My son started to learn swim here since he was 4, we use 2 instructors and my son loves both of them. Actually, swim is boring sometimes, but they can make my kid so happy to go swimming lesson every time. My kid is not good at this area at the beginning, but with their help, my son still improved a lot in his swimming skills and get red ribbon. The best things is: with their encouragement, my son is willing to try his best and work hard. I also feel their front desk is very helpful and we felt everyone is so welcomed at DACA. When accidents happens, their response is fast to keep the swim clean without interrupt the lesson (after all, they have 2 pools). read more

My son has taken swim lessons at DACA each year in preparation for his summer swim team. The instructors are knowledgeable and patient. He always feels more confident in the water at the end of the classes. He loves the warm indoor pool during the cold winter months. read more

We kept our expectations pretty low because of the bad Yelp reviews, but we've been pleasantly surprised. We started our daughter with Rainbow class and have seen steady progress. Her coach, Brandon, is really great. He's patient and gently nudges her to improve after each class. She's all smiles after each class. read more

My 5 year old son has had private swimming lessons with coaches in DACA for a few months, and he made a lot of progress since then. He is willing to put on googles now, and can float/kick by himself without any help. read more

A wonderful environment to learn how to swim and master skills. Definitely recommend one on one lessons to speed up the process and increase comfort. read more

Good indoor heated pool and is open year round when compared to other swim schools. Lots of skilled instructors. They encourage kids with coloured ribbons when they pass a level. My kid is going here for the past 8 months, she already got blue ribbon. Definitely recommend to others. Cons: the changing room is small and waiting area is very close by, sometimes you get vet. They don't have make up class if you miss any class. read more

I think ths is great place to teach kids swimming without a lot of stress. My kids went here for 2.5 years and knew how to swim the major strokes at the end of it. The one thing I wish is that they were more coordinated with their own pre-comp arm. It does not seem like one program graduates into another, it is more like 2 distinct programs with different ways of teaching. But as far as teaching basic swimming skills, this place really works. read more

Terrible experience! Do not go there... Although the facility is poor the thing most threw me off is their service. their staff are rude (i'm talking about their office clerks/managers. teachers are actually friendly, but were not too helpful for my kids). With that kind of service I just do not think they have any returning customers, and I will never refer my friends there. I will not bring my kids there again. read more

Their office staff, billing, and interaction with parents deserve a 1 star but your kid can learn to swim here. They have some great 5 star instructors. Most of them are college students so when their course work changes they leave. This is good and bad. Many of these instructors are very enthusiastic but don't have a lot of depth, if your kid has plateaued, which they will, you should consider a new class or wait for the instructor change which will come. Your kid will do better if they have access to a pool outside of class. Don't put your kid in too young if you really expect them to swim. They need a certain level of motor skills. If you can get them to a early afternoon class you may get what amounts to a private lesson at group rates. After the DACA classes they can go to "pre-comp" at de Anza or Saratoga High, really a 1 star experience. Too bad DACA doesn't have ongoing instruction (life saving, survival swimming) or just more instruction without having to be in a competitive program. read more

My son went here for more than a year and got his Gold starfish. Though all the instructors are good, Bruce is my son's favorite. My son learnt a lot from Bruce who taught him starting at Orange level and my son made it to Competitive swimming without having to go to pre-competitive! The front desk and all other the staff there are super friendly and very understanding. I can't ask for more! read more

My child is currently enrolled in the competitive swim team program and i would say the learning depends on the coaching skills. Some coachs are better than the others. If you are lucky your child will get good coaching and advance quickly in his/her swim techniques. In general DACA is good. The coaches are quite friendly and my child is very happy being part of DACA swim team. There is one thing about this swim club that i have noticed is that if you go to DACA website, you can't find the DACA logo on the main web page. I see that DACA has really nice logo and none of their swim team clothing have it on beside the big word "DACA" (swim team t-shirt, hoodie, swim cap, swimwear or even swim parka). It is kinda disapointed a bit. I think it would be great to have DACA logo on the team clothing and be proud of the team logo. Also, another recomnendation for DACA is that their logo color scheme is red, navy blue, gray and white. I would suggest that DACA website could use these main colors for their web pages instead of teal background and yellow buttons since these colors do not reflect the team's spirit. read more

My kids go here for swimming, They both love the place. Mostly clean, teachers are good. Not a 5 start because i feel the classes are too short, 30 mins each. & of you happen to be 5 mins late because of the traffic then u just have 25 mins in the pool & sometimes the teacher decides to let u go 3 mins early. so finally you end up with a 22 mins class. Apart from this everything else is good!! read more

This is simply a money making machine...if there is other facility available then i bet that anyone wants to join this Swim school. Front desk staff do not know how to talk with customer and useless. They do not understand situation of students and parents. Getting money from customer is the only "mantra". Find other option first before joining here. read more

Great swim school for kids. Kids enjoy thoroughly. Most of the staff are friendly. 4 starts because last summer one of the teachers was a little mean. All 3 of my kids have been here for last coupe of years . Good progress . Great place tp learn swimming. read more

DACA is a moneymaking machine with a program designed to extract the maximum amount of money from each family. Lots of billing errors which you have to fight to correct. If they overcharge you, that's your problem! Also, careful paying by credit card or having auto-billing to your credit card. Watch your bills! read more

so this is an update. . . my son has been going here for over a year, and yes, he is WAY better than when he started. At first I was totally excited about this place, but throughout the year I started to feel like I was getting ripped off. My son was in a 30 minute class every week . Throughout the year he had about 5 or 6 different teachers--which was okay--except for the fact that you never knew if the new teacher was going to be good or not. About half the time he was there my son was with great instructors who made the best use of time. With the rest of his instructors it just felt like the instructors were killing time until class was over. It got to a point where my son--who loves to swim--was not having fun taking the class. OH AND ANOTHER THING. . when they switched over to their automatic payment service they lost my paper work that had a bunch of bank account information on it. That really irritated me. I think they lost it because every time they received any paperwork from me, they filed it in a different location because they kept spelling my freakin' name incorrectly. read more

I do not know how their new facility is better than the old. First off the bathrooms are terrible and woefully undersized. I don't know how people are supposed to change their kids all at once. Second the pools are tiny and leave no room to walk around. You would be better served by going to AVAC. Better pool, bathrooms and the staff is great. My daughter hated going to DACA and she loves AVAC... enough said. read more

All three of my children have learned to swim at DACA. My youngest is still there with Dolores (aka Miss Lola) to continue his improvement on his swim skills as he would eventually like to swim for a sport. I appreciate her commitment to my son desire to learn and improve. Also the office staff is very courteous and helpful when I had questions. Overall, we have been happy with DACA. read more

Love this swim school. I have been taking both my daughters here since they were 3 months old and one is 7 and the other is 4. DACA has fueled their love for the water and their want to become swimmers. I have had nothing but positive experiences with the instructors and staff. read more

Total rip off!!!!!! Since they moved they have gone down hill big time. My older son took lessons at the old facility and it was good back then. I went in Sept 08 to enroll my almost 2 year old. I said I used to come here for my older boy. A teenager gave me my paperwork said it would be $75.00 for one month. They never told me to bring a bathing suit to swim with my son. When I showed up I didnt have a suit and decied not to come back. Everymonth they started deducting $75.00 from my account. At first I didnt know where it was being deducted from!!! Finally after calling a bunch of times and getting the run around and having to go online to cancel it someone called me back. I said I never ever went and you guys charged me $75.00 a month for three months. They said they would look into it and never refunded my money back. I dont mind the first month thats my bad but $150.00 for two months when they check the records and I never was there??? They never took money out before. I was told its a new policy!! Total rip off and no refund and poor service!! You cant even get anyone on the phone to help you! read more

$20 for 4 dip only . ...they are not focus on teaching kids swimming. They are focus on confusing kids and make them learning swimming as slow as they could,then the parents will pay more.wash money and time. read more

We entered my son into his first experience of a classroom at 2 years old. He loved the water! We felt the need as we all do, to have him learn the survival skills needed to be a successful, independent, swimmer. After the first lesson, my husband came home and told me that they dunked my son without teaching him the skills necessary to to feel comfortable in the water. After hearing this, I went back with him to the next lesson, only to see my son absolutely refuse to get off of the steps and get into the water. I am now writing this, almost two years later, because we have recently reentered my son into swim classes at almost four and he is still scared to death. He continually is clinging, crying, and asking us not to dunk him under the water. I am incredibly angry that DACA does not take the time to teach their students the skills they advertise in the nurturing environment they promise. Thanks for your nurturing environment DACA!! read more

My son started here when he was 3.5 years old, back in 2011 and we left 8 months later. A couple of months into the lessons, my son insisted he didn't want to go to swim class anymore but we kept pushing him to go. When we finally left, we decided he wasn't making any progress and he can't make progress if he doesn't like his class and his teacher. I don't think DACA or his teacher was horrible, but my son just decided he didn't like the teacher because he was constantly telling him to kick with straight legs. Maybe it was his age. In any case, we resumed swimming classes in 2013 at different places and they all rank higher on my list. What's different about DACA is that they teach doggy paddle whereas the other 5 places we've went to teach superman/ham sandwiches and freestyle/big arms and there's not as much swimming back and forth at DACA. read more

Indoor swimming classes with teachers that cater to each child's ability, do I need to say more? My son picked up swimming very quickly. Within a few months he was learning to dive in to the deep pool. My younger daughter, struggled for a while. It took her longer to adjust to the concept of swimming. Even though, my children started off in the same level, because one child learned faster, he was quickly moved up different levels. DACA always made sure the child's swimming ability was catered to. Even if there were no other students at my child's swimming level they would not force a child to swim with other student that were either below or above their level, they would just have a private lesson. They motive the children to learn new skills by offering ribbons for different levels completed. I am impressed with the program. And most importantly my children really love it! read more

Both my son and daughter have been going to DACA swim school from last 4 years. The staff is incredible. They go out of their way to help and solve any issues one might have. Both my kids are swimming well for their age. Cassie Scott is my daughter's instructor from last three years and my daughter adores her and really enjoys learning swimming from her. Desiree is my sons instructor and we have seen great improvement in his swimming capabilities. I highly recommend DACA. read more

My girls have been going here for years. Great program, wonderful instructors. At 5 and 7 years old, they are among the most accomplished swimmers of their age! Thank you, DACA! read more

This place is really good, I have a severely speech delayed kid. I have tried many places before and finally came here with another moms recommendation. Instructors are really patient and they teach my kid knowing her needs and way she understands it. So much happy with this place. read more

Our daughter is progressing so fast, thanks to excellent instructions of Coach Sam. Having been here for the past few months, got to know the other staff and they're all great, helpful and attentive. Overall Im very happy with DACA read more

Both my kids learned swimming at this center. Great coaches through out. Always open for questions and you can really see the progress sitting on the chair next to the pool. Friendly staff. I recommend this center to others. Warm pool and reasonably priced. Multiple options to schedule u r class. Note every kid is different and they learn at their pace. My son learned faster than my daughter with same coaches. As long as they enjoy learning process... That's all I look for !! read more

Avoid , waste of time and money. My son went to DACA swimming for close to 4 month and didn't learn much. His instructor keep changing every 2-3 week and most of them does not seem be professional instructor with any experience. The staff is not helpful and when i ask why can't we have same instructor; i didn't get any helpful response. Bathroom/Changing room is completely messed up and dirty most of the time. read more

My kids like to go to DACA swim school, the teachers are nice, and they can have a lot of fun during the short 30 minutes period. What I do not like is the teacher's turn over rate is high. They have new teachers almost every month. When there are new teachers, they do not know my kids' skill set, then they test our kids first, that seems like a waste of time. I continue send my kids to DACA because I do not know any better swim schools and my kids just want to play in the water. read more

My son has been taking weekly lessons here for a few months and loves it. The class is only 2 children and the instructor is wonderful; kind and consistent but tough when needed. Price is fair. Facility is well maintained and office staff is nice. Will continue. My son is making great progress! read more

The day I visited, the water was dirty, looked green, and over crowded. I have heard they have great coaches.

They really should hire some professional manager to deal with their service and parents concern. Very awkward, and not helpful.

New teacher every session....that's what my child went through. I finally withdrew him from DACA. Their reply was there is no guarantee that child will be in a regular teacher. I can understand if regular teacher is sick/absent so a sub has to teach the kid. But no, in ALL sessions my kid went through NEW teacher. Not recommended at all. read more

Horrible horrible shady place. They do not tell you that the enrollment process is a scam. They bill you every month whether you attend or not. They explicitly do not tell you about it. I got billed for 3 months when I only took three classes and they refused to refund me even partially for the month of august. Fucking scheming bastards. If they had told me about it when signing up I would be ok with it but this is not. They refused to even consider the possibility of giving me my money back. I would stay from this and join any other swim school if possible. Heck join a community college if you are an adult. read more

The worst swim school for several reasons: 1) They are money hogger. All they care of is how they can extract from the customers 2) Staff is very rude. 3) Staff is very partial. They make exceptions for some customers and not for others. They did a refund to my friend, but when it came to us they refused. We have a proof of the their double standards 4) In a 30 mins class, the swim teachers for the first 10 mins of the class teach some basics, then onwards they start looking at the clock to see how soon it will pass and the last 10 mins they will goof around by playing around, so essential in 30 mins session the class is for 10 mins. 5) They provide no make up classes even if your childs class falls on a holiday. I understand it's a policy but then they make selective exceptions to their special customers. 6) The bathrooms are unclean, full of hair & filth clogged over all the places. It's a total waste of money, energy and time with DACA. They suck..also they don't care as they think they will always have some enrollments due to their centralized location in Cupertino. read more

So a friend of mine recommended this swim school for my niece and I started taking her there. It's a pretty good swim school but that depends on the instructors, but that then depends on the manager or someone in charge of the schedule because my niece originally had a very good instructor. I don't know his name but he was very patient and taught a lot to my niece but suddenly, the instructor changed and I have to say that the new instructor was really... incapable of teaching. I mean, she's very reluctant to get into the water and you can see the disdain she has from her face. If you don't want to do the job, then don't because there are people who can do a much better job. I heard that she was the supervisor or something but she doesn't act like one at all. We've changed multiple times but I think that I could find somewhere better... read more

I currently have a 4 yr old enrolled in ongoing classes and I'm looking for a better alternative. The biggest problem with this swim school is that not all instructors are equal. Unfortunately, i've been able to see the array of instructional capabilities as my son's former instructor recently dropped his shift. Since then, the school has not been able to find a permanent teacher for the shift and we've had at least 4 fill-ins. His former teacher was pretty good. He verbally instructed the kids well but could have done more demonstration or physical correction when they were doing something wrong. The first replacement teacher, Madison (I think) was BEYOND GOOD. In one lesson, my son was pushed harder and learned more than in the previous 8 weeks combined. I was stoked as I thought this would be our new instructor. The following weeks the instructors went from bad to worse. The gal we have had for the past two weeks doesn't even open her mouth. She has the entire class doing baby stuff that they haven't done in months. Whenever the kids are working on what they are supposed to be doing in the water, she turns her head because she does not like being splashed. Each time it was my son's turn to swim, he completely forgot to kick and not once did she remind him or tell him, or make him do it again the right way. A sack of potatoes can teach better than this gal. I tried to remedy the situation or at least get some attention to the fact that the revolving door of instructors is not working for the kids by calling the school and speaking with the front desk. I was very calm and polite hoping that a very even-keeled approach would get us somewhere. The following week the same incapable instructor was in the pool and my husband had to sit on my lap during the lesson to keep me from pulling my son out of the pool. In the end, I decided to switch my son's time slot to a different class with a regular instructor. I HOPE that with this change my son will go back to learning new things and being challenged. If things start looking up, I will gladly post an update. To the directors of the DACA swim school, please note that the school is only going to be as good as its instructors. A warm body standing in the pool being mute during the lesson is not good enough. read more

DACA was a big disappointment. Whenever I had problems with something, there was never anyone in authority to talk to. The only people to talk to are college kids and they really were no help. I asked if the director ever called in to check on things and was told no! I am sure this is not true, but the deck supervisor,a college kid, did not want to help me. I filled out a complaint sheet. I was told that I would receive a phone call from the director. I never received a call. Beware that they will push your child underwater and this may surprise him. I complained about this issue and the receptionist said they have had other complaints about this. I was told that they have been pushing kids underwater for fifteen years and it works, but it just scared my child and he did not want to swim again. I paid for twelve private lessons and I believe that my child only got exercise, but did not learn very much. The facility is small and the restrooms/changing areas are disgusting. You will never have the same instructor for all of your lessons. They can switch at anytime. You may not get a good teacher and your child will suffer. The teachers are constantly looking at the clocks and look as if they can't wait for the class to be over. My child will be taking his next swimming lessons somewhere else. read more