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Open Swim Hours – Fall 2025
The Student Recreation Center Pool offers general open swim for students, faculty, staff, and alumni members. No reservation is required. Locker rooms and showers are available for use.
Effective Sunday, August 24 2025, the Student Recreation Center Pool hours are as follows:
- 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.
- All patrons must still abide by Student Recreation Center regulations. In order to enter the facility, you will be required to show:
- A valid Montclair State University I.D.
Information about Student Recreation Center memberships can be found on our Memberships web page.
Questions?
If you have any questions about Campus Recreation’s Aquatics Department, please call 973-655-3349.
Free Swim Lessons – For Montclair State University Students
***Fall 2025 – Starts September 8th, 2025!!***
Beginners
Never swam before? No problem! These lessons will give you the important foundational skills in swimming and help you be more comfortable in the pool. Learn how to use proper breath control, float, and swim with a kickboard.
Skills Focus:
- Being comfortable in the water
- Learning how to float on your back and front
- Learning how to kick off the wall with a kickboard
- Introducing proper breath control in the water
- Learning how to tread water
- Learn alternate kicks (Froggy Kick)
- Being comfortable in the deep end
- Introducing arms to your strokes
Dates:
Starts Monday, September 8; Ends on Thursday, November 20th
Times:
- Monday: 9-10AM & 5-6PM
- Tuesday: 5-6PM
- Wednesday: 2-3PM & 5-6PM
- Thursday:11-12 PM & 4-5PM
Location: SRC Pool
Registration: Engage
FREE with a valid Montclair State ID
Intermediate
Take your swimming to the next level! Get introduced to new strokes or work on the ones you already know. These lessons are for swimmers who are a little more comfortable in the water but still want to improve their technique and expand what skills they know.
Skills Focus:
- Swimming unassisted on your front and back
- Improve treading (in the deep end)
- Improving breath control in the water
- Learn alternate kicks (Dolphin Kick)
- Introduction to and/or improving your breaststroke
- Swimming laps
- Introduction to open and flip turns
- Introduction to Butterfly
Dates:
Starts Monday, September 8; Ends on Thursday, November 20th
Times:
- Monday: 1-2PM & 5-6PM
- Tuesday: 5-6PM
- Wednesday:11-12 PM & 5-6PM
- Thursday: 11-12PM & 4-5PM
Location: SRC Pool
Registration: Engage
FREE with a valid Montclair State ID
Free Swim Clinics – Semester Long
Take your swimming to the next level! Do you have a specific skill you really want to work on but never had the chance to, or that you have been meaning to learn? Each clinic will have its own topic to work on and really be able to go in-depth on. Skills include treading, flip turns, sprints, starts, and more.
Clinic Focus Dates
- 9/12 – Freestyle
- 9/26 – Breaststroke
- 10/10 – Treading and Starts
- 10/31 – Butterfly
- 11/14 – Turns (flip turns and open turns)
Dates:
Starts on Friday, September 12
Biweekly – 9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/31, 11/14
- Time: Friday 2:00-3:00PM
- Location: SRC Pool
Registration: Engage
- Check out our free swim promo video.
- Email srcaquatics@montclair.edu to begin scheduling your lessons!
Questions?
If you have any questions about Campus Recreation’s Aquatics Department, please call 973-655-3349.
The Student Recreation Center strives to create a welcoming and fun environment for all whether it be on land or in water! Aquatics Planned Events brings creativity and excitement through events for students to come alone or with friends! For either a relaxing night come enjoy our Dive-in movies, Paddleboard Yoga, and many more! Or if you’re looking for an adrenaline rush check out Wipeout, Hamster Glow, or Pool Bingo! Come join us on Monday nights from 6-8 p.m!
Fall 2025 Events!
Come out to the Student Recreation Pool for a fun night of pool side trivia! Whether you want to play dry on land, or wet in the water, you have an equal chance of winning some awesome prizes!! Test out your pop culture knowledge and definitely don’t miss out on the chance to win some back to school goodies such as an airfryer, speaker, or JBL headphones!
How do I Sign-up?
- Registration is not required
- FREE with valid Montclair State ID
When and Where?
- Thursday, September 18
- 5 – 7 p.m.
- Student Recreation Center – Pool
Have you ever wanted to stand on water? Well, now is your chance with Paddleboard Yoga! Grab your friends and come on down to the Student Recreation Center Pool and enjoy a time of fun and relaxation. Spots are limited so make sure to RSVP on Engage and save your paddleboard. This is something you won’t want to miss!
How do I Sign-up?
- Registration is not required
- FREE with valid Montclair State ID
When and Where?
- Monday, October 6 | November 3
- 2 – 3 p.m.
- Student Recreation Center – Pool
Come to the Student Recreation Center for a fun Dive-in movie! Whether you wanna stay dry and watch from the pool deck or float around on a raft, we encourage you to join us for a spooky fun time!
How do I Sign-up?
- Registration is not required
- FREE with valid Montclair State ID
When and Where?
- Tuesday, October 14
- 7 – 9 p.m.
- Student Recreation Center – Pool
Come out to the Student Recreation Pool for a fun night of Pool Bingo! Whether you want to play dry on land, or wet in the water, you have an equal chance of winning some awesome prizes!! Don’t miss out on the chance to win a Fire stick, Popcorn Machine or MOVIE PROJECTOR!
How do I Sign-up?
- Registration is not required
- FREE with valid Montclair State ID
When and Where?
- Thursday, November 6
- 5 – 7 p.m.
- Student Recreation Center – Pool
Prizes!
- Fire Stick
- Popcorn Machine
- Movie Projector
Have you ever tried to walk on water before? I’m sure if you did it didn’t work out too well… but come on down to the SRC pool you will be able to achieve that dream! Bring a friend and race each other and see who the true winner is. Spend your evening tumbling around and have a chance to win your very own Switch Lite! You won’t want to miss out on a once in a lifetime opportunity!
How do I Sign-up?
- Registration is not required
- FREE with valid Montclair State ID
When and Where?
- Thursday, November 20
- 5 – 7 p.m.
- Student Recreation Center – Pool
Questions?
If you have any questions about Campus Recreation’s Aquatics Department, please call 973-655-3349.
Faculty/Staff Family Swim
On the last Friday of each month during the academic year, the Department of Athletics and Recreation invites the University to bring up to 4 guests to use the pool for free! No membership to the facility is required, but you must have a valid Montclair ID to join. Flotation devices are allowed as long as they are USCG approved. We also have life jackets available – just ask the lifeguard.
Please note the following rules:
- You must be affiliated with the University to join (Student, Faculty, Staff or Alumni with ID).
- Bring your Montclair ID in order to check-in.
- No prior registration required. First come, first served. Space is limited to 30 people total
- You must accompany your guests at all times during the program.
- All children must be over the age of 5 and fully potty-trained
- The program is limited to the pool only – guests are not permitted to use any equipment or the gymnasium.
Check-in Process:
- Check-in at the table outside of the pool area to receive your wristband. Each ID holder must be present to check-in up to 4 guests over the age of 5.
- Check-in begins at 5pm each day of the program, and all guests must be checked-in before 7pm
- The pool closes at 9:30pm.
Fall 2025 Dates:
- Friday, September 26, 2025
- Friday, October 24, 2025
- Friday, November 21, 2025