Hawthorne Pool

I like to swim here but not when it is windy. The win blows right over Hawthorne High and chills me to the bone… a warm day with no wind = a great swim.

The pool here is spacious and pretty clean. I got certified to be a scuba diver. As an open water, advanced open water, rescue diver, and dive master I had all my dive trainings here and enjoyed my experiences here. If you’re looking to swim in clean water and showers that are warm then I recommend this pool.

Had such fun learning to dive here. The pool opened at 2 pm for the scuba class and we got in and jumped right into the water. Really big clean pool. I’m sure they have a schedule online of when it is open to the public but the facility is nice and clean. More info can be found here:

I was thinking of taking my children here for swim lessons, but the pool was packed and overcrowded that I decided against it.

Buyer beware, especially if you expect your child (under age 7) to gain basic swimming skills (for pool parties, etc.) so that he/​she can keep his/​her head above the water without the use of flotation devices.
As a parent observing my child in «swim lessons», the Tiny Tots class is not SWIM lessons, but more of a hybrid between the Parent-​and-​Me class (minus the parent) and a glorified bath-​time, both of which can be done at home for free.
My kids only take swim lessons when they’re ready to learn how to swim independently from any flotation devices. Unfortunately, I have felt deceived by the advertising of «swim lessons» for the Tiny Tots class, because kids are actually not taught how to swim independently of flotation devices in that class.
I’m concerned that my child will not learn how to swim this summer at the Hawthorne pool, and money has been wasted. One of our older kids was quickly taught at a young age how to swim at the local Y, where the staff actually teaches little kids how to swim.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place!
I can not recommend it highly enough.
My kids took swimming lessons for six weeks and I ended up taking water aerobics classes for two weeks (would go longer, but the lessons/​classes stop 10÷4÷13)
The instructors are young, personable and know what they are doing. They have great customer service the facilities and the pool are clean. There is also free parking in a pretty large lot onsite.
Last, but not least, the cost of the services they offer are ridiculously low. I kept thinking they were quoting me the wrong prices!
I agree with Sergio T — I don’t want others finding out about this place, but I have to let everyone know what an amazing place this is!

My wife and I are both lifeguards and WSI. Our daughter (5yo) wouldn’t put her face in the water and didn’t want lessons. We tried everything. We then signed her up for summer lessons as our last hail mary. Day 2 of lessons she was putting her face in the water and kicking. Bam! I love them.

I am a lap swimmer and use this pool regularly. I appreciate that there are three swim options (for the summer at least) and most of the time there is plenty of space. People are friendly if you have to double up on a lane. Only once have I had to triple up and circle swim. This pool gets everyone from recreational swimmers to those that are clearly competitive swimmers. I like this variety. During the summer, the midday swim is the most congested (12 – 1). Not only are the lanes packed, the lifeguards start taking the lane lines down about 10 – 15 minutes early to get ready for free swim that starts at 1 (a routine that thoroughly peeves me, as I am paying for an hour of swim time and distracted for ¹⁄₆ of it). I would definitely suggest either the morning or afternoon swim hours instead if you have the choice. Similarly, Sundays have gotten really busy as they have been teaching scuba lessons in about half the lap lane area. I should note that they only guarantee 2 lanes of availability on the weekends and they offer far more than that. Overall, this pool is friendly, clean, convenient, and affordable. I have gotten several of my friends hooked as well.

I hate the fact this place is getting reviews on Unilocal.
It means soon this place will be packed and I won’t have
most of the pool all to myself.
This place is cleaner than others I’ve been to, and the workers
are very friendly.
Please stay away from this place so I can waddle and splash around
like a fat penguin all by myself.

This outdoor pool is awesome!
A pool might not be the first place you think of going when you’re looking to shape up and slim down – but perhaps it should be. No other workout burns calories, boosts metabolism, and firms every muscle in your body (without putting stress on your joints) better than a swim workout.
There are 2 pools located inside the facility: lap/​diving pool, and a kid’s pool. The pools were renovated approximately 4 years ago and they still look new. The main pool itself is pretty big, 4 lanes dedicated to lap swimming and a «free swim» zone for kids and the water aerobics people. Both pools are heated to 80 degrees F.
The pools are maintained with the utmost care and the staff is very helpful. The Hawthorne Pool is equipped with both men and women’s locker rooms (old school but satisfactory), clean with no frills and heated showers.
Great place to spend $ 4…your body will thank you.

I admit this is my first city pool experience since I was a child but I love it here. My only regret is that I didnt start earlier in the summer. This past week Ive been taking the water aerobics class here and I love it. It is the best thing everrrrrr. The instructor (Ashley) is nice, the class is only $ 4, the pool is huge and mostly clean (saw some dirt on the bottom this morning but its a lot of kids in this pool for lessons), everyone who works there seems to be extremely nice and class wasnt crowded at all (though I heard from other classmates that it was a LOT more crowded during summer peak). Anyway its definitely a place to check out. All of the activities seemed to be very reasonably priced from swim lessons to aerobics classes to the swim laps. There are a lot of kids here during the morning but every day I have been there were no «out of control» children, every instructor is in control and the kids are extremely well behaved. I could kick myself for not discovering this earlier in the summer instead I have to settle for this final week. I dont even know if this pool is open year around or if some type of aerobics class will still be offered in the fall but i sure hope so

A great «outdoor» swimming pool that offers an above average swim experience for swimmers of all swim/​fitness levels. It’s a very clean, easy to get to, reasonably priced (for lap swimming), well run and very well maintained pool. As an avid-​swimmer, I have swam in a ton of pools and would have to rate this one an «A+ swim facility.» Without out a doubt, it’s one of the nicer (outdoor) swim facilities in the South Bay! To be honest my training partners and I are thinking twice about returning to my usual training pool, which seems really dirty (deck and water quality) and a bit poorly run in comparison.
The staff here are super friendly and helpful. I noticed the lanes are a bit narrow when having to share a lane with another swimmer, but really wasn’t a problem, cake… if you are sharing a lane with another experienced swimmer.
For the most part the other swimmers (of all different levels) seemed pretty cool, although my training partner and I had a run in with this really rude women that insisted on sharing our lane to circle swim (which the lifeguard told me later isn’t a common practice here). There were better people for her to ask since we are both aggressive swimmers and there was no way she would have been able to hang with us. (all she had to do was wait less then 5 minutes for us to finish our workout. Instead after she asked us and we said «no». she jump into our lane anyway, after making my flip turn I slam-​ed into her. Heated words started to fly. She wanted the lifeguard to call the police, that was pretty funny, hard not to laugh! I was told the next day by another lifeguards that she is no doubt the «pool trouble maker» there and always has issues with people and complains loudly. As long as you don’t run into her you should enjoy an awesome swim experience and meet some cool like minded people!
They offer decent hours for lap swimming and it’s a fair price! The Hawthorne pool is also home of a really great swim program, as well (SOBA Swim Team)
Totally enjoyed swimming there! Thanks for having us!!! We will be back.
Markus /​The Fitness Underground Los Angeles-​Team LIVESTRONG

The best pool in the South Bay area.

Been here a couple times for SCUBA practice. Heated, but not hot. Nice pool for practicing, never crowded (except with SCUBA divers).

A year round heated outdoor pool near LAX and El Segundo. Clean, not crowded lap pool (except for the 2 months in the summer) What else can a swimmer ask for. Its not luxerious but being able to swim on the way to and from airport or if you work nearby is a luxery by itself.