Daland Swim School

Family owned and centered — a great community swim school that loves and embraces children and their families

This is a great facility that offers a ton of services. From parent-​and-​me infant classes, to league swimming for young adults, this place has it all. There’s an indoor pool and an outdoor one, so they can provide year round lessons. I enrolled my son when he was about a year and a half old, which is a little younger than they suggest. But we realized early on that he had no fear of the water and would jump into the pool without hesitation. So we started with private lessons. He’s been progressing very well, earning Daland ribbons as he reaches each milestone. Overall it’s been a wonderful experience. The only bummer (and the reason for four stars) is the ridiculous cost to lesson-​time ratio and how missed classes are accounted for. Each lesson is twenty minutes and they average out to about forty bucks per lesson. That’s roughly two dollars a minute. Or$ 160 a month. And if a class is missed, it can not be credited to your account. It must be made up on a different day. This means, an extra trip for a twenty minute lesson with no guarantee that the same instructor you’ve been assigned to will be available.

Took master class years ago and had 2 kids going through the school. Staff is very friendly and my kids progressed very quickly. Coach Daou is one of the best coaches I’ve ever been in contact with. Highly recommend Daland. Worth every penny.

This place! So they hosted the most unorganized swim meet in the history of swim meet. This was my first encounter with this facility and they did not make a great impression.

They’ve done an AMAZING renovation to the place, it looks so much nicer!!! Switched teachers due to the time becoming inconvenient, and I must say Cari is the best swim teacher on the planet! :) Love the new office and you don’t have to walk in, you just have to check in through the window. Also they have changing rooms/​family restrooms that are perfect for the little ones. They also have a dryer in the family restroom ‘hallway’ that no one seems to know about except us. Daland is the best!!!

We are big fans of Daland swim school. Great instructors and staff. Newly renovated bathrooms are great and perfect for families with toddlers. My boys love their swimming lessons. I wish it were a little cheaper but oh well. Very clean facilities and 2 great pools.

We have been taking our 2 (4 y/​o & 2 y/​o) children to Daland for private swim lessons for several months now. They started without any experience swimming and we just wanted for them to learn the skills that they needed to be safe around water. They have learned many of those skills, and so much more! The staff from the front desk to the instructors are all top notch! Both kids are with Tucker now and he’s fantastic, patient, kind, funny — the kids absolutely adore him!

My daughter has had about 5 lessons here. first lesson she asked for me but after that she has truly enjoyed every min of it. I recommend this place to anyone that has a little one that needs to learn to swim or pool safety… Natalie thank you for being so gentle and kind with my daughter your amazing!

We have been going to Dalands for 3 years and are very pleased with the lessons. The instructors are very professional and reliable. It is very nice that there is an outside pool for the summer and inside pool for the winter so it is comfortable all year round. I agree with one of the other reviewers that the lessons are a bit pricey and wish they gave some sibling discount or coupons for free lap swim to compensate for many years of doing business with them.

Took my daghter there to prepare for the «swim team». She had private lessons for 20 minutes a lesson. Very expensive for what they teach. Instructor comments are alright but they really do not teach the proper stokes for any kind of competitive swim team. Their goal is to try to get you to sign up for more private classes and drag out instructions. We left and went to another place (after 8 months at Daland) only to find they taught the strokes incorrectly and never bothered teaching how to dive or kick. In my opionion complete waste of tme and money if your child wants to get into competitive swmming. If your child needs to «learn to swim» this is the place.

Daland is amazing! My daughter has been attending since she was a baby and is now 3 years old. I couldn’t be happier with the progress she’s made! It’s pricey, but well worth it, knowing your child is safe and confident in or near the water. Spencer has been my daughter’s instructor since her Baby and Me classes and I really enjoy the bond she has with my daughter! If you’re even considering somewhere else because of the price, don’t do it!!! Daland is the best in Ventura County!

I love this place, it’s clean, we’ll-kept and the staff and instructors are top notch. They taught all my four children how to swim. I feel so much better now that my children are going to be safe in the water.

We have been going to Daland Swim School for over 3 years now. First with Baby and Me and now private lessons. My 8 month old is also going to the Baby and Me Classes. Their instructors we have had have all been nice and friendly.
My 3 year old LOVES going to her weekly lessons. The only downside is can be kinda pricey and wish they would offer multi-​person discount. However, it is for their safety so is worth it in that perspective.

We went to Daland last year for my son’s swim lessons and he was absolutely comfortable in the water and actually enjoyed the lessons. THey are short lessons (20 mins), and we had private lessons so just know you need to be ontime for your lesson or they will subtract time off of the lesson. The only drawback is that it’s pretty pricey, but they are very effective and my son is water safe now. We had tried 2 other places before we found Daland and both were totally lame. Daland is the place to go if you want your child to learn to swim and be water safe.

Dayland swim school is THE place to teach young children how to swim at an early age! BOTH of my boys learned how to swim and were pool safe by the time they wereTWO YEARS OLD. The instructors were ALL knowledgable, encouraging and kind. Their methodology is AMAZING. It is a warm and friendly environment. I am so happy I chose to send my kids to DAYLAND… and I am so grateful for the experience that we have had there as a family! Watching your kids learn to swim and knowing that they will be «Pool Safe» is priceless. My kids LOVE the water thanks to Dayland.

My children have been taking swim lessons at Daland Swim School since they were 2 years old. They all learnt to swim very quickly and now have moved onto the swim team. The teachers were all great, a good combination of teaching skills and interacting with the children. We have been very happy. We also have family membership which we use for lap swimming and family fun.
I highly recommend the Daland Swim School.

I have been going for Swim Lessons for my daughter since she was 1 years old. We started with a mommy and me class, then private lessons, and now group lessons. I can not say enough about this school and its employees. WE HAVE BEEN SOO happy there. My daughter has made amazing progress and the teachers have all been fantastic.
I also use to the pool for lap swimming (exercise) and it is a great environment.
EVERYONE should want their children to be water safe. And DALAND is the PLACE to do just that! Don’t wait another minute!!!

You couldn’t ask for a better place for your child to learn to swim and love the water. Our kids have been in swim lessons since they were a year old. They’ve both had a number of instructors over the years, all of whom have been nurturing, supportive and fun. The instructors all follow a consistent teaching method This has proved one of the best investments in time and money we could have made for our kids. If you want water-​safe, water-​confident kids Daland Swim School is the place!