We had the absolute pleasure of working with Cynthia at Waterworks, and I cannot speak highly…read moreenough of her. My daughter started lessons with very little confidence in the water, and thanks to Cynthia's patience, encouragement, and incredible teaching skills, she is now not only swimming but truly loving it! Cynthia has a natural gift with children--she made each lesson fun, engaging, and perfectly tailored to my daughter's pace and comfort level. What impressed me most was her ability to balance safety, skill-building, and fun all at once. My daughter would light up before every lesson and leave the pool beaming with pride. Thanks to Cynthia, my daughter has developed strong swimming skills and a newfound confidence that will stay with her for life. We're so grateful for the care and dedication Cynthia brings to her work. She's a true gem and a major asset to Waterworks! Highly recommend her to any parent looking for a kind, skilled, and passionate swim instructor!

So glad we found Waterworks. We've been with Edgar for a bit over a month now and it's been great…read more It's easy to book and reschedule online. The pool is clean and not cold. Edgar is very patient with our almost 4 year old (she's very talkative) and she's learned so much in such a short amount of time!

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.

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!

Natalia is always incredibly helpful and informative! Definitely the best Y by far and it's largely…read morebecause of her :)

This location has become overrun with rowdy high schoolers. They leave their weights scattered…read moreeverywhere and misuse the machines to the point of breaking them. They hog the same machines for hours, just yapping and on their phones, wasting paying guest's time and space. They have zero developed special awareness skills and have consequently crashed into me and other guests several times, including swinging their dumbbells and cables around. What was once a beloved local gym has because a huge annoyance and negative experience for experienced adults.

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.

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!

Allyson is the best. I am training for my first triathlon and knew my swimming needed help. I…read morebooked beginner triathlon lessons with her and felt so much stronger even after just my first lesson! She gave me swimming tips that made sense and were easy to understand and follow. Allyson is easy going, attentive, and approachable. She's patient, kind, and was extremely flexible with scheduling lessons. The ocean swim lesson was very helpful and she gave great tips for entering/exiting during the race. Bottom line she is a great swim coach. Highly recommend. Thanks so much Allyson!

After reading so many positive reviews on Allyson's Yelp page, I decided to reach out and book…read moreadult swim lessons and I'm really glad I did! She does an amazing job of breaking down and clearly explaining everything that goes into swimming, always with kindness and patience. After just five lessons, I'm now able to swim and feel so much more comfortable in the water. I'm really happy with my experience and would absolutely recommend her, especially if you're an adult who hasn't learned to swim yet or struggles with anxiety in the water. Thank you, Allyson!

Lexi is simply the best. My family and I are so grateful for her!…read moreOur daughter (who is autistic and non verbal) had a bad experience at another swim school. Lexi made her so comfortable since the first session. My daughter is always looking forward to swim class and she always leaves the class so happy. Thank you!

Lexi has been absolutely amazing with my 4 and 6 year old! In just a few lessons she has both of…read morethem starting to swim on their own, and I'm completely confident that she'll be able to get them the rest of the way there! As a swim instructor Lexi is amazingly patient, encouraging, and completely attuned to their comfort level and ability. She has been able to challenge them in such a gentle and effective way ...prior to lessons, neither one of them had even put their face in the water, and now they'll happily jump into the pool. I highly recommend Lexi to anyone who wants to get their child swimming!

My daughter was so afraid of the deep end and Coach Rasha tackled that first - guiding her to the…read moredeep end and them both going down to the bottom together and seeing how the buoyancy pops you back up. And showing her how to get out of a pool if you ever fall in, and how to get to the side or keep floating. Really great skills that built her confidence. The other swim classes I was looking at were more boot camp style and that's not something my daughter (or I!) will respond to. Rasha was kind but firm, and very encouraging.

It was a great experience and everything was easy to learn. I am an adult who doesnt know how to…read moreswim lol and I was a little scared but in 3 lessons I was able to keep myself afloat and understand shat the problem was! Rasha is a great teacher who knows what she is doing. Highly recommended

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.