With more than 48 years of teaching swimming, founder of C-Mac Swim School, Carol Macpherson has developed a comprehensive teaching program for children and adults. Half hour long morning and afternoon classes are taught at the Jordan Middle School pool on California Avenue. Private classes are available, too.
The University Club of Palo Alto is a family oriented club that provides a wide variety of benefits to its members, including use of the tennis courts, training room and swimming pool. Other events include wine dinners and holiday parties, and private events are also available. The swim lessons offered here year round are also available to non members, and the pool itself is in excellent condition. It's 25 yards long with a diving board and has a nearby wading pool for children 7 and under. Note that group lessons are only offered in the summer; private lessons are available year-round.
Open only from September through April, Winter Lodge is an outdoor ice-skating rink. Its mountain lodge-style building reminds suburban Palo Altans of wild nature and snow where neither actually exist. A nonprofit business, Winter Lodge offers 2-hour public sessions and private classes throughout the winter.
Palo Alto Elks Lodge was established in 1923 to hold social events that aid veterans, youths and disadvantaged and handicapped individuals. The Lodge features a fitness center, where members may swim or play handball or racquetball. A bistro, featuring soups, salads, sandwiches, pasta, wine, beer, is located on the premises.