HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE PLACE TO DO BUSINESS! do NOT SIGN UP WITH THEM THEY ARE LIARS!…read more When I decided to sign up to I was told we could do either a make up class or if we let them know early enough we could not be charged for the class. They people couldn't figure out how to charge me so that was a whole debacle , and I went to pay they charged me a whole month. Come to find out they lied and you can't let them know in advance and not be charged. Now I still appreciated the make up classes so I decided to sign up. Now when I called to say hey I put in the website we were out but we didn't receive anything saying we got a make up class they said oh you only get 2 a month and only for 30 days. I have now canceled my membership. Onto the experience itself. The instructor is nice but he didn't know any songs to help calm my daughter who was getting used to classes again. There is no way other than jumping in and using your arms to get out. I beg and plead find someplace else.

ZERO customer service. No one to reach out to - managers have quit. No rescheduling / pausing for…read morecustomer issues available on website. They put 4 kids in 30 minutes slot. Your child gets max 10 minute lesson for $50+ Try others.

Coach Aaron taught my 6-year-old son for a total of about 4 weeks every weekday for 30 minutes each…read morelesson during the summer. My son went from not being able to swim at all (or even take a breath) to swimming a whole lap by himself without taking a break. In fact, on the very last lesson of the summer, my son managed to swim a total of 9 laps. Coach Aaron enabled my son to make this much progress, which far exceeded my expectations for the summer. My son also worked on and improved his freestyle and breaststroke under Coach Aaron's guidance. To quote my son, "Coach Aaron is nice and patient and listens to me." (Sometimes my son would say he wants to do a dunk or try to reach the bottom of the pool with his toes, and Coach Aaron would let him do that for a bit before going back to swimming. I thought that was a great strategy on Coach Aaron's part for developing rapport with my son.) I would love to have Coach Aaron continue teaching my son next summer, and my son is genuinely excited about that.

We met Aaron in early 2024, and since then my kids have made great progress in swimming. He is very…read morepatient and truly excellent at what he does. Here's one of the videos showing how he works with them.

Highly recommend Golden Eagle Camp! This is a family run camp- Stefaan and Carly are the most…read morecompassionate and kind people you will ever meet. Every day at camp is packed full of fun activities and sports. The counselors are caring and full of energy. My son has the best time at Golden Eagle!

This is my daughters first time to go to this camp. We enrolled one week only. Surprisingly she…read moreloved it so much. They have many activities she can choose from and some she never tried before. She like ga-ga-ball, tennis, soccer, speedball, arts and crafts, tennis, etc. she loved the counselor vs campers dodgeball game. She kept talking about it at home. Only one thing she didn't like, the otter-pop time. She didn't like the taste. Other than this, she had a wonderful time there.

My daughter (4.5 years old) recently started private swimming lessons with Tejas, and I'm genuinely…read moreimpressed with her progress. It's only been a few classes, but we've already seen a noticeable improvement in her confidence and swimming skills. What I really appreciate is that each lesson is focused and goal-oriented. We're very happy with the experience so far and would definitely recommend Tejas to any parents looking for high-quality swim instruction.

Tejas is an amazing swim teacher! My daughter attended another swim school for a year and a half,…read morebut she learned so much more with you in just five weeks. Her patience and teaching style have made a huge difference in her confidence and skills.

My daughter learned sooooo much with Mersiha. We are particularly grateful for her intentional…read moreapproach and great energy with toddlers. She was able to help us overcome several challenges and make swimming fun. She just gets it. Highly recommend!

This is our second year with Mersiha, and we're so glad the kids are in such good hands. She always…read moreputs them first - checking if they're too tired or have the right swimming gear. We really appreciate her thoughtfulness and professionalism, and we're looking forward to seeing her again next summer!

Our daughter has been taking swim lessons here for three summers in a row. At the end of this…read moresummer (at her final lesson), we found them to be ineffective in assessing and communicating back to us our daughter's skill level. We don't know what skills she mastered, and what skills are remaining to pass to the next level. This program seems to provide weekly swim practice (because the teachers are very nice), but not weekly swim *learning*, because the feedback & awareness of skills mastery is missing. Swim lessons are an investment, and our expectation was to have some degree of feedback and skills awareness at the end. UPDATE: Staff texted thorough comments in response to our request for skills feedback. We appreciated that they took time and care to do this. --- Overall, the program was good for getting our then 4-year old comfortable in the water, and being able to back float and swim to the wall. However, at her current more evolved stage (now 7, learning how to breath from the side and stroke consistently), we yearn for teachers that themselves demonstrate and model HOW in the water, and provide targeted feedback for practice. Our daughter had no idea what the techniques ideally look like, what motions to imitate. After ~10 weekly lessons this summer, our daughter wasn't able to advance effectively to the next level. Sadly, for her "advanced beginner" stage, progress wasn't compelling enough for us to continue.

Coach Karan is the reason we've stayed. She has a real gift for keeping my son engaged and focused,…read moreand he adores her. She knows exactly when to push gently so he hits his potential without shutting down. She's so good we're now waitlisted for private lessons with her at British Swim School Sunnyvale. Highly recommend her.

Absolutely Great! Privateers has been teaching our 4yr old Grand Daughter for 2 years. We're so…read morepleased with Alec (the instructor)...he is engaging, dependable, fun & has taught our little one how to safely swim, get out of the pool and enjoy the water...we highly recommend and plan to continue...thank you. Chris A.

I reached out to Privateers for private swimming lessons for my daughter, and they paired us with…read moreBethany for our classes. We are so happy that we got paired with her. My daughter is very shy around new people, and Bethany had her comfortable and in the water incredibly quickly. She made a tremendous amount of progress over the course of the summer and loves the pool now! My mom decided to try swimming lessons too after seeing how wonderful Bethany was with my daughter, and she loved her classes with Bethany too. We're so glad we tried this out and will definitely be doing more classes next summer!

If you're looking for a swim school that truly builds strong fundamentals for kids, I highly…read morerecommend Flying Fish Swimming School. My son started with their summer camp two years ago, and I was genuinely impressed by his progress. Within just one month, he learned freestyle, backstroke, and even some breaststroke. The coaches are patient, structured, and very effective at teaching young swimmers. After the camp, we continued with one semi-private class per week. About a year later, during a tryout at PASA, he was placed into PC-4--the highest level for pre-competitive swimmers. That result really reflects the strong foundation he built at Flying Fish. What I appreciate most is that they focus on technique and long-term skill development, not just keeping kids busy in the water. My son has also gained much more confidence. Overall, Flying Fish is an excellent choice if you want your child to develop real swimming skills in a supportive and well-structured environment.

We have done both summer and school-year lessons from beginner through puller levels. The teachers…read moreare kind, fun, and yet still good at keeping the kids on task to learn. Jennifer is hands-on and helpful as the owner.

Would you pay a one time $10,000 initiation fee to become a member of a tennis and swim club on the…read moreedge of the Stanford campus in prestigious Palo Alto? Some 300 families have done so. Played a men's USTA league match the other day right at Foothills Tennis & Swimming Club. Arrived 45 minutes before the 11am match. Huge parking lot, surrounded by 10 foot hedge of trees blocking out any view of busy Foothill expressway. 7 lighted tennis courts, with benches and giant drinking jugs, with paper cups. Hopefully replenished daily! Nearby, a 75 foot swimming pool, suitable for lap swimming and swim contests. Beautiful clubhouse with plush sitting chairs for enjoying that drink after a hard fought tennis match. Went to the bathroom, opened the door, and a row of gleaming stalls over a spotless baby blue floor surface. Thought I had entered the ladies bathroom, and quickly hurried out, checking the sign on the door. No lady screaming, so I guess this is the right place. Exercise room and locker room for changing and taking showers. Very elaborate tiled shower room more suitable for a mansion. Tennis courts are blue and super fast. Built correctly facing north and south, but with no partitions between the courts. A ball could roll over three contiguous courts. Separate benches for each doubles team to sit on. At least one player is 80, and still has wheels for moving on that court. Another player makes me look thin, and I'm on the obese side! But he gets everything back that he can reach, and anticipates every shot you make. 90 minutes later, sweat running down my eyes, partially closed with stinging sun lotion from rubbing my hands over my forehead, I trudge off the court, and enjoy refreshments of Costco sandwiches and soda and beer with the locals. If you want the fancier food you got to play on a mixed doubles team with a woman captain! Was about to take a shower in the men's room, but there's a note that only members may shower. Got to trudge back to the oven like temperatures in the car, on this 82 degree March day, and stew in my own BO. There goes the new car smell in my 2017 Civic! $800 a quarter in maintenance fees. About on par with the other private tennis clubs in exclusive Palo Alto, where the median house price exceeds $3 million. But best high schools academically in California. If you have a spouse and 3 kids who swim and play tennis , you can get what you pay for.

It was fun to be at Foothills Tennis and swimming club for the summer family BBQ. I enjoyed Phil'n…read morethe blanks band with friends and neighbors. The kids were dancing, swimming and playing in the playground.

My daughter was 8 when she joined the age group competitive program. At that time she was a anxious…read morechild who didn't like to compete in anything( not even board games) unless she was sure of winning. Over the last year with Alto, she has become confident, has learned to see failure and challenge as a step towards success and learning. She has become less focused on beating others and focuses on beating her personal time records instead. She is more independent and responsible and driven. Irrespective of how her swim career goes, Alto has done permanent good for her and it has already started translating to other aspects of her life. What I appreciate the most about the club is that they treat the kids like Athletes with agency over their own success. Parents are stopped at the gate, and I mean this is the most positive way, it does wonders for the kids! The children learn to step up, self advocate, accept critical feedback without breaking, and they learn how to become advocates for their teammates! I only wish this model is adopted in schools too.

Disorganized leadership and disappointing communication…read more We joined this program for its reputation, but found ongoing issues with communication and follow-through. Coaches gave mixed messages about goals and group placement, and emails about billing or progress often went unanswered. It also became clear that many top swimmers quietly take private lessons or work with outside coaches -- something rarely discussed but widely understood. That unspoken dynamic adds confusion and pressure for families trying to follow the club's structure. Volunteers receive little coordination or appreciation, and the culture often prioritizes control and optics over genuine development. My kids lost motivation, which was heartbreaking given how much they love the sport.