El Segundo Aquatics Center
📍 El Segundo, CA
City aquatics center with two heated pools — a competition pool and a shallower instructional pool reaching 4.5 feet at its deepest. Offers recreational swim, lap swimming, swim lessons, and water aerobics. Online booking available.
Lap swim is so easy to book, I usually get a lane to myself and the pool temp is perfect. Parking it easy and the facilities are clean. I would only ask for more changing stalls or area. Floors are very wet and hard to change into dry clothes in such a small cramped space with limited benches.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Families with young swimmers benefit most from the shallow instructional pool, which maxes out at 4.5 feet and feels safe for children remains building confidence in the water. The online booking system reliably avoids the overcrowding common at public pools.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Christina Urego
a year ago
“Lap swim is so easy to book, I usually get a lane to myself and the pool temp is perfect. Parking it easy and the facilities are clean. I would only ask for more changing stalls or area. Floors are very wet and hard to change into dry clothes in such a small cramped space with limited benches.”
Jaime Mercer
6 years ago
“Free swim! (Called Recreational Swim here) They open up the smaller shallow pool for Rec swim and my kids loved it. It is heated and the deepest section was about 4.5 feet, I think.”
Aaron Hodge Silver
a year ago
“Plenty of room, beautiful water, well organized sign up in advance system. Locker room is acceptable, but not fancy or luxurious. Pool is clean-ish. Definitely worth the $7!”
Ash Aln
a year ago
“Great location to get your swing labs , great staff, life cards. Thank you all for keeping this place up”
Reviews from Google
Overview
El Segundo Aquatics Center operates two heated pools: a full competition pool and a shallower instructional pool ranging from 2 to 4.5 feet, which opens for recreational family swim sessions. Online lane reservations keep crowd levels manageable. The facility offers swim lessons, water aerobics, and lap swimming alongside rec swim. Changing facilities and accessible amenities are on-site, with easy parking nearby.
