This swim school was recommended to me by another parent and we have been extraordinarily pleased…read morewith our decision to join. The coaches have all been patient and encouraging and my son has gone from being afraid to go under water to being able to race with the other students in any of the four strokes he's studied. He was placed in age (and ability) appropriate levels all along and his confidence soared as he mastered skills that allowed him to progress. Another small thing, that is a big thing for people with younger children, is that the pool temperature is not freezing. Many previous places we went to my son would be blue after the first 15 minutes. I tried wet suits and short classes but he'd always be miserable. Here he never mentions the water temperature and none of the adults that bring their babies into the pool for their classes seem uncomfortable at all. I would highly recommend this school. I have always had good experience with the poolside staff; they are young to be sure, but earnest, genuine and kind. The people in the water with the kids are fantastic.

My daughter is nervous, but the teacher here at swim gym made her so excited and so relaxed about…read moreswimming. The teacher Ella was absolutely wonderful with my little 3 year old. The classes are no more than three students per class and there are two teachers in the pool so you can feel very confident and safe for your child child. Now- this is not a high end location with changing rooms and showers etc. however- I have been to other places who have such a rigorous curriculum that they are not adapting to each individual child's needs. They are doing that here. So 1 no fancy locker rooms, no area for the parents to hang. BUT my kid was braver then she ever was in any class before.

Our 8 year old has taken lessons with them for years and looks forward to going every week. While…read morethe pool can be a bit crowded, the instructor engaged with my son and he is currently enjoying any swim time he gets this summer. The average ratio was 2 students to one teacher ... sometimes 3 but I never got a sense that their attention was spread too thin. On a side note, there have been occasions that the pool at The Montana (where the classes are held) has been closed for emergency cleanings -- not only were these not the fault of the swim school...they were always very communicative and open to make ups or double lessons in the same day for convenience. Our son will be back in the pool with Take Me To The Water again soon and I know he'll enjoy it.

My son's instructor is patient and knowledgeable about how to get kids comfortable in the pool…read more Over the course of six months my son transformed from not even wanting to go in the room with the pool to wanting to jump in and swim as soon as we arrive. He is slowly learning how to manage his body in the water in a safe way, and I'm so grateful to the team for helping him get there.

The instructed staff were wonderful . my daughter enjoyed…read moreher swimming lessons and they gave her great attention while other swimmers were there. The energy was great, thank you guys !

Very decent place good programs and i like the staff very likable and sweet they are also not…read moretrying to charge me and add me into an unwanted program like "freedom aquatics" does and they do respond to emails and texts

SwimJim has 5 locations in the city. The staff is very accommodating and friendly (Email, Phone and…read moreInstructors). We took our 5M daughter to her first Swim Baby "SWIM'N'SPLASH" class and she LOVED it! Keisha (Sp?) was a great instructor and very clear with her instructions. The best part was we were able to hold our babies in the water. It was a free 20min class (free before 6M of age) and you can go once a week until they are 6M. After that, they enter the Swimfants course. Actually no, the best part was they allow the parents to switch off midway through the lesson. Like I said, very accommodating!

Not a fan. I deeply…read morewanted to love this place, but things didn't go well. I enrolled my 3 1/2 year old daughter, who before coming here used to love playing in a pool. She didn't know how to swim, yet, so we were excited for her to finally learn doing something she so much seemed inclined (and willing) to learn. Coaches seem to change very frequently at this location, as she experienced 3 different instructors in a handful classes... hard to get to trust a person with such lack of consistency. After a couple of successful lessons, she was progressed to put her head under water too soon, and eventually didn't want to go anymore. We tried to motivate her by asking the different instructors not to progress her that fast, but by the time they followed our input, they had already lost her: she wouldn't even get inside the pool anymore. Now a year has passed, and she STILL doesn't want to go back. We have suggested a different location with different instructors, but she just doesn't want to go. Clearly, the system they used at this location ended up causing the opposite result, which is a complete rejection of swimming and pools in general. Obviously, I can't be happy with this. Now we have no idea when she'll be able and willing to go back. Not recommended.

Best birthday party for my nephew ever. Coach Brian is a true gem. And he's actually in NYC for…read morethese events not Baldwin. Can't wait to hire him and his team again!

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I just moved to New York and needed a new gym to go to. Since they offered a 24 session Groupon I…read moredecided to give it a shot. I have only ever gone here during Covid. Everyone that works here is beyond nice and welcomes me every time I come in. Tiffany at the front desk is always so sweet. There is a cardio room, weights room, machine room, small track, and boxing room. My favorite part about this gym is how there is never a big crowd and how the boxing room is always empty and available. Im surprised to see how so many reviews mention issues with the gym members, I have never experienced this myself. The cons: It is a smaller gym with only one of every machine so sometimes you have to wait. Because of Covid the last gym session on the weekends are at 2pm.

What happened with the basketball pickup games? They were great, but they apparently fired the guy…read morerunning them (for very dubious-sounding reasons) who was great, and now they're really terrible. Hope management investigates what went wrong here....

My child went here last year because we like the pool in this particular building. Other than that,…read morethis place has nothing going for it. You can't enroll online, so you call them and call them and call them. You leave messages, which they don't return. Fill out online requests, which they also don't respond to. Finally someone answers and says you can't enroll until after such and such day. Because although they can't seem to get anything else remotely professionally, they're real sticklers for hard dates. So you wait. You call back and no one answers another 3 or 4 times. Finally they pick up 4 days after the date they told you has passed and now they don't have any classes left. When you do manage to get a class, forget about doing a makeup because they just sell whatever's available to whoever wants to do a drop in with no preference given to people who already pre-paid for all the classes. This is exactly the kind of crappy and unprofessional business that will hopefully be a thing of the past when people start reacting to being treated badly while simultaneously paying out the nose for it. You know what year it is. Fix your stupid website. If you can't get it together enough to have online enrollment, try to get someone to answer your phones. If that's too hard, at least maybe bother to update the locations, dates, times, anything at all so every piece of relevant information isn't completely WRONG.

Took my 2 kids there for a trial lesson. Lessons are given in a residential building that has a…read morepool. The pool and facilities are fine. There were a handful of lanes in the narrow pool, yet at least 2-3 classes given in one lane at a given time. So, even though there was 1 instructor and 3 kids, it was crowded and they had to course around each other. Not great when you're learning how to swim. The worst part was that the instructors and even supervisor had ZERO enthusiasm or knew how to make the class exciting for kids. It was a trial class, and the instructor nor the supervisor even introduced themselves to the my kids. The woman instructor, I think her name was Danielle, never even smiled once. The kids got in the pool and she said "do the backstroke" to my 7 year old. My son, thinking he's a good swimmer and giving it a go, tried to swim or float on his back but only sank. She didn't say anything like, "OK good try" or "let's work on your form". She just told him to swim to the other side of the pool. Meanwhile, he can barely swim. I spoke to the supervisor about my concerns that the instructor is not giving my kids any pointers or tips on how to improve their swimming. Just barking orders. He said, "oh, she must be off today, she's usually good." After 30 min watching her completely destroy all the excitement my son had in learning how to swim, I complained again to the supervisor and even spoke to the Take Me To the Water office on the phone. They said they will speak to the instructor after the class and that we won't be charged. No apology. No other solution. And, they even said that instructor was one of the senior ones. This is a swimming farm that has no business teaching young kids. You're lucky if you're instructor is nice. I ended up booking at Asphalt Green. They have great kid-friendly instructors.

I've had such a great experience at Anytime Fitness. From the moment you walk in, the environment…read morefeels welcoming, positive, and genuinely supportive. Victoria and Jean are the first smiles you see- always welcoming and helping. The staff and members create a space where you don't feel judged--just encouraged to show up and do your best. What really made a difference for me were the small group classes that helped all fitness levels as well as the layout of the gym. Coaches Erika, John C., Marquise, Jon and Adriel are fantastic and really want to see you succeed! In fact, it felt empowering to know I could adjust things and still make progress. The atmosphere makes it easy to stay consistent, even on days when motivation is low. Overall, it's a place where real people work toward real goals, and that positivity makes all the difference.

Solid anytime in New Jersey. At the time that I was there, there was a huge hole in the corner of…read morethe gym, which apparently came from some highschoolers who were messing around. I would say that every time has their own style in terms of what random machine they put in. For me it was the standing dip machine that I thought was really cool.