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Santa Barbara Aquatics Swim Classes offers group Swim Classes, including StarBabies, StarTots, several Swim School levels, and Private Swim Classes. The program also offers a Beginner PADI Open Water Diver Course, PADI Advanced Open Water Course, PADI Divemaster Course, and an Emergency First Response First Aid/CPR/AED Course.
• Ages: 0–12 years old
• Schedule: 2026 Summer Session runs June 22 through September 6, meets once per week for 11 weeks
• Price: StarBabies (6–18 Months Old) $319.00; StarTots (18–36 Months Old) $319.00; Swim School - 3 Years Old $319.00; Swim School - 6–12 Years Old $319.00; Beginner PADI Open Water Diver Course $600.00 (on sale from $650.00); PADI Advanced Open Water Course $625.00 (on sale from $650.00); PADI Divemaster Course $1,500.00; Emergency First Response First Aid/CPR/AED Course $100.00
Santa Barbara Aquatics Swim Classes began in 2017. The owner, Ashley Bolling, is a Swim Instructor and Owner and is a certified Swim Instructor Trainer with Starfish Aquatics Institute. Starfish Aquatics Institute has paired up with PADI Swim Schools to offer an innovative and learner-focused curriculum to achieve swim and safety benchmarks. All instructors aim to instill confidence and build a pattern of safe habits, and Private Swim Classes offer personalized instruction tailored to the child’s needs and comfort level.
Santa Barbara Aquatics handpicks each item of equipment to provide reliable, high-performance gear, and customer service is provided by divers who use the equipment themselves. Instructors are described as lifetime dive professionals. The stated mission is to instill the wonder and wellness that comes from time spent in the water by sharing the love of all things ocean through experienced diving instruction, friendly customer service, and access to the best equipment available.
Parent and participant feedback includes comments that staff are amazing in both their knowledge and how fun and friendly they are, and that one diver felt comfortable and safe on their first few dives after certification. Other feedback notes knowledgeable staff with high quality equipment and describes the program as providing a knowledgeable and helpful set of instructors for a daughter who took the course.
Last updated July 10, 2026.
• Ages: 0–12 years old
• Schedule: 2026 Summer Session runs June 22 through September 6, meets once per week for 11 weeks
• Price: StarBabies (6–18 Months Old) $319.00; StarTots (18–36 Months Old) $319.00; Swim School - 3 Years Old $319.00; Swim School - 6–12 Years Old $319.00; Beginner PADI Open Water Diver Course $600.00 (on sale from $650.00); PADI Advanced Open Water Course $625.00 (on sale from $650.00); PADI Divemaster Course $1,500.00; Emergency First Response First Aid/CPR/AED Course $100.00
Santa Barbara Aquatics Swim Classes began in 2017. The owner, Ashley Bolling, is a Swim Instructor and Owner and is a certified Swim Instructor Trainer with Starfish Aquatics Institute. Starfish Aquatics Institute has paired up with PADI Swim Schools to offer an innovative and learner-focused curriculum to achieve swim and safety benchmarks. All instructors aim to instill confidence and build a pattern of safe habits, and Private Swim Classes offer personalized instruction tailored to the child’s needs and comfort level.
Santa Barbara Aquatics handpicks each item of equipment to provide reliable, high-performance gear, and customer service is provided by divers who use the equipment themselves. Instructors are described as lifetime dive professionals. The stated mission is to instill the wonder and wellness that comes from time spent in the water by sharing the love of all things ocean through experienced diving instruction, friendly customer service, and access to the best equipment available.
Parent and participant feedback includes comments that staff are amazing in both their knowledge and how fun and friendly they are, and that one diver felt comfortable and safe on their first few dives after certification. Other feedback notes knowledgeable staff with high quality equipment and describes the program as providing a knowledgeable and helpful set of instructors for a daughter who took the course.
Last updated July 10, 2026.
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