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Charlotte Aquatics

4.4 (50 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Updated 3 weeks ago

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Tasmiyah S.

My son went from being afraid of the water to looking forward to his weekly swim lessons. The staff and instructors are very sweet and helpful. I have and will continue to always recommend this swim school to my friends and family.

We love Ms. Jane & Olivia!

I don't know what's the secret they got to hire the best instructors in Charlotte! My 4 year old was little scared of water, thanks to Ms. Jane's encouragement & patience, now he really enjoys playing in the water & swimming! Now I have both 4 & 2 year old in Mr. Mike's class, they love him and remembered what he taught in class! It's a great swimming school where they teach water safety, has assistant during the class, and professional instructors. Staffs are very helpful & friendly!! This is the Best gift & investment for the kids.

We love charlotte Aquatics! My little sister learned how to swim here years ago, when she was young, now she currently works here!! Also, I have a little one of my own (2 years) who just started classes! He is starting to love the water and is learning so much after each class! I also recommended this place to my neighbors who has their 2 children loving the classes!! Thank you charlotte aquatics team!

Love all of the swim instructors. My kids enjoy coming every week. Keep up the great work!

Michael B.

Our 3 year old is taking lessons here and he cried or whined the first few visits. The patience that the instructors here show is amazing - they know how to get the kids comfortable in the water and distracted with their own fears. The number of activities they do is good, considering the group lessons are only 30 minutes. The things they have in the pool for the kids is amazing - with floats that act like floating platforms so kids can sit on them, partially submerged stands, slides, it's pretty cool. The cost is little more than we'd like and the location is terrible. It's just too far but we are scared that MAC won't be as good for a toddler. I wish they were either much more expensive so we'd stop going, or much closer so we didn't think twice about it!

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We love our lessons here! My 5yo enjoys every lesson, makeups are easy to schedule, and he's learning so much. Highly recommend!

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Very well managed and clean! Great instructors who make learning fun. Good for kids and adults alike.

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We love charlotte Acquatics and Mrs Debbie! Highly recommend signing your kid up for classes

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My kids love Charlotte aquatics. All the instructors are so helpful and genuinely excited to teach the kids. Can't recommend them enough.

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Our little guy is still early in, but absolutely insists on Mr. Grant!!! We are making progress slowly but surely (10 weeks in)...

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She is not only learning to swim and life saving safety skills but she is having so much fun and loves going.

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