Swim Lessons with Alto Swim Club
Get ready to make big swimming progress with Alto Swim Club Lessons!
Small Group Lessons:
Small group lessons offer semi-private instruction with a maximum of 3 - 5 swimmers per coach. These lessons focus on technique and skill development. Small groups are ideal for beginning and intermediate swimmers who are not yet ready for the competitive or fitness team.
Schedule: 10 AM, 25-minute class, scheduled in a 4-lesson series (Monday - Thursday)
Location: Gunn High School, Palo Alto
Private Learn-to-Swim:
These one-on-one sessions focus on water safety and basic swimming skills for young children or non-swimmers. The Swim School staff are trained to work with beginners, offering personalized instruction tailored to each child’s comfort and progress in the water. Lessons are for children or adults new to swimming who need basic instruction and water safety.
Schedule: 25-minute class, scheduled in a 4-lesson series (Monday - Thursday)
Location: Gunn High School, Palo Alto
Private Technique Lessons:
These lessons are one-on-one sessions focused on improving specific aspects of stroke technique, starts, turns, or overall race strategy. Our Alto Coach Staff works directly with swimmers to tailor the lessons to their individual needs and goals. Lessons are for competitive swimmers looking to refine their skills.
Schedule: 25, 40 or 55 minute sessions. By appointment only, based on coach availability.
Location: Varies based on coach and pool availability.
Peak Performance Clinic:
Summer Clinics for competitive swimmers ages 9 - 13. Each session includes focused skill progressions, guided video learning from some of the best swimmers in the world, in-water demonstrations, and individual video stroke review for each attendee. The primary focus is sharpening technical skills for performance in training and racing.
Schedule: 10 AM - 1:30 PM, Monday - Thursday
Location: Gunn High School, Palo Alto
One-Time Clinics:
These are focused, one-time events designed to target specific skills such as starts, turns, underwaters, or race strategies. Clinics involve demonstrations, practice, video review and coaching feedback. Duration: Variable. Schedule: Offered periodically throughout the year, often during school breaks, weekends, or leading up to major competitions.
Schedule and Location: As announced, varies throughout the year.
“The coaches are knowledgeable. We did private lessons and made a lot of progress in 2 weeks. I like the format of having the same coach for 4 days in a row, you can make improvements and build day-to-day. We will definitely be back to take more lessons this summer.”
