This place is amazing! We did the city lessons but just found the classes too big and the water too…read morecold. Kids Can Swim has small classes that allow instructors to help the kids learn faster and grow the confidence they need. Plus the water is 32 degrees! this is fantastic for the kids (and mom who hates getting in cold water!) staff is very caring and love to see the kids achieving the goals. highly recommend this place!

My son loves to swim but wasn't progressing in city run programs. His swimming strokes have…read moreimproved drastically with Kids Can Swim. I love the one on one instruction.

Highly recommended. Instructor LP had our anxious child doing stuff in our home pool within one…read morelesson that city lessons couldn't achieve in 2 sessions. Patient, lovely to work with and the prices were a bargain considering our kids' progressions. Simply amazing.

From the owner: - Flexible Scheduling and Rescheduling We know families are…read moresuper busy so we have made our booking process as easy as possible! Our rescheduling policy also helps ensure that swimmers don't miss any lessons. - One-on-One Swim Instruction We specialize in offering swimming lessons for just one swimmer at a time. Our swimmers always improve after each and every lesson. Our lessons are definitely worth every single penny they cost.

I started my daughter at only 4 months old at British Swim School and in just a short time being…read morethere she has already learned some amazing water safety skills. Alison our instructor is wonderful and is very attentive and works very hard at individualizing the program for each child. We have had a very positive experience here and would recommend this program to anyone looking for a swim school for their child. All staff I've met are very professional, delightful and quick to help with any concerns or questions.

From the owner: British Swim School offers swimming lessons for kids and adults of all ages, starting as early as 3…read moremonths. Located inside of Castleview, our swim school is open year-round, so you can learn to swim when you're ready and continue until you've mastered the skills. We use gentle teaching methods and a survival-first approach to help swimmers of all levels become safer and more confident in the water. Our safe, fun, and effective teaching methods have made us the preferred choice for parents and students for over 40 years. Our confidence-building curriculum and small group swimming classes provide a consistent format and structure with one-on-one attention for each swimmer. Private swimming lessons are subject to availability.

I can't say enough thank you to Selena for her and her amazing program that taught my 4 year old…read moreson from freaking out a drop of water on his face during shower to swimming in 4 days and then the length of the pool by the end of the session. Selena is truly amazing and she has her way that my son now loves swimming. My initial objective is for my son to learn to know what to do in case falling in the water because of the number of drowning cases is so scary. Thank you so much Selena and can't wait for the twins to spend the next session with you. They were already observing and wanted to jump in.

From the owner: We specialize in self rescue intensive swimming lessons for non swimmers, beginners, special needs,…read moreand water related trauma victims from ages 2 and up. We offer one on one lessons in the comfort of your home pool or that of a host family. We guarantee your child will be swimming by the end of the session!

I've been to this ymca a couple times, though it's not the main one I go to. It is located in the…read morebasement of Carlingwood Mall and I didn't know this existed for the longest time. They have a pool which is great. The change rooms are clean and the lockers seem new which is good. They offer a variety of classes like the other ymca, I just wish the classes went a bit later. The gym itself has a variety of equipment and the equipment works well and is fairly up to date. They also have a room with free weights, mats and medicine balls where you can stretch and workout (if there's no class happening). I really like this ymca because the few times I've gone it hasn't been too too busy which means I got to work out on the machines that I wanted without waiting around-huge plus. Tip: if you go later it will be even less busy!

I attended a class just recently and absolutely loved it! It was exactly what I expected and more!…read moreI wanted to see what it was like to swim like a mermaid , the class allows you to try on a fabric mermaid tail which also has a monofin to allow you to swim in the water. I'm a pretty strong swimmer so it didn't take me too long to get used to it, it was also a pretty good ab workout. My childhood dream might become my grown up hobby! I'm looking forward to buying my first tail soon! Thank you so much for this opportunity and I'm looking forward to being a mermaid again!

We are very disappointed with this school. We paid for extra in car training (15 hours vs standard…read more10 hours), but it is taking forever to get the training done. Our instructor is new to the area and lead us to believe that my daughter would be receiving weekly training and she would be ready to do her test by the beginning of March, but we still have 5 hours left to go. Also, we have been asked to meet up at the Walmart parking lot in Barrhaven for 95% of the lessons (we live in Metcalfe). When I asked to have my daughter picked up from school in Manotick for lessons, the instructor agreed, but it has not happened yet.