Had a great experience at Colman Pool for lap swim! The pool was clean, the atmosphere was great,…read moreand it was a beautiful place to swim right on the water. Just keep in mind it's about a 10-minute walk from the parking lot, but the scenery makes it well worth it. It can get pretty busy, so I recommend arriving early to make sure you can get in. Definitely worth a visit!

The coolest location for a pool! It is a little walk to get to but definitely worth it! I went to…read morethe open swim session and my 2 year old daughter who loved it. There were lots of lounge chairs and pool noodles. Highly recommend!

The lack of reinforcing safety, lack of knowing policy and the unkindness I have experienced from…read morethe staff here... is through the roof. When I joined I was simply told what my ten passes got me access to and what it didn't and handed the schedule. My PT has required me to use both a hot tub and do laps and stretching to help heal my lower back and hip problems and prevent surgery. Rainier Beach was closest to my home that had both, and 6 passes in, I've always been waved through and been given two wristbands--one for hot tub, one for laps because PT orders--on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, only time I can come. Tonight they let me randomly know that they would be charging me two passes at a time if I needed this therapy routine--I would be double-charged from here on to treat my injury. I told them then since this was the only pool with the facilities I needed for healing, and couldn't use other Seattle centers, I would need a refund. The supervisor seemed very proud to let me know that I could talk to their management about it, but they probably won't give me one. No apologies, nothing that sounded like sorry for the miscommunication that was going to take more of your money than you signed up for and were informed of. Just the appearance of: yeah that's not gonna happen, like they were better than me. This was the final straw though, where, refund or not, I cannot go back. The first issue I had was my second time there ever, where a male swimmer I was sharing lanes with kept tapping me, getting too close and came up fast behind me and ran into my feet. It scared me, so I asked the lifeguard to reinforce rules. She made an excuse for him when he wouldn't listen. This was not a teen swimming; he was about 6'5. So instead of doing her job by reinforcing the rule, the lifeguard said "there are lanes over there," for me to move instead of him. I didn't let it slide though, but then it just got worse while I was trying to stand up for myself. I went to other staff members and a supervisor. Next thing I knew they were all standing around in a circle, excluding me, in silence, like they hoped it would fizzle out. They just stood there, together, quietly, and the issue of my not feeling safe suddenly didn't seem to exist to them. I couldn't believe what this looked like from the staff, overall (maybe misogyny and group stonewalling...?). I confronted them again, this time saying I couldn't believe they were not tending to this. They seemed to finally realize this wasn't going to go away. So what did they do?: One of them went to the man and had HIM take care of it. They didn't enforce the rules, they went to him shrugging and forced me to talk to the man face to face, instead of enforcing personal boundaries I was asking for. He luckily was extremely apologetic, but he also didn't know what to do because-you guessed it- IT WASNT HIS JOB. It was THEIRS. His apology helped, but obviously I was so freaked out I needed to speak to the person in charge to let them know their staff didn't know how to handle these situations and how unsafe this was. And... it just got EVEN worse. This person in charge literally asked me to show him the rules posted by the pool like he had never seen them before. I READ THEM TO HIM. Folks, I was in so much shock, I think my IQ dropped that moment. I knew right then that as a single woman, maybe a woman in general, I was not safe there. And if I came back I would have to constantly be on edge. He kept gaslighting me and his argument was that the man had apologized and that a brush or an "accidental touch" was not a big deal. He also avoided any professional apologies himself. They had the swimmer do all the work for them. I've already been persevering every time I go back after that instance, always watching over my shoulder in case, but after tonight now they want extra money I don't have that was never explained nor before implemented- because of a routine I need for preventing surgery.. It's not a choice--I CANNOT go back. For dignity and a sense of safety. And offering another location is no excuse for this disrespect for folks who are just trying to take care of themselves. I'll miss it; it's beautiful~only reason not 1 star.

this pool, the crown Jewel of Seattle aquatic centers. The warm water temperature and maximum 3 1/2…read morefoot depth in the leisure pool with riverwalk and whirlpool, then a jump into the Jacuzzi is a perfect routine for a non-swimmer.

Clean pool and all the staff are very friendly. The cost to lap swim is very reasonable.read more

I am giving the review of 4 stars since I have seen improvement in the overall operation of the…read morefacility. The pool seems to be pretty well maintained, the locker rooms, sauna, hot tub are kept up. There is a current issue with the hot water and the ADA construction, but thisis expected to be finished soon. The weight room has an interesting assortment of hydraulic air powered machines for a good workout for the average person. I acknowledge that it is a city facility and should not be judged like a private health club. It s a reasonably good facility and the staff, management, and especially Mary at the front desk of the pool are friendly and helpful.

I live right next to this place and most of the time it's fine. Living next to a pool and…read moretennis/pickleball courts is going to come with noise issues. Most of the time they are pretty good neighbors but I am so tired of its members deliberately throwing trash, rocks, etc into our yard. It's disheartening that people are this disrespectful.

This was the best thing that our family decided to join. Great family fun. Chris Reed the president…read morehas been doing a great job keeping the facility running smoothly. If you are a family looking for a place to spend some time in the summer this is the place to be. The family's are great!

One of the few easily accessible pools in the Seattle area. The lap pool has 6 lanes and is 25…read moreyards. It's deep and I feel like people usually know to split lanes. The busiest times are in the morning and they have pretty available hours from 6am-2pm weekdays and early mornings weekends. I know you can even rent it out if you want. I like getting my swim workouts here when I can!

Nice and clean! Not too big but good for small kids or lap swim. Good price and they have some…read morefloaty toys you can use. Hopefully soon they can open the slide.

British Swim School put my 8 year old daughter in class with three children in diapers, wasn't able…read moreto provide us information on when she would be able to test out of the class with literal infants, provided her with 6 minutes in the water in a 30 minute lesson. They get one star for realizing how badly they treated my 8 year old and refunding us , but this was a miserable fail on their part.

From the owner: British Swim School offers year-round swim lessons and water safety lessons for infants, kids, and…read moreadults, with learn to swim programs starting as early as 3 months. Located inside West Seattle Health Club, we welcome both gym members and non-members to enjoy a convenient, indoor setting where swimmers build real water safety skills through our gentle, survival-first teaching approach. For more than 45 years, families have trusted our proven curriculum, small group swim lessons, and supportive instructors to help swimmers grow in confidence at every age and ability level. Private swim lessons are available at select locations. Start building lifelong water confidence today.

We haven't been doing swim lessons that long, so I will definitely update my review after we've…read morebeen in the program longer. So, right now, they are a solid 3 stars. Not amazing. Not terrible. The staff at this location are always very friendly and kind to the kids. I think we were spoiled when we first enrolled, as my daughter seemed to be the only one at the level she entered into. That was amazing. Basically a private 30 minute lesson. When she moved up, there were 3 other kids in her level and with a class of 4 my daughter gets maybe 10 minutes of actual time in the pool. The rest they all sit shivering on the edge waiting their turn. I will say that, by no fault of BSS, their location -LA Fitness- is awful. We have had several lessons be moved to their other location at WS Athletic club (which is annoying because parking there sucks) because the pool heater was busted and another time recently where they just had to cancel because the pools chemicals were out of whack. For the most recent cancellation, they did write a formal apology to parents and refunded us the cost of the class, which was really top notch. We'll see how it continues. If they have a reliable pool I think it's an okay program. I just don't see my daughter progressing very quickly and I don't know if that is because she doesn't get much actual time in the water each week, or her own stubbornness at not listening or wanting to do what she is supposed to do.

From the owner: British Swim School offers year-round swim lessons and water safety lessons for infants, kids, and…read moreadults, with learn to swim programs starting as early as 3 months. Located inside LA Fitness - West Seattle, we welcome both gym members and non-members to enjoy a convenient, indoor setting where swimmers build real water safety skills through our gentle, survival-first teaching approach. For more than 45 years, families have trusted our proven curriculum, small group swim lessons, and supportive instructors to help swimmers grow in confidence at every age and ability level. Private swim lessons are available at select locations. Start building lifelong water confidence today.