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UC Davis Aquatics UC Davis Aquatics offers recreational and lap swim opportunities for swimmers of all abilities.

Whether you want to improve your fitness or relax in the sun, Campus Recreation has a pool for you. Swimming can provide a full-body, cardiovascular workout, while also improving endurance, posture and muscle strength. From the fitness novice to the performance athlete, swimming is an excellent low-impact exercise option for any individual. If you would rather lounge by the pool, our facilities also offer a relaxing, easy-going environment to escape those stressful days. Whatever your preference, Campus Recreation offers outstanding opportunities at Hickey Pool and Recreation Pool.

10/24/2026

Don’t worry we figured it out eventually.



Video Description: A short, comedic video filmed at the UC Davis Recreation Pool shows Aquatics staff gathered on the pool deck learning how to use a new pool vacuum. Several staff members work together with the vacuum equipment and long black hoses while others watch the demonstration. On-screen text reads, “Editing our new pool vacuum training like a horror movie.” The otherwise routine staff training is edited dramatically to resemble a horror movie, turning learning how to operate the new equipment into an intentionally over-the-top, suspenseful scene.

10/20/2026

I WANNA GO IN THE WATER!


A short video filmed at the UC Davis Recreation Pool on a bright, sunny day shows lifeguards taking tums on the diving board. One lifeguard stands at the end of the board before jumping into the pool, then another lifeguard steps forward for their turn. The video continues with the guards alternating tums jumping from the board and splashing into the water. The outdoor pool, diving
area, surrounding deck, palm trees, and clear blue sky are visible in the background, giving the video a playful pool atmosphere.

10/16/2026

They said no eating on the stand... we may have misunderstood the assignment.




A video filmed at the UC Davis Recreation Pool shows a lifeguard sitting confidently on an elevated guard stand overlooking the outdoor pool. The lifeguard is dressed for work and poses on the stand while the camera captures them from different angles. The video focuses on their confident appearance and demeanor, using the slang concept of “eating” to suggest that the lifeguard looks especially good while doing their job. The pool, surrounding deck, trees, and recreation facility are visible in the background.

10/07/2026

How it feels to leave for the next rotation



A vertical video at the UC Davis Recreation Pool shows a lifeguard wearing a blue Aquatics uniform, sunglasses, whistle, and red rescue tube walking out of the guard office and onto the pool deck. Large text on screen reads, “How it feels to leave for the next rotation.” She walks confidently past the camera carrying her rescue tube, dramatically treating the short walk to her next guard rotation like a grand departure.

10/03/2026

We love to lifeguard and watch over our patrons but who doesn’t love to go off the dive board?



Image Description: A vertical video filmed at the UC Davis Recreation Pool shows a lifeguard sitting in a guard chair before getting up and taking off running along the pool deck. The camera follows as he runs around the outdoor pool, eventually jumping into the water and swimming instead. The video takes place around sunset, with the pool, lifeguard equipment, trees, and evening sky visible in the background.

Fall hours just dropped 🍂🏊New quarter, new schedule! Save this post so you know when to come get your laps in, float aro...
09/30/2026

Fall hours just dropped 🍂🏊

New quarter, new schedule! Save this post so you know when to come get your laps in, float around, or convince yourself that swimming definitely counts as studying.

Image Description: A 10-slide Instagram carousel shares the UC Davis Recreation Pool’s updated Fall 2026 operating schedule from September 21 through January 3. The graphics use a sunset photo of the outdoor pool as the background with schedule information displayed on cream-colored hanging-sign graphics.

Monday: Lap and leisure swim from 6:30–8:45 AM and 12:00–7:00 PM. The dive well and diving board are closed.

Tuesday: Lap and leisure swim from 6:30–11:00 AM, 12:00–2:45 PM, and 5:00–7:00 PM. The dive well and diving board are closed.

Wednesday: Lap and leisure swim from 6:30–8:45 AM and 12:00–7:00 PM. The dive well and diving board are closed.

Thursday: Lap and leisure swim from 6:30–11:00 AM, 12:00–2:45 PM, and 5:00–7:00 PM. The dive well and diving board are closed.

Friday: Lap and leisure swim from 6:30–8:45 AM and 12:00–7:00 PM. The dive well and diving board are closed.

Saturday and Sunday: Lap and leisure swim from 8:00–11:00 AM and 12:00–3:00 PM. The dive well and diving board are closed.

Adjusted hours are 4:00–7:00 PM on October 10 for staff training, November 11 for Veterans Day, and November 14 for staff training.

The pool is closed November 25–29 for Thanksgiving Break and December 12–January 3 for Winter Break.

09/30/2026

I feel like you’re just here for the diving board.

Video filmed at the UC Davis Recreation Pool on a sunny day. A staff member in a blue UC Davis Campus Recreation polo stands in front of palm trees before the video transitions to the pool’s diving area. A person enters the water near the diving boards, creating a large splash, and is then shown swimming underwater in the clear blue pool.

September Training! 🛟Before welcoming everyone back to campus, our Aquatics staff spent some time on the pool deck brush...
09/26/2026

September Training! 🛟

Before welcoming everyone back to campus, our Aquatics staff spent some time on the pool deck brushing up on rescue skills, recertifying some of our lifeguards, and getting ready for another year of keeping our patrons safe!

Here’s to a great year ahead. Go Ags! 🐴

09/22/2026

Someone had to hold it down in Davis all summer

Video Description: A short video filmed at the UC Davis Recreation Pool on a sunny day. A lifeguard runs toward the pool, jumps into the air, and does a jump before landing in the water with a large splash. Another lifeguard is seated in a guard chair nearby. On-screen text reads: “Not everyone can spend their summer in L.A. Someone had to hold it down at the UC Davis Rec Pool.”

09/18/2026

POV: you are one minute late to rotation

Video Description: A vertical video at the UC Davis Recreation Pool shows a lifeguard standing on the pool deck in a blue UC Davis Aquatics shirt, sunglasses, whistle, and red rescue tube. The camera slowly moves closer as he looks toward the person filming. Text across the top of the video reads, “POV: you are one minute late to rotation.” The lifeguard’s increasingly unimpressed reaction plays into the joke about being late to relieve another guard from their position.

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152 La Rue Road
Davis, CA
95616

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