My swimming lesson with Vladimir was excellent. I am a senior who never had a swimming lesson…read morebefore but have never been afraid of the water. My goal is to learn to breathe correctly so that I can do laps at any swimming pool for exercise. Vlad is super! He has started teaching me strokes and how to breathe and while not easy at the beginning with practice I will be on my way! I enjoy not being committed to schedule as I mind my grandchildren quite a bit so the flexibility built into this program is perfect for me. The plan is to practise at my local pool between lessons. I am very happy with my instructor Vladimir and the Propel Swim School. Thank you.

Got tired of rec centre swim lessons, after I calculated how many actual "minutes" of practice my…read moredaughter was in the pool for, I opted to try propel. WHAT A DIFFERNCE! Wyatt has been our instructor and he is so kind and teaches with so much ease. After a couple sessions I have seen much progress and confidence grow within my daughter. I wish I knew about propel sooner, it is money well spent.

Done with Swimming Lessons My kids had gone as far as they…read morecould with Swimming Lessons and we wanted something more. We joined WRASA (you say it Rassa) which is the BEST swim club in South Surrey and White Rock. Best if what you want is stroke correction, technical instruction, starts turns and finishes and competitive skills building. It's a summer club that trains from May to August. There are fun swim meets most weekends that the kids really love. It's a great family atmosphere and the kids have so much fun. The coaches are awesome. They are all really strong competitive swimmers themselves who've won gold and broken records at provincial levels. They really know their stuff and they're so good with teaching the little ones. Oh, and they also practice in the winter. This is a great way to get to know the club and get involved. Winter training is on the weekends. See their website for more info. I think you're going to love this place. I do!

We had our son doing the swimming 45 minutes classes at one community centre and felt he did not…read moremake any progress. Once we moved him to Lydia's Swimming Club, he immediately evolved into a skilled, competitive swimmer. Lydia is an excellent, mature and energetic coach, and she really cares about each and every student, helping them work and reaching their true potential. I highly recommend Lidia and Dynamo Swimming Club!

This swim club has been a life-saver for my child (almost literally!). After having watched my son…read more(age 7 now) spend over a year in pointless 30 minutes Burnaby recreational swimming lessons (with 8 kids per group and overworked, time pressured instructors), failing levels over and over again, I decided to give this club a try. In just the past 4 lessons with Dynamo Swim Club he has improved exponentially. He now has a confidence and enthusiasm for swimming which was sadly lacking, due to his previous experiences. I sincerely recommend this club to every parent that has been though the same scenario as myself. Lidia and her team of instructors are kind, knowledgable and encouraging. The class sizes are small and the lesson time of one hour makes a big difference. Give them a try, you won't be disappointed!

We were vising from the US and not used to seeing such great indoor facilities and kids activities…read moreat a city run aquatic center. It was a treat! The pool areas were very clean. The changing rooms were getting heavy use the day were there, considering that they were also clean. We used the family changing area and it was a little crowded, probably could have sent my husband and son off to the men's room. However we did have a shower and dedicated changing area after only a few minutes of waiting. The leisure pool was plenty big for the people there that Sunday. The toddler loved the easy entrance and stairs to get in and out and there were lots of floats around for the kids to play with! The older child (8) loved the slide. Yes it is short, but there was also no line at all and it was very fun with spirals and dips. Probably I would just shower the kids and towel them off next time (instead of trying to change them into dry clothes with the wet floor), but definitely worth it!

Some instructors gossip about the members behind their back. Unfortunately, this reveals their low…read morelevel of professionalism and lack of emotional maturity. Class is never acquired or learned, it is ingrained from childhood.

They are very professional and I have seen so much progress in My little swimmers…read more Flexible schedules and various locations . fare rate and also with the support o BC

These guys are so great and are running an excellent organization. Both our kids had a fear of…read moregetting their faces in the water after literally years of rec centre lessons which just didn't work for them. We were recommended by a friend to sign up for Swimfaster, and After literally a single lesson both kids were using kick boards and learning strokes, and couldn't wait for the next class. I can't write enough good things about these guys..

Good prices for entry, huge facility. Google reviews are excellent and abundant on this place. Not…read moresure why yelp members haven't rated and posted pictures of this place much.

Lots of great programs and options for families and individuals. The gym is easy to access, as well…read moreas the pool and the skating rink. There is also a room/yoga studio? For yoga and other rec classes on the 2nd floor.

If you want to learn proper swimming techniques, this is the best school in BC. School is run by…read moreOlympian Coach and all instructors have experience in competitive swimming.

Lap of Luxury is a warm water swimming pool for dogs. My dog receives the therapeutic swim, which…read moreincludes a massage and bodywork in between swimming laps. Carrie has a fantastic manner and has created a safe, professional facility with every possibility covered. My dog really responded well and relaxed quickly with Carrie. She pays close attention to the dog' s stress and fatigue levels and listens to everything you and your dog has to say. My dog is just turning 12 and has slowed down quite a bit and the last 6 months. Swimming is giving her back her bounce in a safe, stress-free way. Instead of sacking out in exhaustion after swimming, she races around the house like a puppy! Highly recommended!

My girl, Holly, just loves going here as often as possible! They have a great setup for swim…read moretherapy. The pool is a good size, providing tons of space to play fetch in the water. I only wished I lived closer so I could go multiple times a week.

I'm not convinced Aquaventures is worth what they charge (4x the cost of community pools' lessons)…read more After many years of lessons at the community pools, my kid was just not getting the hang of crawl with proper breathing. Her school classmates' parents recommended Aquaventures or Atlantis, as they are much more hands-on, so we sucked up the cost and signed her up for Aquaventures. We have liked that the instructors actually touch and manipulate the kids' arms and legs to help them learn -- there's more focus on proper technique. (The community centre approach at her age is to have them jump in and struggle through it -- the instructor often isn't even in the pool with them.) The teachers for the two sets we've done have also seemed good, and my kid has improved, although not in leaps and bounds. Otherwise I don't feel we're getting our money's worth. The pool and facilities are cramped and old (though this may change with a new facility they're building). It's a small pool, and with 5 or 6 classes for all ages going on at once, it's pandemonium. There's no way for the kids to build endurance or swim for more than 5-10 m at a stretch. They also have to close the pool fairly often, on a moment's notice, for issues with filtration, etc. (This has happened twice now, in 13 weeks of classes. You get a refund but your kid loses the instruction / consistency.) The dressing rooms and seating area are all dumpy and crowded. There are not enough chairs for all the parents and grandparents that turn up. There is free parking but the parking lot is generally full. And for all the extra money, the kids don't get any more time with the instructor that at the community centres. Lessons are only 2/3 the length of those at the community centres (30 min, instead of 45) and there are still 4 kids in each class (vs 6). That works out to 7.5 minutes of instructor attention per kid at both. Honestly the only difference is that the attention at Aquaventures is more hands-on. (For babies, there is no difference whatsoever in what you get at the community centres and Aquaventures. And many of the community pools have warm toddler pools. The only difference is the cost.) Registration is not great, but it is better than the community centres. At least those currently in lessons get priority and their servers don't get slammed at 9:00:01 on registration day. Overall: Good, hands-on teaching with a focus on technique. But overpriced.

I barely have time to shower in my life but I felt compelled to take a moment to write this review…read more My son who is 4 just did his first aquaventures class series. 5 days each week for 2 weeks. I want to say that his instructor Sandra was FANTASTIC. She is just so great with kids- gently brushing their hair out of their eyes when they come up from getting their faces wet, adjusting their little goggles, and taking the time to praise them each time they completed a game. My son needs a little bit of encouragement out of his comfort zone in the water, and I feel like she was the first person to achieve that with him. Even on his off days, she somehow got him in the pool! I should also say she was incredibly patient with the kids too when they had trouble listening. My kid went from not being able to get his face wet, to jumping from a platform into the water in 2 weeks!! He is constantly talking about swimming. The registration process was a bit confusing to navigate at first but we figured it out. Facilities were a bit run down but it didn't bother us and they have a new location opening up next year! Hands down, I would recommend this program and Sandra in particular. I feel like my son has developed in leaps and bounds and we have signed up for fall classes even though they are soooo expensive. I pay what it takes because to me, learning to swim is life and death so it's worth the money to have these people teach your kid to swim. 5 stars for sure.