Emler Swim School of Tanasbourne

Tanasbourne, 1225 NW Waterhouse Ave, Beaverton, OR 97006

mapTanasbourne, 1225 NW Waterhouse Ave, Beaverton, OR 97006

About

Emler Swim School of Tanasbourne offers group swim lessons, private swim lessons, weekly swim clinics, adult swim lessons, and swim school meets. The program includes a Bathtime Babies class, Toddler swim courses (Levels 1A, 1B, 2), Preschool swim courses (Levels 3, 4, 5), Kids swim courses (Levels 6, 7, 8, 9), and Advanced swim courses (Levels 10, 11, and Swim Team Prep).

• Ages: 0–17 years old
• Schedule: Class options are available on multiple days each week, with most group lessons running 30 minutes and Swim Team Prep running 60 minutes; weekly swim clinics meet five consecutive days for 30-minute lessons.
• Price: Group lessons starting at $38/class*; Private lessons starting at $80/class*; weekday discounted pricing; 10% off a second swim per week; 10% sibling discount for the first 3 months of lessons; ongoing monthly enrollment with automatic billing and a 30-day notice required to stop billing.

Most group lessons and levels list a class length of 30 minutes, including Bathtime Babies, Toddler, Preschool, Kids, and Advanced courses, while Swim Team Prep is listed at 60 minutes. Weekly Swim Clinics are described as five consecutive days of 30-minute lessons.

Emler Swim School of Tanasbourne uses a SwimSure 11-level curriculum built on 100+ developmental milestones, with small class sizes and low student-to-teacher ratios such as 4:1 and 6:1 for many classes. The program notes low student ratios, multi-swim and sibling discounts, weekday discounted pricing, 12 free make-up lessons per year, and free trial lessons. The school states that it does not rely on floaties or puddle jumpers and includes a dual-safety foundation teaching Jump-Turn-Swim and Roll-to-Backfloat in all levels, along with a SwimSure Safety Pledge at the start of every class. Team Managers oversee lessons, answer questions, and track progress, and the program states a guarantee that children will achieve milestone skills and move up through levels.

The pools are described as comfortable, indoor 90° heated pools with warm-water pools, top-tier filtration, and UV-C light sanitation, and parent viewing areas inside are noted at Emler Swim School locations. Instructors are certified and complete 30+ hours of training before teaching a class, including child development, safety protocols, and real in-water scenarios. Emler Swim School reports 50 years of swim instruction excellence since 1975, when Jan Emler started teaching swim lessons in a backyard pool, and states that its mission is “To make every child feel safe, confident, strong and loved in our pools.”

Emler Swim School is described as sharing the same mission as national organizations that work to prevent childhood drowning and promote early swim education, including Every Child a Swimmer, Miss Tristan Foundation, Hope Floats Foundation, Safe Kids Worldwide, Kinetic Kids, Colin’s Hope, and Central Texas Water Safety Coalition. The program notes that Olympic medalist Amanda Beard trusts Emler Swim Schools, and it reports 16,000+ 5-star reviews and 15,000+ 5-star parent reviews, with SwimSure described as the gold standard in learn-to-swim education.

Last updated March 29, 2026.

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