Emler Swim School is excited to announce that we will be expanding our fins and making a splash into the Portland, Oregon area! We will be swimming into our new location at Martinazzi Square in Tualatin in 2021. Until then we will be hosting swim lessons from the Portland-Tigard location – 16105 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard, OR 97224.
Ready to take a leap into swim lessons with us? Call, email or fill out this form and we will be glad to help assist you! Sign up today and experience what it means to be Emler Sure!
See pricing options below. Once you are ready to enroll and find the class best fits your schedule. Either click HERE and fill out the form and someone will be in touch with you within 24 hours. Or call 855-232-2006 to speak with an Emler Sales Representative.
Either pay in Full for the entire semester or make Installment payments. Pricing options:
Best Deal – Pay Semester in Full
*plus all applicable fees
We also have private lessons available! Call for more info on private lessons.
Got Questions? Join us for one of our LIVE on-line Information Sessions. Click HERE to sign up.
Refund Policy
Emler swim lessons are fully guaranteed, and we are committed to delivering a world class swim lesson and experience. We promise to do whatever it takes to ensure your child achieves the goals of the session in a positive, nurturing, and safe environment. In support of the Emler Guarantee and commitment, Emler continually invests in our facilities and equipment. Likewise, we commit significant resources to training our teachers and staffing each class for the entire semester as well as the next class level in subsequent semesters, so your child has a path to continuous improvement. As a result of these commitments, Emler’s lessons are non-refundable with only ONE exception:
Safety has always been and will continue to be #1 at Emler. We’re doing what we’ve always done – followed or exceeded all local, state and federal guidelines – to protect not just your family but our employees as well.
We’re using CDC recommended cleaning products to wipe the facility every 30 minutes, and making hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes available. Instructors are wearing face shields in the pool, and we are requiring all adults out of the water to wear face coverings over their mouths and noses. Kids are not required to wear masks in the pool but those over the age of 2 are encouraged to wear them while they are not in a lesson.
We are allowing only one caretaker to accompany each little fishy, and chairs in the observation room and on the pool deck are spaced 6 feet apart. Employees are monitoring traffic in and out of the building to remind people about social distancing. Plus, we are taking staff temperatures within 5 minutes of the beginning of a shift. There is more information on our Health & Safety Protocols page.
Yes, it’s safe to be in pools! According to the CDC, there is no evidence that the coronavirus can spread through properly maintained pools. We’ve always valued health and safety, which is why we already had a top-of-the-line purification system with UV lights that kills and inactivates viruses and bacteria in addition to using proper chlorine levels. Every Emler pool meets or exceeds CDC health standards. Plus, our leading-edge air filtration systems replace stale air from the facility with fresh air 8 times per hour.
No one has to wear a mask in the water. Masks in the water are unsafe, which is why we would never require them. Plus, masks are ineffective when they’re wet. Our instructors instead wear face shields in the water.
All adults, including employees and caretakers, out of the water are required to wear a face covering over their noses and mouths. Kids are not required to wear a mask out of the water. However, children over the age of 2 are encouraged to wear a covering over their mouth and nose when entering and exiting the building or if they are not actively participating in a lesson.
We’ve always had small class sizes of 3-4 kiddos, as well as private lessons, and nothing has changed. We now offer the option to form your own private group with family, friends or neighbors you know. Additionally, another option is the parent & child class, with appropriate spacing between families in the pool, where kids receive instruction from a teacher on the deck. We are monitoring and strictly adhering to all local, state and federal guidelines regarding levels of occupancy and the number of people that are allowed in gatherings so we can continue to be the healthiest, happiest pool in town.
Lester Ruiz started his first swim lessons at a preschool he attended in his early years. He then tried many athletic sports ranging from gymnastics, martial arts and basketball but none drew his attention as much as swimming. He swam with his neighborhood swim team during the summer months and continued onto his high school team. He started his career with Emler in November of 2012 as an instructor while attending the University of Texas at Austin. At the completion of earning his B.S. in Kinesiology in May of 2016, he was promoted to a Manager in the Manager in Training program and quickly promoted to Lead Deck Manager for the Westlake location. After a few semesters, he then joined the Anderson Mill team as their Aquatic Director. In April of 2018, Lester was excited to make his move to open Cedar Park as their Aquatic Director and was shortly after promoted to Site Director. In January 2019, Lester was happily named as Site Director for the Austin – Westlake location. Now Lester is ready to be the Site Director of Emler Swim School of Tualatin – he is so excited to meet all of the wonderful families in this area!
