I've been here on several different occasions. I came here about 5 years ago to take my first swimming lesson over be summer. The price of the classes was reasonable & the instructor was great! Recently, I brought my 7 month old son for a group swim class (parent and child). The cost, again, reasonable ($45 for the week with 5 half hour classes included). The instructor was amazing! Happy and interactive. We did songs and free one playing with toys as well as skills such as getting in and out of the pool ("jumping in" and holding the side of pool and gettin out). The facilities themselves are amazing--Olympic sized pool, hot tub, small pool for kids where you can wade in to get them acclimated, etc. I dock a star because I still am upset about he cost of parking here. It's too much! $3 if you pay at machine and if you pay on app $3.35. Sure, you can buy a permit or drive around aimlessly trying to find a street spot, but it's kinda crazy (especially during college session!) But overall, the place is great and I will be back! read more

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Amazing pool, clean water, great and friendly staff, clean facility, pay parking available for $2/hr 7 days a week. No street parking in all neighborhood on weekdays, permit required unless you go on weekends (no permit required on Saturdays and Sundays). I like that they have a tiny little spin drier for swimsuits in locker room, also SiriusXM music playing in all facility and vending machines available at the pool... I'd easily put 5 stars if they offer free parking for their visitors. The pay parking is actually going to limit my visits to them to weekends. read more

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I love this pool. I have the community membership which is like $35 a month or so. Lap Swimming in the evening is great. I was the only one there at 530pm , it's 50m ( there & back). Also neatly kept and clean. I'm not sure how their community hours are since I just got my pass on a Saturday. I was able to go at 230 on Sunday day tho. read more

We had an amazing experience here for summer swim lesson. My kid really made a ton of progress in just a couple weeks. Only downside was the pay for parking, but honestly it's worth it in my opinion for the excellent instruction. Shoutout to Austin for excellent swim instruction. read more

Expensive but lots of fun and easy to use , you'll have to pay to park staff is great .... only draw back is you have to ask lots of questions they don't volunteer the info thanks read more

I only went for the Olympic pool and found it to be very pleasant. The place was not crowded.

Great pool! The staff is great and awesome place for adults and kids. They have 50 meter competition pool for those who are training swimming. It's so fun. read more

Aztec Aquaplex SDSU - Swimming Pools Near Me - San Diego, California

We've had two birthday parties here (in July 2014 and 2019). Booking was super easy, they were very reasonably priced. The pool is gorgeous and clean. The staff working both times went out of their way to answer questions before the party and to help the day of. They were super nice to all the kids and easy going while maintaining the safety of the pool area. Thank you for the fun birthday memories. read more

I have been to several rec centers and this is the cleanest community pool I have ever visited. The staff are knowledgeable and professional. With more than enough lifeguards on duty it is easy to see that safety is their #1 priority. The swim classes are fantastic for kids. My family loves it here! read more

The Aquaplex Swimming Pool got me in Great shape! They offer 25 meter and 50 meter Swimming lanes. I always felt safe with their multiple lifeguards and Manager on Duty. Excellent Outdoor and indoor Showers. Parking is expensive and Difficult but if you can get dropped off or walk to the Swimming Pool it is worth it! read more

We were very excited to come enjoy a nice time at this beautiful pool but when we got there we were turned away. We wanted to take our daughter swimming on a Sunday afternoon so we called and asked what time they closed since we lived all the way in Escondido/ valley center area. When we called the girl on the phone said it closed at 6 so we drove there and when we got there they told us is was 18 and over only. The girl on the phone never said any of this information to us as well as the website did not have anything about 18 and over after 3pm. We paid for parking just to be turned away, with no reason other then it's 18 and over after 3 pm I cannot believe that we drove a half an hour to be turned away. The pool looked beautiful, but I don't think we will be back because of this experience. read more

We took summer swim lessons at Aquaplex. The teacher was great and the facility is clean. However I'm giving a two star rating for the following reasons. It is $4 for 2 hours of parking every day of the camp. There is no parking in the neighborhood because SDSU requires B Permit for all close neighborhood. Kids are NOT allowed to stay and enjoy swimming after the class unless we pay extra $5 each kid, plus adult and infant who are just watching on a poolside are charged as well. Such a bummer. I'm not signing up for the class again. read more

I went to the Aquaplex today to get in some laps. Overall a good experience. Much praise to each member of the staff I talked to as they were very pleasant and courteous. I called the Aztec Recreation Center first to ask about day passes for lap swimming. They told me that they can do that, the cost is $12 and there are locker rentals available. When I arrived at the rec center, I learned the pool (Aquaplex) wasn't there but if I was going to only use the pool I should get my pass there for $6. Then they called the Aquaplex to find out if they have locker rental - lockers yes but locks only for sale. The guy was very helpful in giving me directions to the Aquaplex. Only reason for four stars instead of five is that I wish the person I called would've told me the pool was in a different place. At the Aquaplex I once again found the staff courteous and hepful. Worked out great. (Note to self: next time bring a lock and a towel) read more

My daughter comes here for her diving classes. Nice size pool. Clean and well kept. During the summer, we pay to swim in the kitty pool area ($5 for adults, $4 for children). Nathan loves it. The diving schedule is hectic around college waterpolo and swim season, so the classes are usually in the afternoon, but overall the facility is really nice. The diving instructor for the beginners is on the SDSU diving team and the other instructor is frequently a diving judge for competitions. Roland the head of the diving classes was a former competitive cliff diver! read more

We were here as part of a dive meet. The pool is great and there are some nice areas for little kids to play. For the dive meet was nice and there were plenty of seating and most of it shaded. read more

Its a great pool complex that is always super clean and it's cheap. The life guards are far too strict on people especially kids, it is also a pain to get in and the schedule is awfully sketchy read more

This is a great place to workout. As an ex-competitive swimmer this facility is better than any pool around. The entire family enjoys it here. I appreciate a time clock while I do laps. It is terrific not to have to bring a kick board, they have plenty! I would highly recommend goggles in the pool shared with all the younger children. Parking is unpleasant at best, but still does not take away from the five star status. read more

Allied Gardens Little League thanks you for your donation to our fundraising efforts. Let's support organizations that support their local communities - with a fun swim or party at the Aquaplex. Great facility with friendly staff. read more

The pools are beautiful we brought our 6 year old to a diving class. We had a great experience with the diving. We had finished the diving and my son wanted to play in the inflatable slide unit that was set up. There was only one other child playing at the time and neither one could really reach the rope so they wouldn't really be able to use the slide. Then each time the child slips off they had to swim across the pool and try it all over again. Not an easy thing for a 6 year in fact almost impossible unless someone older can hand them the rope. The whole experience was just really frustrating and the other parent was equally as frustrated as we were and both ended up just getting out of the pool and eating the $3 dollars. So we then go to the showers and all of a sudden my son start freaking out telling me his skin feels like it has rocks inside of him. He proceeds to start screaming at the top of his lungs in pain and his whole left side of his arm and leg had started turning really red. I tried giving him a shower and he is still in a lot of pain. I go to the front desk where there happened to be about 5 life guards sitting there and I asked do they have any idea. Now earlier in the pool the other little boy had kept saying stay off the side its has fiber glass. I couldn't even imagine what he was talking about so I brushed it off as a kid just having fun. But when I put two and two together and asked the life guards they all said yeah its the fiber glass and have him take another shower and scrub and it might come off or exfoliate. I was in shock that it sounded like this was common and no big deal. I asked to speak with a manager and his response was we have kids all day long and they are fine. And did say there is fiber glass around a portion of the pool. I couldn't quite understand what his was talking about as I had a screaming child in serious pain and it took 24 hours before he really felt better. Now granted this was the first time we had been to this pool. But it would have really been nice for someone to warn us of the problem. People seem to know this about this pool as the other child had warned us so people are also experiencing the same pain. I am taking this farther until they warn people of this danger or fix the problem. My son is on a racing in another pool and swims 6 days a week and we have never experienced something like this. And the way the manager on duty handled it was unacceptable. read more