These Swim Classes were voted the 2025 Best of Bay Area Parent by our readers. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Patti’s Swim School. Offers personalized and engaging swimming lessons so students become confident and skilled swimmers. Castro Valley. pattisswimschool.com.
Silver: Canyon Swim School. El Sobrante. canyonswimschool.com.
Bronze: Waterworks Aquatics. Hayward-Foothill location. waterworksswim.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Peninsula Jewish Community Center. The center offers lifelong holistic health through swimming, safety and skill development. Foster City. pjcc.org.
Silver: King’s Swim Academy. San Mateo.
kingsswimacademy.com/locations/san-mateo-ca.
Bronze: La Petite Baleen Swim Schools. Multiple locations. swimlpb.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: La Petite Baleen Swim Schools. As part of its swim lesson curriculum, it focuses on cultivating relationships with children and families, child development and teaching water safety. San Francisco. swimlpb.com.
Silver: Waterworks Swim School San Francisco. waterworksswim.com/locations/san-francisco.
Bronze: Pomeroy Aquatics. San Francisco. prrcsf.org.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Waterworks Aquatics San Jose. Swimming lessons and aquatics programs for ages 3 months through adults. San Jose. waterworksswim.com/locations/san-jose.
Silver: Almaden Valley Athletic Club. San Jose. avacswimschool.us.
Bronze: DACA Swim School. San Jose. daca.org.