Our Team

Our Team

Alto Swim Club is the premier United States Swimming team in the Palo Alto and Stanford area. We offer a comprehensive swim program for all athletes, from the beginner swimmer to the Olympian. Our swim team utilizes a number of local pools and facilities. Our home pool is Avery Aquatic Center on the Stanford University Campus. Alto Swim Club is a USA Swimming Club Excellence Silver Medal Team (2021) and achieved Bronze Medal Recognition the previous year (2020).

Our Mission

To be the best developmental and high performance swim team in the United States.

Our Vision

To provide a safe, positive and healthy environment for athletes, coaches, officials and team families.

Team Philosophy

To maximize long-term athletic success, athletes must be developed as a whole person. Alto focuses on skill development and age appropriate swim and dryland training. Swim training groups provide a systematic progression of increased expectations and involvement. As swimmers develop emotionally and physically, workload increases to allow them to reach their full potential.

What is deemed extraordinary elsewhere occurs daily at Alto Swim Club. We succeed because we dare to challenge our members to achieve big goals and chase their dreams. Winning with Alto is a product of enthusiasm, hard work and fun.

Professional Coaching

The coaching staff at Alto Swim Club are professionals who are passionate about swimming. The coaching staff and team provide individuals with the resources needed to achieve their goals.

Alto Swim Club Coaches are USA Swimming registered & certified, including background check, Athlete Protection Training, USA Swimming SafeSport & Coaches Safety Training and CPR & First Aid Certifications. Alto Swim School Lesson Instructors complete the Alto Swimming Instructor Certification as well as safety & first aid training. Meet our Swim Coaches Here.

Our Name

Alto comes from our home, Palo Alto, referencing our strong connection to the community we proudly represent. The name Alto has a deeper meaning derived from the Latin word "altus," which translates to high, profound, and lofty. This symbolism was chosen to represent the athlete’s swimming journey and aspirations, working alongside a group of determined, dedicated members embarking on a challenging journey towards the summit.

In this context, reaching the summit is the ultimate goal of the Alto Swim Club, a pinnacle of achievement and success. But it is not just the destination that is important, it is the process and hard work required to reach that point. The journey to the top is marked by ups and downs, challenges and moments of triumph, all of which contribute to the profound and meaningful experience of being a member of Alto Swim Club.