Excellent swim school. The staff went above and beyond to place my daughter in the correct level…read more The teacher worked so well with all the children and helped them progress at their own pace. The whole facility is kept immaculate. While it is quite warm inside for spectators, my daughter didn't shiver when wet like at other places.

From the owner: British Swim School offers year-round swim lessons and water safety lessons for infants, kids, and…read moreadults, with learn to swim programs starting as early as 3 months. Located inside The Harcum Fitness & Aquatic Center, we welcome both gym members and non-members to enjoy a convenient, indoor setting where swimmers build real water safety skills through our gentle, survival-first teaching approach. For more than 45 years, families have trusted our proven curriculum, small group swim lessons, and supportive instructors to help swimmers grow in confidence at every age and ability level. Private swim lessons are available at select locations. Start building lifelong water confidence today.

We have had an amazing experience with Hydra Aquatics swim lessons. The time slots have been…read moreperfect for our schedule and the instructors are fantastic. My daughter started when she was 3 and is almost 5. She has shown tremendous growth and enjoys going to each lesson as they have accommodated to her abilities. We highly recommend Hydra!

From the owner: Central Ohio Aquatics provider empowering individuals to be champions in and out of the water!…read moreHydra Aquatics offers a one of a kind swim team experience as well as swim lessons, diving lessons, and more.

I'm an adult who has had trauma with water in the past. I was looking to take swim lessons with…read moresomeone who would be mindful of that past trauma. I signed up for an adult beginner class, but it ended up just being me. The lesson were in the pool at Columbus Academy. I did an accelerated session on Saturday and Sunday for two weeks with Katie Goggin. In six lessons, I was able to do something I've never been able to do, go under water without holding my nose. By the end, I was swimming laps to the deep end, which I am afraid of. It was a short session and I can't wait to enroll in the next one. If you think it's too late to learn to swim, it isn't!

We signed up my three year old son for swim lessons with GCSTO. For the price, you cannot be beat…read more My only complaint is that they do work out of pools across the city, and St. Charles' pool is COLD. But the teachers are great! They are obviously experienced with working with small children and seem very experienced. He's been through two sessions so far and we have already seen progress.

We've had a great experience here. Coach Layla was amazing but moved on to other things. My…read moredaughter enjoyed Coach Blair & C0ach Daisy, but she really latched on to Coach Mohamed. He is so patient and encouraging while also pushing our 3yo to be brave and get out of her comfort zone (she hates going under... just like her mama)

6/29/2022 Update: Still bringing my daughter here 2-3 times a week, she absolutely loves it, and I…read morecannot explain how good she's become at swimming. My daughter is five years old and when we go on vacation, she can go into an adult pool on her own without any arm floats, a noodle, or anything else. She'll dive and get multiple rings from the bottom of a 5ft+ pool with no issues, she can tread water for minutes at a time, float on her back, and she's learned countless swim strokes. From a kid who was terrified of the water, to someone that is now confident and can swim independently, this has been worth every bit of it and then some!

I started coming here to swim laps. The hours are a little wonky and I really wish they would…read moreexpand their hours to include evenings. Facility itself is well kept. Locker room is spacious and there's a lot decent water pressure in the showers. Pool is not overly chlorinated which is really nice. I took lessons here too and the instructor was pretty great. Definitely nice to have this place to swim at when it's cold outside.

I started coming here to swim laps. The hours are a little wonky and I really wish they would…read moreexpand their hours to include evenings. Facility itself is well kept. Locker room is spacious and there's a lot decent water pressure in the showers. Pool is not overly chlorinated which is really nice. I took lessons here too and the instructor was pretty great. Definitely nice to have this place to swim at when it's cold outside.

My son has THRIVED as a swimmer in Goldfish Swim School. In less than a year, he has gone from a…read morefear of water to learning to master the butterfly stroke! Goldfish Swim School has done wonders for my son, who can now swim and play in the water with confidence and joy. It is NEVER too late to give your child the gift of being able to swim. Thank you, Goldfish Swim School for your patience and kindness. We are so grateful!

We love goldfish swim school! The teachers are always so friendly and nice! Facility is always…read moreclean and my daughter has not only learned more skim skills her confidence has grown! I also love their make up policy as it's so easy to make up a swim lesson if we missed it due to being out of town or someone being sick! I highly recommend goldfish!

Limited equipment. Nice people. Good parking. Usually clean and safe. They are located very close…read morefor me which is very convenient; just wish they had more equipment

For a place that is supposed to be family friendly, this place is not. We joined so that our…read more4-year-old triplets could do swim lessons there and to use the pool to help strengthen their abilities in the water. When signing them up for lessons, I was unable to get all three of them in to one class so I have 2 on Tuesdays and 1 on Thursday. A couple of weeks ago, a lady who identified herself as the head lifeguard told the lifeguard closest to us to tell us that my son (who was waiting his turn to practice floating) wasn't able to be in the water because I was not holding him. I explained that my dad and my husband were working with my other two and I was sitting on the bleachers (typically I do get in the pool but was not feeling great that day) but could stand on the stairs with him. She said, "I'm so sorry in advance but she is coming over to talk to you." She said that I needed to be with my son in the pool (my husband and my dad were standing at the bottom of the steps at this point) - to clarify, each "step" is about 9 ft by 2.5 ft with railings that separate the 3 different sections, so they were not blocking anyone's way in or out at all. I also explained that our entire purpose in being there was to work on their skills since they are new swimmers - but she said that any time they are in the pool they need to be HELD and are not allowed to be on the stairs at all. I asked her if we were able to have them sit on the side of the pool (like they do while they are waiting for their turn in swim lessons) and was told no. I then asked her what we are supposed when it just my husband and me and we have three kids? She said that we would just not be able to have all 3 of them in the pool with us at one time or they had to wear puddle jumpers the whole time. We do not use puddle jumpers or flotation devices with them because we do not want them to gain that false sense of security when in the water and IF it is the two of us, one of us will stay with the two who aren't practicing. I explained this and also tried to explain again that we are there solely to work on their awareness around water and to teach them to swim/float. At this point, we were feeling very targeted because there every time we have been there, there are always people who are playing/waiting on the steps. The next time we went back for our Thursday kid's lesson, my dad got in the pool with 2 out of 3 kids (my husband was changing in the locker room) and my lesson kiddo went in a few steps because he just wanted to show us how he could hold his breath under water. Within a few seconds, a male walked over to us and told us that he couldn't be on the steps. Again, feeling pretty targeted since we had only been there for a few seconds. He said that my kids weren't allowed to be on the stairs because they could walk off the bottom step and cause an event where they needed to be rescued. I explained to him that my kid has a lesson and he just walked in for a second to get wet and we were going to be on our way to the lesson as soon as my husband was out of the locker room. Since he was still standing there mansplaining to me about water safety, I asked him point blank, "So, my husband and I are two people who happen to have three kids... you are telling me that we are not allowed to be at this pool unless we are holding them the entire time?" and he said that is correct and then proceeded to tell me that he is a twin so his mom had to go through this and how because of this he understands my frustration? My husband was there now so I told him ok, I get it, we joined so that we could practice water skills but since you're telling me that with our family situation, that is not possible. In any case, I need to get my son to his lesson now and walked him down. Apparently after that, he decided to continue with my husband. Two minutes later, I see my dad, my husband, and my two other children walking toward us. He told my husband that they HAVE TO put my kids in puddle jumpers and made them all get out of the pool to walk to get them. I intervened at that point and told him that we are NOT going to be using flotation devices and that is NOT what he told me -- my husband and my dad each have a kid and therefore they are not breaking any rules. He said, "well, we strongly advise they have these on". I told him no, absolutely not ONLY purpose here is to teach them to swim -- we have a pool at home that they play in -- this one is for learning. I told my husband and my dad to go ahead and take the other two back so they could work on their skills and that if he had anything else to say to me, he could wait until after my son's lesson. I realize this is a very long review but we joined the Y with the understand that it was a great place for families and that has not been our experience at all. It also isn't enforced across the board which is another big reason for the negative review.

Main reason I joined was for the pool. There are not enough lap lanes available. Memberships are…read morewell-priced, especially for residents and/or seniors. But unless you're flexible and have fairly low expectations this place can be frustrating. Locker rooms are also very basic, no privacy, steam room, etc.

I'm very displeased with the level of disrespect I received from a man behind the glass wall in his…read moremid 40s with a beard. I have spinal stenosis and I was there with my special-needs son, and he acted as if we would not be able to use any of the fitness equipment due to our physicality. Again, I am horrified at the blatant ablest nature of this man. I didn't catch his name, but he had a shirt that said something Fitness on it. I assume he is involved with the fitness program.