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Emperor Penguin Program

Emperor Penguin Program

June 16 - July 22, 2025
Practice is Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday

12:30-12:55pm

Emperor Party July 24th during practice

Note* No Practice June 19, July 1 and 3 

All swimmers will join us for our "PHAST PHUN" penguin-only fun meet on 7/22!

  • The Emperor Penguin Program is designed to help prepare swimmers for the Penguin Swim Team and will offer instruction in the four competitive strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. 
  • This pre-swim team program is supervised by the swim team head coach in addition to the head emperor coach and instruction by the junior coaches.  
  • The intended age group is for swimmers 4-8 years old. 
  • The Emperor Program is not individual one one-on-one swim lessons, swimmers will be placed in small groups with an in-water helper. Typically, the ratio is 1:3, 1:4, or 1:5. 
  • Placement in the program is on a first come, first served basis.

Applicants are required to pass Emperor Swimmer Evaluations.

To be eligible for Emperors, your swimmer should be able to: - 

  • Swim 10-15 feet to an instructor 
  • Enter the water by themselves 
  • Take a breath 
  • Put their face in the water 
  • Swim in a forward motion
  • Use the wall for short breaks without using it to move forward 
  • Stay on the wall and listen/follow directions and wait their turn

A swimmer may secure a spot in the Emperor Penguin Swim Program for a maximum of two years.

Emperor Penguin Fees & Guidelines:
$300 Per Swimmer For swimmers aged 4-8 who are water-safe with the ability to independently swim the freestyle stroke for a distance equal to at least the width of the PHA pool. 
Emperor Penguin for Non-Member/Waitlist Families Fees & Guidelines:

$400 


Per Swimmer
The same guidelines as above include:

Includes family “Daily Pool Access” pass during the Emperor program June 16 – July 24 only; no parties or voting privileges; no guests; children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

*NON-PHA Members interested in joining our Emperor Penguin program must contact a swim director.

Payment: We accept online payment in order to secure a spot in the Emperor Penguin Program.

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