Race Swami Belle Haven’s purpose is to introduce competitive swimming to underrepresented youth in the Belle Haven, East Palo Alto and the surrounding communities. We seek to provide a healthy and stimulating environment in which these young athletes can grow and compete. We emphasize excellence in academics as well as athletics and support swimmers and parents in the achievement of high academic standards.

Race Swami Belle Haven is a member club of USA Swimming and competes in meets held under the sanctions of Pacific Swimming, the local affiliate. The team is divided into appropriate training groups based on age and skill level: Pre-Swami, our pre-comp group focused on water safety and preparing beginner-level swimmers for the comp team; Rising Swami, an entry-level development-oriented comp group (generally ages 6-10); and Junior Swamis (generally ages 11-14) which focuses on furthering our swimmers' journey in the sport from intermediate level to a more advanced goal in mind.

Race Swami Belle Haven is a year-round program and welcomes all prospective new student-athletes to the program any time of year. Financial assistance is always available for those families in need. For more information on how to join, please call or text Mele Taipaleti (650) 388-2934 or email taipaleti.mele@outlook.com.

PRE-SWAMI GROUP

This entry-level group trains two times per week for about one hour each session (with some introductory-level dryland activities for 15 minutes). TUES/THURS 5-5:45pm @ Belle Haven Pool.

RISING SWAMI GROUP

This beginner-level group trains three times per week for one hour each session (plus a 15 minute dryland session three days per week). The Rising Swami Group trains MON/TUES/THURS 4:30-5:30pm @ Belle Haven Pool. 

JUNIOR SWAMI GROUP

Junior Swamis train 4 times/week for 2 hours per session (including 30 minutes of dryland). This group trains MON/TUES/THURS/FRI 4-6pm @ Belle Haven Pool.