Our family has been going to this Foss location since January 2022, when our older son is 3 years…read moreold - he is now in Big 4 class and is very comfortable in the pool. Our younger son has been taking swim lessons at Foss for the past year and has become more comfortable with swimming in the pool. Our experiences with Foss have been good overall - the team there has done a good job addressing challenges that have come up.

Horrible experience verging on traumatic for our two year old. Coach Aaron in particular is intense…read moreto the point of inappropriate and completely unsuited to teaching little kids how to swim - more than once I saw him shove a sobbing toddler under the water head first. Take it from me - spare your kid and go elsewhere for swim lessons.

I'll update my reviews since some of their policies have changed…read more They allow make up lessons now if your kid is sick! As a parent, this really helped relieve some of the stinging of the sticker shock. They started taking teacher consistency, more seriously, and I think it is made a huge difference. No more cycling of teachers as much. It's a warm pool, warm locker room, and Good curriculum where your kid will make progress. There's lots of repeating of levels, but that's true at any swim school. To avoid that, you just need your kid to have tons of pool time outside of lessons. They have a few family open swim times a month but not a lot, you almost need a gym membership with pool access such as at the YMCA in addition to foss lessons if you want to avoid repeating lots of levels. It's still crazy expensive, but you get what you pay for. I have yet to find another swim place that can produce the results that Foss can.

We faced the daunting task of teaching our son to swim. He likes to splash around in the pool with…read moreus holding him, but swimming is something different. We came to Foss as it was highly recommended. First off, it is hard to even get in here. They announce their courses (a slate of weekly sessions stretching over a couple of months) and they almost immediately fill up. It's like buying Superbowl tickets. I think the reason is that not many places have a curriculum of very organized, structured, swim teaching programs like Foss. The prices are reasonable, too. Our little guy was a bit scared the first class (groups of 4-5 kids plus 1 parent per kid), but we kept going and the teacher kept working with him and now he loves swim class and even dances around in the lobby when we get there. The facility is clean, well maintained, etc. and the people are super friendly. I highly recommend Foss for teaching your kids to swim.

Great methodology for teaching kids how to swim. Very effective at getting results. We've tried…read moreother swimming programs for our son but didn't have the same results. Many of the teachers are great. Our 4 year old enjoys it and looks forward to the lessons. The draw back is it feels so crowded and cramped. The medium sized pool has 8 sections going simultaneously. It is loud. The locker rooms are so tiny and crowded. Not much privacy. The parking lot is crowded, too.

I have never been so frustrated with a business over something that should have been incredibly…read moresimple. My daughter is 2 years and 10 months old. I registered her for a FOSS swim class and FOSS had her date of birth during the registration process. Their system allowed me to enroll her, accept the registration, and take my payment. We showed up for her class today, only to be stopped at the door and told that she was too young because the class requires children to be 3 years old. If the age requirement is truly mandatory, why did your registration system allow me to register a child whose DOB clearly showed she was not yet 3? Why was my payment accepted? Why wasn't the registration rejected or flagged at the time I signed her up? I was told someone had supposedly called us earlier today to warn us. We received no call, no voicemail, no text, and no other notification. Regardless, waiting until a family physically arrives for a class before addressing an eligibility issue that was already apparent from the child's registration information is unacceptable. I also asked FOSS to show me the written policy stating that this specific class requires children to be 3. I could not find this requirement on the information available to me, and when I asked for clarification and requested escalation to management/corporate, I was essentially given nowhere to go. Their customer-service chat has refused to provide a corporate contact or meaningful escalation. This isn't about wanting special treatment for my child. It's about basic customer service and accountability. If your system knows a child's date of birth and allows a parent to register and pay for a class, you should catch an age restriction BEFORE the family shows up at the facility. We paid for a service that FOSS accepted our registration for, made plans around that class, and showed up expecting our daughter to participate. Instead, we were turned away at the door and then couldn't get a straight answer or a way to escalate the issue. Very disappointing experience, and based on how this has been handled, I cannot recommend FOSS Swim School.

I had been looking for sometime for places to send my 4 year old to swim lessons I had thought of…read morelifetime but heard really great things about foss so I checked it out. I called and they have so many different classes that I was confused. We did the free swim assessment to figure out what level my son was, they were great though the entire process. The pool is warm and all shallow and perfect for lessons and dedicated to only that. My son is in little 1 so there's only 3 kids in class. The teacher is great and he absolutely loves it. It is expensive but feel it's very well worth it.

The management and coaching is lacking and misleading. We have a daughter that has been in the same…read moreprogram for 6 quarters and were told after 5 quarters of the same program they would have an additional coach in the water with her to make sure she was progressing to the next level, which they never followed through with. We were also told by management that she would be progressing to the next level and then a different coach indicated the opposite. The management and coaching staff give misleading and false information to get your money and don't progress the students or teach them appropriately. They don't follow through with their commitments and then won't re-imburse you for giving false and misleading information.

This is my YMCA…read more They have great member services staff, they always greet you and are warm and inviting. Most of them are very helpful and knowledgeable about the Y. The Personal Trainers are nice and they keep a good eye on the fitness area typically. I have noticed a few times members just chatting away on their cell phones while working out (which is against the guidelines) and no one as said anything to them about it, but it's rare. They have a great variety of classes to attend - many of them offered at multiple times throughout the day and week. Head in and get a membership!

Great pool in the summer, wonderful friendly staff. Love the instructors and the class offerings.read more

Recently visited to try out the pool. Must say prices were very reasonable and they have lots of…read moreopen swim hours which can't be hard to find in MN in the Fall/winter seasons. The facilities were clean but they aren't anything extra fancy. The pool is huge!! With dedicated lanes for swimming and the other half open for open swimming. When we went the water slide was off. Children do need to take a swim team to go on the diving boards and the deep end. We almost had the pool to ourselves when we were there. Overall great low cost option to swim.

My son purchased a class here for lifeguarding. Very poor experience. The instructor was very…read morecritical and refused to let him open his eyes to do the brick test and could not look in before going into the water for the brick. He failed and was told he could not continue. The tests were done in a punishing way and under threat of failing. He has passed the brick test at three other locations with plenty of time. The instructor did not have any empathy or customer service. Pool does not have any natural light and is colder than normal. There was mildew on all the caulk around the pool. Stay away from this instructor and location.

Hot day? Look no further! The Richfield Outdoor Pool is the place to be! Great family friendly…read moreplace for all ages! Lifeguards are very tentative, multiple setting areas, water slide, two diving boards, shallow and deep areas along with an area for swimming laps. Friendly priced as well.

I loved the pool it is a great place on a summer day. my son loved the diving board and the…read moreclimbing wall :)

Love this Y! great place to workou. atmosphere is peaceful but active classes all the time. I got…read moremainly to do the circuit weights and treadmill. I've been utilizing the YMCA's over 29 years. JUST DO IT!!!

Elevator to upstairs is kinda tricky to see or find but great employees and YMCA workout buddies…read moregreat place to make new friends YMCA is always clean great lifeguards