I have been coming to this pool since 2003. Ever since covid, the rude staff and stupid policies…read moreseem to dominate the center. First off, private interest can hire out lanes at any time and they deduct those lanes from paying customers. Second, if your a tax paying resident and a student you get the cheapest rate, but some of the staff (Dave) take it upon themselves to dictate rules and limit you on how many you can buy (like a Nazi). Lockers and locker rooms are near disgusting. Amazing how a city that has 1-bedroom apartments that rent for $6,000 can't make a nicer facility.

Do *not* send your kids here unless you're doing Parent & Me or they already know how to swim. We…read moretook our 2.5 year old to a Seahorse class today and at one point, he slipped, and was face down in the pool, and the teacher, Gio, was not paying any attention. My husband and I were calling to him that our son was, um, drowning, and he did not react. When I realized he wasn't going to do anything, I ran over and pulled my son's face out of the water. Gio then picked him up and set him on his feet and moved away. He did absolutely nothing to console or comfort our crying child. He, instead, said "if you're not ready for this class, you shouldn't be here." If you are unable to ensure the safety of children or even show them empathy, you should not be working with them in any capacity, Gio.

oh my gosh we love them SO much. Our 6 year old has a genetic deletion as well as an autism…read morediagnosis, I can just gush about how kind and caring as sweet they are with her. she LOVES to go swimming and asks about it all the time!! I can't recommend them enough.

We receive swimming lessons through the regional center, and Souri from One With Water has been…read moreamazing with my son. She's patient, professional, and great with kids with autism. It did take a few months and a lot of follow-up before we were assigned an instructor, but once Souri started coming weekly, it's been a 5-star experience. Be patient -- it's worth the wait!

We had a very enjoyable experience working with Kate, the owner. She is very patient and positive…read moreand makes learning how to swim fun. I like the one on one class as opposed to group classes. Her pool is always clean and I always felt very comfortable that Kate was in control and my child was safe with her. Her policy is very straightforward and uncomplicated when it comes to cancelling for sickness etc which makes it another big plus for a busy mom.

We found Head Above Water a few years ago and instantly felt that we found a gem of a swim school…read more Both my kids learned how to swim with them and my older daughter now knows four different strokes! I loved that they evolved their instructions with my kids' age. Andrew was very playful and patient and made my kids comfortable in the water when they were younger. And later, Giles taught them to focus on improving their strokes. My kids always looked forward to swim classes.

Good instructors-…read more But the office....bad in returning clients inquiries...heard it from our friends that I recommended them too as well...I thought it was just us. This rating is only for the way the office handles their potential clients. But so far, happy with our instructor last year---let's see this year.

What a great experience! When searching for swim lessons I was hesitant because my little one is so…read moreyoung (9 months). But I was reassured once speaking and meeting with our amazing instructor Matthew. He called before the sessions to go over details, answering any and all questions. He had great positive energy and worked great with the infants. We loved our instructor so much we signed up for another round of sessions!!! Thank you kid swim for getting us your number one man Matthew.

H2O Swim Team has been one of the best investments I've ever made for my child. The coaches are…read morevery professional, friendly, and they teach the kids extremely well. My daughter absolutely loves being there. She even wants to train seven days a week before her swimming lessons start! We tried many other activities before, including ballet, martial arts, and even private swim lessons at the YMCA, but after a couple of months she usually didn't want to continue. With H2O Swim Team, it's completely different. She is excited to go every time, and you can really see her confidence and skills improving. In my opinion, it's one of the best activities for children in Santa Monica. I only wish we had discovered it sooner.

H20 is where my son has learned to love swimming. He's been advancing here over the past year and a…read morehalf from someone who could barely swim a lap of freestyle to now competing in swim meets in every stroke! They offer private classes and small groups for beginners while their more advanced groups are still small to get extra attention.

Anna at Hall Swim Academy is an excellent teacher…read more Two years ago, my son (who was 7 at the time) was going to another swim school and was doing ok but advancing slowly. As part of that school's safety training, they threw him in the water wearing street clothes. He was doing ok for about 30 seconds but then panicked and started to sink so one of the teachers had to jump in and pull him out. (It was partially my fault since I mistakenly had him wear long pants that absorbed water). Anyhow, he freaked out and got very scared. We continued to go to that school for several more weeks but he stagnated with his training and the teacher became frustrated and tried to push him too hard so he had a melt down. Fast forward two years, I started taking him to the Hall Swim Academy west LA location about 2 months ago and he started trying again to learn how to swim with Anna. Anna is extremely kind and patient with kids. She demonstrates what she wants him to do and corrects mistakes in his floating and swim strokes and has him repeat as necessary. She is able to recognize how much to push and when to give him more space and repeats instructions as necessary. He loves going to swim class with Anna and is motivated to learn so he can swim with his friends at summer camp. Yesterday, he had two major breakthroughs. He spent most of the class in the pool without wearing goggles which he previously refused to do. Then, on his own, he decided he wanted to try the swim test. So, he put on street clothes over his swim suit, jumped in the water, floated on his back for 20 seconds and then easily swam to the side of the pool and climbed out on his own. He was so proud of himself for overcoming his fear and is now looking forward to his next class with Anna. I am very grateful to Anna for her kindness, professionalism, excellent teaching skills and being such a good motivator. Thank you!!

Hall Swim Academy was awesome! We have a pool at our house so learning to swim was non-negotiable…read more My son went from afraid of putting his face in the water all the way to a confident swimmer. The whole team is fantastic, and Elena is especially amazing!

In terms of breadth of services (i.e., what other place has a pool?), the Y is pretty good. Pools,…read morestretching areas, and Workout areas are usually crowded because the hours this place is open are really inconvenient. Facilities are generally clean, well lit, and no obnoxious music is playing. Workout machines are pretty good quality, but there aren't enough of them and you will have to wait indefinitely while a sullen zillenial sits there not using the machine while he scrolls on his phone (to be fair, this is true for all gyms, but some have more equipment so this problem doesn't result in as much conflict). Lots of kids around. Some unhoused people as well. Standard for most YMCA's. Membership includes use of any YMCA in the country, so if you travel that's a good feature. Planet Fitness is cheaper, more accessible, and has more locations. But that means it's also generally scuzzier than the Y.

Out of all the YMCA locations I've been to this one is the worst. When there is any type of issue,…read morethe staff is useless. None of the staff enforce the rules. It starts at the top, the guy who manages this location does a terrible job.

Anyone who wants/needs TLC to learn how to swim needs to take advantage of this wonderful…read moreorganization.

My daughter has been going to Mikey for 2 years. Mikey is a great teacher and has made my daughter…read morea confident swimmer. Mikey teaches my Daughter different strokes, how to dive as well as how to be water safe. My daughter enjoys every lesson with Mikey and looks forward to seeing her every week. We were so lucky to find her!

worse scheduling and terrible communication. would not recommend for swim lessons. Took 4 months to…read morefulfill 10 swim lessons. My child still doesn't know how to swim. waste of money for $70 per class for group sessions.

Amy (the director) is super helpful and she went out of her way to find a time that was working for…read moreus. We had one lesson with Shawn and immediately decided to sign up for 16 more... Shawn is such a great coach. He's engaging, calm and poised. He seamlessly redirect kids to stay on task and find fun and goal-driven activities. He really pushes the limits of what kids can do, while being reassuring and supportive. Just awesome coach and director!

Both my 14yo and 11yo decided to try out for the Junior Lifeguard swim test and started training 2…read moremonths before the test. They were both quite a bit over the necessary cutoff time when they started and ended up being more than 10 seconds under the cutoff time by the time of the test. Couldn't be happier with the classes and all the great pointers that Carolyn gave them

We love CC Swim Academy! Our older son did months of lessons at another facility and would never…read moreput his head underwater. It was torture going there week after week seeing other kids advance and our guy stay at level 1. We took a big break from lessons until we found CC Swim Academy and Ali in particular, who is a fantastic instructor. Now, with two little ones, 5 and 3, we dove headfirst into lessons and they both progressed so quickly. Ali has taught them the building blocks of swimming and it was amazing to watch. They've now learned so much and Ali has made them really comfortable in the water. They jump in the pool, do flips, go on water slides, etc. All things that take confidence they learned from Ali.