Great facility, nice staff and great coaches. Am very grateful bringing my kid there and am still…read more thanks to all the members of this clean and nice place

I went swimming here with my two children, and they absolutely loved it. I will definitely be…read morereturning. They were lots of Floaties to play with, and the pool was large enough that we could move around freely without bumping into other people. Definitely recommend it.

Best swimming school in town! The owners are very nice and dedicated to teaching high-quality…read moreswimming lessons. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to learn how to swim. They operate with the Canadian Red Cross program so it's also great for kids!

From the owner: École de natation privée offrant le programme de La Croix-Rouge à partir de 6 mois! Nous offrons…read moredes cours de groupes ainsi que des cours privés pour enfants et adules.

Nager Pour La Vie is hands down the best foundation you can give your child in the water…read more Karina is extremely knowledgeable and has developed, no PERFECTED, an approach to swimming that has not only taught our three children the foundational skills to swim and be safe in and around water, but she has instilled a passion for swimming in my children that is unmatched. All three of them are hooked on water! Her approach has worked to teach all three of my very different children, and she has been so creative and efficient when working with my middle son who has DCD. My only complaint would be my kids love the water TOO much now! They swim regularly and confidently in beaches and pools. While my 7 year old is now on a competitive swim team and wishes he could still get lessons with Karina. If you choose Nager Pour La Vie, be prepared to be spending a LOT of time at the pool! My eldest son who is now 7 years old, swam with Karina from 16months to 6 years old and we wanted me to write this about Karina: "Karina got in the water with me, let me swim, we had fun and she showed me and corrected me with examples, so then I understood what to do when I was swimming. I don't think I would ever be on swim team without her, and I love swim team! If you can get her as your teacher, you are VERY lucky! Can we give her six stars?" We give her SIX stars! ******

I could not recommend this program more. Karina is beyond patient (even when your child is…read moreunwilling to cooperate sometimes) and really manages to get the notions through to them. My kids are absolute fish because of this program!!!

marielle started her school (quoted directly from an article she gave) 2 weeks after trying a tail…read moreHerself. She has a very mixed history of stealing from other mermaids that was documented in The globe and Mail. (namely when she got her start by literally mirroring mermaid linden's website, and giving the media in Canada photos and video of mermaid linden and another swim school claiming it was HER- so she went viral, under someone else's stolen content) She doesn't have the best reputation within the professional world, though that shouldn't reflect on individual franchises who buy their franchises from her and they do not associate. in the beginning when they were trying to kickstarter for their tails, they advertised it using other tail makers tails, and footage taken without consent of other mermaids and used despite being asked not to use other mers unwilling to promote her brand. Another instance of stealing foam inserts from mermaid linden's monofins and then claiming she invented them for her tails. a mermaid convention had frequent issues with her attending workshops she hadn't paid for, and then filming them, and then trying to stop her from putting those workshops people paid for- for free online. There are people who worked for her when she first started and didn't get all of their pay, and were not provided the promised materials to put on classes. She is not a company I choose to support due to the damage she has caused in the industry, and her blatant disregard for the rights of others when it comes to filming them without their knowledge and then trying to use that to represent her company. Also all the blatant lying claims to be the first swim school in Canada (she was the 3rd or 4th by the time she got going) and the first pro mermaid. *rolls eyes* She's also lying about her swimming instructors being certified lifeguards. where she's hiring people without any credentials. her monofins are heavy, and difficult to swim with, cheap quality, fall off easily and mermaid spandex has a very short life span, meaning they rip easily. students pay 60$ pp/hour, when instructors get paid 14$ an hour to teach a full class of 8.

Olympia Performance is a brand new gym that just opened on the West Island. This gym is geared…read moretowards performance athletes and people who are serious about their training as it has some very unique and high-end features. The first thing that you will notice when you walk in the door is that they have a huge length of artificial turf running down the left side of the space. The owner, Steve, tells me that at 50 yards it is the longest of any gym in Montreal. The turf provides space for exercises that you could normally only do outdoors, such as 40 yard sprints, pushing sleds and bounding. On the right-hand side of the space they have an enormous scaffolding where you can let your inner "Ninja Warrior" loose on the rings, monkey bars and salmon ladder. The gym also has a peg board, Olympic lifting and a full complement of free weights and exercise machines. Additionally there is a spin room setup with CompuTrainers that are designed for performance cycling training. I've been there to workout a few times since they opened and I confidently say that the quality of the equipment and staff at Olympia is unmatched by any other gym that I've seen in the city.

Best kept secret on the West Island. Hands down, the best gym in Canada. I have been working out…read morethere since April and iit has been life changing. Kind people who support each other. It is like a family.