across morning and evening times. Over 900 swimmers have signed up for this year’s sessions thus far as the program continues to invite those to the university’s pool facility from all around the San Joaquin County.

The university and the community coming together sheds a positive light for the campus connecting with future Tigers, just like how Pacific swim head coach Katelyne Herrington learned nearly three decades ago.

“The Pacific swim school is such a great way to connect with the community, teaching one of the most important lifesaving skills,” Herrington said. “Most, if not all, the instructors are swimmers or water polo players at Pacific that come from a high level of swim experience, which is pretty neat and special for the youth. Born and raised in Stockton myself, I took lessons as a kid almost 30 years ago and can still remember the experience and the instructor who was on the college swim team.”

For more information about the Pacific summer swim school, visit the link here.

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