Alto Swim School Swimming Lessons

Alto Swim School Swimming Lessons offers swimming lessons through group swim lessons, private swim lessons, a competitive swim team, and a fitness and recreation swim team. The program includes swimming lessons for toddlers, kids, teens, adults, and adaptive lessons. Instruction and training place emphasis on technique along with fitness conditioning for all ages, and the program includes top tier competitive groups for all ages as part of a comprehensive swim program for athletes from beginner swimmers to Olympians.

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Lesson and team options are available Monday–Friday 8am–8pm, with additional Saturday hours from 12pm–4pm

Alto Swim School Swimming Lessons is part of a premier United States Swimming team in the Palo Alto and Stanford, CA area and the surrounding area, and is described as a top USA Swimming Team in the Bay Area. Alto Swim Club Coaches are USA Swimming registered and certified, including background check, Athlete Protection Training, USA Swimming SafeSport, Coaches Safety Training, and CPR and First Aid certifications. Alto Swim School Lesson Instructors complete the Alto Swimming Instructor Certification as well as safety and first aid training. The program’s mission statement is “We teach life through swimming. Our mission is to provide a positive, challenging, and inclusive environment where athletes of all levels can grow.” The leadership team includes Coach Laura Mitchell and Coach Joey Sementelli. The team has been recognized as 2019 USA Swimming National Champions, a USA Swimming Club Excellence Silver Medal Team in 2021 and 2022, and achieved Bronze Medal recognition in 2020. The name Alto comes from its home, Palo Alto, and reflects a stated strong connection to the community it represents.

Last updated May 13, 2026.