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Goldfish Swim School - Reston

4.3 (70 reviews)
Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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This was the first class I attended with my son, Ben. It was his second lesson overall. Trent was the instructor, and had two people in training with him. Trent kindly explained that he would be training the other two instructors. He had a great balance between the training and conducting the lesson. Trent was engaging and explained each "exercise" (for lack of a better word) and assured we were doing them correctly. It was a lot of fun and I am looking forward to continuing. Thanks, Trent!

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We registered two kids in swimming classes here, very impressed. Great attentive staffs with clean facility. Our kids were very enjoy having a class over here. The instructors were very educated and helpful. Great swimming classes!!

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We love to read reviews this week, Inga! Thank you!

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Thank you for the kind words, and for making the trek to swim with us!

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Great teachers and great customer service. My son learned to swim much faster than I anticipated. Highly recommend.

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Ask the Community - Goldfish Swim School - Reston

Do they teach adults how to swim?

They do not. Only kids up to 12 years.

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Quality instructors and fun environment make swim class much more appealing to the kiddos.

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