The Menlo Swim School is a year-round school that provides professional, goal-oriented swim lessons for all ages and levels, developing life-long competency and a life-long love of swimming.  Find out more in our philosophy handout (PDF).

• Session Dates and Hours
• Class Levels (also see our detailed Level Descriptions page)
• Evaluations
• Registration
• Pricing
• Holidays
• Policies

• Winter:    Monday, October 31 – Sunday, January 22, 2012
• Spring 1: Monday, January 23 - Sunday, April 1, 2012
• Spring 2: Monday, April 2 - Sunday, June 10, 2012
• Summer: Monday, June 11 - Sunday, August 19, 2012
  
• Fall:         Monday, August 20 - Sunday, October 28, 2012
• Winter:   Monday, October 29 - Sunday, January 20, 2013

All lessons are 30 minutes in length and are held during the following hours:
Monday–Friday: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Monday–Friday: 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Students progress smoothly through levels of instruction, graduating to the next level when they have mastered specific objectives. Beginners progress through Levels 1, 2, and 3. Then they move to our stroke levels, starting with Freestyle, then Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly. We also offer and Advanced Strokes level.

Along with stroke level classes or after graduating, we recommend our year-round Menlo Mavericks swim team. We offer a special Pre-Mavericks lesson just for swimmers who want an introduction to team workouts and kids currently taking Breaststroke and Butterfly who could use a little extra help. Pre-Mavericks is offered M–F 3:00–4:00pm.

We have Waterbabies for ages 6 months to 3 years. For Adult learn-to-swim classes, visit our Swim Pro information page.

Visit our Level Descriptions page for details.

A 10-minute evaluation is required for all new students wishing to register for levels other than Waterbabies, and Level 1. This quick evaluation is necessary to assign a child to the class level where he or she will make the most progress and be challenged appropriately.

The evaluation takes place in the water with an experienced instructor who has the child perform a series of skills. We create a low pressure environment and look at the skills the child has naturally. We assign a level based on three factors; age, swimming ability, and responsiveness to feedback.

Evaluation and level assignment are necessary before we place a student into a lesson timeslot.

Just show up! Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in and have your child ready to swim at one of these exact times:

• Monday - Friday: noon and 7:00pm
  
• Saturday: 2:00pm
• Sunday: noon
  

• Level 1: L1
• Level 2: L2
• Level 3: L3
• Freestyle: FR
• Backstroke: BK
• Breaststroke: BR
• Butterfly: FLY

The Swim School registration process differs for currently-enrolled students and for new students.

Currently-enrolled students
Before each session, priority registration enables consistent class times from session to session. During the two-week Priority Confirmation period, register to keep your current timeslots. During the two-week Priority Changes period, change your lesson times, add family members, and add new classes. If you miss these priority registration periods, you will register for the next session during open registration when there may be fewer timeslot choices.

New students
If you don't need an evaluation (Waterbabies, Level 1), you are ready to register. If you have completed an evaluation, you will receive a level code that you enter during registration. The level code allows you to view timeslots available for your level.

To start lessons mid-session, register immediately. You will choose type of lesson and level, choose a range of timeslots, and when you wish to begin.
To start lessons at the beginning of a session, wait until the open registration period, two weeks prior to the session. Complete registration using your level code and entering preferred timeslots.

Linked lessons
We try our best to offer the same instructor if you sign up your child for lessons twice a week, we offer linked Mon/Wed and linked Tue/Thu classes. During registration you can choose a linked set and we will make every attempt to place your child with the same instructor for both classes each week.

Pricing depends on the number of lessons you choose in the 10-week session. If you choose Mondays and there is a Monday holiday, you will pay for a 9-lesson session. If you begin mid-session, pricing is pro-rated.

During registration you will see your lesson quantity and price totals computed for your frequency and day choices with holidays taken into account. The table below shows the range of pricing.

Open Swim Add-On
Add Open Swim to your Swim School registration. This allows the Swim School student unlimited access during Open Swim hours and includes non-swimming adults who are always admitted for free. Parents of Waterbabies who want to also attend Open Swim need to pay separately from their child's add-on pass. Your Open Swim pass will be good during the session you're attending Swim School.

$35 during Winter, Spring 1, and Spring 2 sessions
$50 during Summer session

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• January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• February 20: Presidents' Day
• April 8: Easter
• May 28: Memorial Day
• July 4: Independence Day
• September 3: Labor Day
• November 22 – 25: Thanksgiving
• December 24 – January 6, 2013: Holiday break for Christmas and New Year's

• Double diaper policy: All non-toilet trained children are required to wear a disposable diaper covered by a snug fitting reusable diaper cover.  For your convenience, these are available for purchase at the front desk.
  
• No make-ups or refunds for missed classes.
• Swim school tuition does NOT cover any other services at the pool including the use of the baby pool or open swimming.  These must be paid for separately.
• Mid-session class placement depends on availability.
  
• Mid-session registration is at a pro-rated fee.
• If you would like to cancel out of the current session you must cancel more than 48 hours prior to your next swim lesson to keep 100% of the unused balance on the account to be used at a later time.
• A balance may be refunded within 30 days of a payment, a $30 administration fee will be applied.
  
• Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a specific instructor.

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