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Harriet Plummer Aquatic School offers swimming lessons and competitive stroke coaching using the Harriet Plummer Method. All lessons are private, with one instructor working one-on-one with each student in a non-parent participation format. The program specializes in teaching children through a progression-based curriculum that focuses on swimming fundamentals and water safety skills.
• Ages: 3–8 years old
• Schedule: Year-round program with once-a-week 20-minute lessons in the same time slot during the Winter-Spring Semester, which runs 19 weeks from the week of January 5th, 2026, through the week of May 18th, 2026. Business hours are Monday–Thursday from 11:00am to 6:00pm, with swim semester lesson options Monday–Thursday in the afternoon.
Harriet Plummer Aquatic School has operated as a swim school in the East Bay since 1972 and reports over 50 years of experience. The program states that most students will proficiently demonstrate the swim process in 1 to 2 years of year-round learning. The school welcomes students with special needs and emphasizes that each 20-minute lesson is customized to meet students’ abilities and maturity, with 40-minute sessions considered for swimmers at least 5 years of age. The pool is staffed with knowledgeable instructors described as kind, mature, and professional, with expertise in child development used to meet each child’s needs in the water. The pool is completely enclosed from January through March, with warm indoor air and a water temperature of 92 degrees. The program describes itself as a year-round swim school and notes that its award-winning Harriet Plummer Method has taught thousands of children to be safe and confident swimmers who learn to swim with outstanding technique. The mission of Harriet Plummer Aquatic School states a focus on swimming as a fun and healthy lifetime activity, with instructors conducting lessons in a mature, positive, engaging, and structured manner with a commitment to water safety.
Last updated June 22, 2026.
• Ages: 3–8 years old
• Schedule: Year-round program with once-a-week 20-minute lessons in the same time slot during the Winter-Spring Semester, which runs 19 weeks from the week of January 5th, 2026, through the week of May 18th, 2026. Business hours are Monday–Thursday from 11:00am to 6:00pm, with swim semester lesson options Monday–Thursday in the afternoon.
Harriet Plummer Aquatic School has operated as a swim school in the East Bay since 1972 and reports over 50 years of experience. The program states that most students will proficiently demonstrate the swim process in 1 to 2 years of year-round learning. The school welcomes students with special needs and emphasizes that each 20-minute lesson is customized to meet students’ abilities and maturity, with 40-minute sessions considered for swimmers at least 5 years of age. The pool is staffed with knowledgeable instructors described as kind, mature, and professional, with expertise in child development used to meet each child’s needs in the water. The pool is completely enclosed from January through March, with warm indoor air and a water temperature of 92 degrees. The program describes itself as a year-round swim school and notes that its award-winning Harriet Plummer Method has taught thousands of children to be safe and confident swimmers who learn to swim with outstanding technique. The mission of Harriet Plummer Aquatic School states a focus on swimming as a fun and healthy lifetime activity, with instructors conducting lessons in a mature, positive, engaging, and structured manner with a commitment to water safety.
Last updated June 22, 2026.
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