Easy parking. Plenty of bleachers and space to wait for your child participating in swim lessons. My child has successfully learn to swim from the swim program. She is a fish out of water now. Indoor pools and outdoor pools offered depending on time of year, season. We never used the locker rooms or restrooms so I can't comment on that, we just avoid them and go home. But the facility itself is good. read more

Different events and classes held here. Affordable swim lessons for kids and adults. They offer swim lessons from beginner to advanced, private, diving lessons, water polo, and more. Pros + parking is free and close by + showers and lockers available + affordable rates Cons - schedule is limited - can get stuffy indoors read more

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Place is filth and grimy as can be . Same hair balls and clumps of hair in the girls locker rooms for weeks and weeks . Nobody cleans , it's disgusting sad state of the locker rooms . Pool guard in the daytime bothering me and bossing me around and Asking me if I dive in the shallow end which I didn't and would never do . So, what nasty filthy grimy joke and how these parents are okay with their kids using these disgusting locker rooms is absolutely beyond comprehension. Take pride in where you work and the either hire someone or don't but honestly this is the dirtiest most disgusting hair ball filled piss stained pool I've ever been to . Also my watch was stolen by two Asian women lap swimmers who stood by my belongings at the bleachers and i watched them from the shallow end steal my gold watch . My beautiful wristwatch , gone forever , I says they wouldn't do it , I'm watching them ! But they sure did , stolen my beautiful little watch right in front of my face and sneak off forever . read more

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Easy parking, not too crowded (able to have your own lane), indoor pools are deep, water is super clear/clean, friendly check-in staff, and feels safe with attentive lifeguards. I liked using the ceiling rectangles/lights to help guide my backstroke swimming. The showers had beautiful tile designs and soap dispensers, warm water, and good water flow. They are cleaner and larger than other swimming pool showers I've been to. The lockers do not work, so everyone puts their bags on the bleacher benches next to the indoor pool. I would recommend to bring no valuables, just a swim outfit, towel, water bottle, flip flops, shampoo/conditioner, and keys. There are kickboards and pull buoys available to use, but they are a little aged. I had a good time swimming here and will be back. :) read more

Wonderful and amazing service!! All the workers are actually really nice and very friendly to their customers! This kind of place is definitely really relaxing over there for casual lap swimming only on weekdays also!! Perfect for loosing lots of weight too. Five stars is exactly my total rating!! I will be coming back to swim more!! Thank you all so much for everything!!! read more

Too many people allowed in that you can't even swim around without getting in people's way.

I used to come here when I was younger and I'm finally back but this time I brought my husband's little cousin's. This place is still as i remember. Super welcoming and helpful. Everybody's nice as always. read more

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My kids enjoyed the night swimming there only thing is life guards are rude she need to be more friendly . I'm not the only one said her mean , one of the customers also said the same . read more

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For safety reason, El Monte school district offer free indoor swimming lesson at this Aquatic Center to 2nd grade students. The swimming session start from 12:15-1:45pm. My kid was very excited and kept asking for my permission to sign up for this swimming class. After the first 2 days of the swimming class, she doesn't want to swim anymore because she felt sick, cold and uncomfortable with wet swimming It's unbelievable that the Aquatic Center not letting any students change their clothes and go to the restroom after swimming. These 2nd grade kids have to go back to their school to change their clothes. Many parents were at the center to watch their kids swim and help them change their clothes but due to this ridiculous policy we have to wait until all the kids get on the school bus and go back to school to help these kids change their clothes. At this time, the weather outside is 65 degrees, what if these 40 students get sick and can't come to school. The school district should consider all these 2nd grade students' health and safety are both very important if you think students school attendance is important. read more

I had my daughter's 9th Birthday party on June 10, 2023. Facility was perfect and staff on duty went above and beyond and made sure our needs were met! Thank you Teresa and your team for making our experience one that we'll never forget! Thank you! Hopefully we can do it next year again! Thank you! read more

This stupid place hire totally freaky people and very mean. I just don't know why the city would hire them...... Anyway, here what the problem: kids swim here, cannot changes their clothes here. They're have to get back on the bus and go back to their school and change. These trainers after getting out of the water they are still shaking. And here, all the small kids only 8 years old. What do you think?...... I am keep asking why they don't let them change. These questions should be asking those stupid people who ever came up with these stupid ideas..... Also, I don't know if they have any kids in their family or they are just a bunch of asshole don't have family and don't even care about other.........people who work here even stand in front of the restroom make sure you don't change anything. If you change it, they will ask you to change it back to wet clothes.... what an idiot..... read more

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A long overdue review of this place. This is the closets swimming pool to me. They offer swim classes for all ages, "Free" swim (lap swimming) & during the summer, they have events for all to enjoy. Prices for classes & admissions varies so check their website for updated schedules & fees. There's indoor & outdoor pools. Diving platforms, lap swimming, wading pool for the little ones with water shooting up for them to play in, & a water slide. The Instructors are young college kids who are also lifeguards at other places. They're pretty good with teaching. The pools are usually clean but I guess with so many people, it gets dirty (sand, noodles... yes noodles!, hair etc) have been found. Some people do not rinse off before entering the pool (no etiquette). There's bleachers located inside the indoor pool area for spectators. The locker rooms is ok. Make sure you have shoes. I wouldn't want to walk around bare footed. Showers are available & a family room for people who have little ones to help them get changed. Parking can be difficult during high season since the lot is shared with other facilities nearby. There's street parking as well. read more

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Recommended by a good friend, I have been bringing my son to this Aquatic Center for the past year. I have read a lot of bad reviews about this place, however, in my opinion, they have the best price. $50 for 8 lessons for 25 minutes each (20 students max) , or $280 for 8 private lessons for 30 minutes each. Sometimes if you are lucky, $50 for private lesson when you are the only one enroll in the session. I do like this center as the instructors are pretty good in instructing the students. They have the patience towards each of them. Aside from the cold water in the shower, I really would recommend this Aquatic Center to anyone who wants to enroll their children. It is a great place for them to overcome the fear of water and to learn those basic swimming skills. read more

My child comes here for swimming class summer 2020 my son likes the routines of couch Louie his very accommodating and friendly. I highly recommended him as a swimming couch..The restrictions of using the facility is understandable during the pandemic but the most important is the swimming experience with my child. read more

Whose stupid idea it was to have a 4 week session instead of 8???? The first week is testing and moving kids around ...not base of their actual level but based on which class has more kids. The second week they get to learn something. Today is the 3rd week....it's testing again, the teachers are not even in the water teaching.... they are up, dry, with their '"lifeguard'' jacket on all cozy pointing finger. Then I bet next week is all play (just like how all last days are like before. How can you test the kids without actual TEACHING????? Then there are parents who keep interrupting the teachers in the middle of the class. These teachers need to be instructed to tell parents to go to the front desk or the manager with their questions instead of taking time off the class to answer parents. Or at least wait until the class ended. Don't even make me talk about the manager....or at least I think she is from her major attitude yelling at different people, no customer service skill at all. The only reason for the 2 stars instead of negative 5 is because some teachers are nice and the front desk lady is bubbly and approachable. read more

This is a really nice facility. It's less then ten years old, you they made it so you can park where the old pool used to be and it's next to a bunch of El Monte public stuff, like a park, a library, and a community center. I learned how to swim here! I also used to come with my cousins in the summer, and for about a buck, I got to play to my hearts content. I recently went a few times and not much has changed. I went to the lanes this time though. I have to say, they're really nice. The lanes are super wide, so it's not too bad to share (and it gets a little busy, so you're going to have to). There are at least six lanes. The pool for lap swimming is about 7 feet deep. And its indoors. Nice. What kept it from five stars would be the fact that its kinda expensive to swim here. $3.50 to come each time for lap swimming, and monthly membership runs to $55/mo for 20 swims... huh? Not to mention the locker showers don't have soap.. :( Bring your own! And remember flip flops! read more

The pool is quite new and the facilities are kept exceptionally clean. There is an indoor and an outdoor pool with public access scheduled. Schedule for public Mon-Thur 11-1pm Tue-Thru 7-9pm Sat 12-2pm Admission fee is $3.50 It can get a little crowded during swimming lessons, but the instructors are very helpful and attentive. read more

Wonderful staff who is oblivious how filthy some of their patrons can be! I swam there for over 2 years and came away with horrible abdominal pain that turned out to be a parasite from China! Not a racist post but everyone has to beware because recovering took 3 months for me. If they had not caught it, it would have burned hole in my stomach and its funeral time. My Doctors kept asking me if I'd been to China! Figure it out! Awful! Swim at your own risk! read more

The instructors had bad attitudes towards us just because I forgot the card.! He told me I need to pay for a new card!!Excuse me!!!! I remember when I took my baby to register the parent and me ,one of the instructors gave us bad attitude too. And today I found that it was the same guy. He always standing on the right side in front of the door. Worst worker ever!! But all the teachers are nice though. And i went there on Sunday .They ware closed without any notice!!!!Not even one notice paper on the door!! Nobody told me that on Saturday !!!Absolutely not going there anymore!! read more

Google says they're open, their own website says they're open, their phone line says they're open. Does anyone realize how hard it is to get a 2 year old ready to go to the pool and then drive 30 minutes there and it's just...closed? And the people there are just like, whoops we don't really care that we have you and everyone else the wrong info? Who runs this place? read more

So cool I suggest that you go to this pool if your in El Monte also very good service 5 stars read more

I started swimming to get exercise as this is the only way I can exercise. I searched hard for a pool with a ramp and this is the only one within 20 miles from me. I can get into the pool via ramp by myself but the staff offered help if I needed it. I'll be coming here for a long time. The only thing I wish is that they had more hours available for open swim. It's too limited read more

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The worst experience ever! Keep charging extra fee even it's not your fault. The service sucks and the coach just watched, not teaching anything. Your kids won't learn anything from this lesson! read more

At first glance this place is really nice. The building is relatively new; I would say less than 10 years old. They have an indoor and outdoor pool which I think is really cool. They also have a big slide outdoors. The pools look well maintained except there is always dirt on the bottom. Seems like the maintenance guy is really lazy. I go there frequently in the mornings and all he does is sit around and talk to other workers. What is funny about that is all I hear in this place is how tight the budget is and how close they are to being shut down...... more on that later. The first issue I have with this place is their swim schedule. There is very limited time for lap swimming. M-Th from 11:30am - 1pm & T/Th evenings from 7pm-9pm. It would be nice to have more availability for lap swimming especially in the mornings. 90 minute swim window is definitely not good enough especially for the $3.50 cost per visit. They do have a senior swim program which is M-Th from 10-11:30 and its only a dollar which I think is pretty cheap, too bad I'm only 53. The second issue I have is their contact with customers. Their website is never up-to-date and the pool closes frequently. They are kind enough to tell us why they are closing, but I always seem to find out after the pool is re-opened. It would be nice to have a notification system on their website that lets you know if the pool is open and had to be closed for the day. My biggest issue is the management staff at the Aquatic Center. I didn't want to say the employees in general because I find the lifeguards and front desk staff to be very helpful. Some of the lifeguards were even willing to help me with my stroke and were very kind and generous with their time. I usually feel welcomed when I enter the facility. My issue is with the pool manager. I don't want to name anyone here, but she is a very large lady who always looks like she is about the fall over. She is very rude and is always found sitting at her desk in the dark chatting it up with whoever is around. My first encounter with her was when I left my towel and goggles at the pool. I asked her if anyone turned them in and she immediately said no. I was upset cause I thought I made a dumb mistake. I decided to ask one of the guards. He asked me to wait while he went to look. Two minutes later he came back with my towel and goggles. This immediately struck me as odd. This woman couldn't take 2 minutes to help a paying customer, but could spend her time chatting with an employee. The second encounter I had with her was worse. I had knocked on her office door to ask about questions for swim lessons. There was no response. The stupid thing is there are many windows to look inside the office so you could obviously see her sitting there. I knocked a few more times and finally she opened the door. I asked if I could talk to her about swim lessons. She told me lessons had already started and registration was closed. I asked when the next classes would start and she said she didn't know. She wasn't rude or anything, just not very helpful. I then asked if I could talk to her about adding times for lap swim and she rudely cut me off and said we are not budgeted for that. She then apologized and said she needed to answer the phone and closed the door on me. I understand this is a long complaint, but I had the same issued with her boss the recreation supervisor. They show no interest in their patrons and are unwilling to hear any criticism about themselves or the facility they run. The rec. supervisor was very rude when I complained about the pool manager and offered me no reconciliation. She even called me a liar when I was complaining about my bad experience. I really don't know what to do anymore. In all honesty, the pool is a great place, but with the management it has now there is no way it will remain open. There is so much more negative things to say about the way this place is ran, but it would take too long to write. If you decide to visit here just don't expect anyone to really help you and just try to enjoy the facility for what it is read more

Worst management! !! Don't waste your money at this place. Signed up my boys for swimming classes and on their last day of class, I forgot there registration cards at home. Manager wanted to charge $5 for each my boys so they can go to class. Ridiculous! !!. Cant believe that management including the supervisor doesn't have a heart to make an exception and punish my boys from going to their LAST day of class over $10. Is the city this broke??? Or does the city need to teach there employees about customer service. I paid $100 for a 30 minute swimming class and would have paid another $100 for another session but over $10 they lost out on making another $100. Management didn't have the for site to see this and unfortunately they lost a customer and hope that others take my advice and go somewhere else. read more

This's my daughter's 3rd week of swim lessons at El Monte Aquatic and she has had 4 different instructors for the beginning level. When I approached the supervisor about the inconsistency and quick turn over, I was told some instructors are not able to make it because of finals and some instructors have to be on life guard duty because they are short handed. Really...3 weeks of finals??? I don't know if I will return for more lessons. My daughter has to start from scratch every time she comes for lessons. There's no monitoring of progress with the different instructors she has had. Think twice before you enroll your child in El Monte Aquatic...instructors here are not committed to their job... read more

My and my girlfriends came here because it is in the center of all our out locations and we wanted to be swim. The gentleman that works at the front was very nice. He seems a little shy but that is not a bad thing. Because the lap swimming started at 7:00 we were not able to go in until 10 minutes prior. Other yelpers had mentioned that the pool was not clean and I agree especially in the more shallow pool. There is a lot of brown crud at the bottom. The deeper level pool was more clean. This place gets very crowded for lap swimming so we were excited to capture our own lane. We were enjoying it for about 30 minutes until I hear this lady tell us that we need to get out and move because they inadvertently forgot to reserve that lane. However, all the other lanes already had four people in them so we did not have any other option. The lady still told us we needed to move. So we decided to go into the shallow pool and do laps. Everyone in there was either standing around or messing around. It was not until 8:15 when the water polo team finished practicing so they opened more lanes. I hope this issues does not happen again. read more

Now that I no longer go here because my membership expired, I can review this place. I don't hate the place, but there are just too many options in the SGV area. Good: Extremely friendly staff. Bad: The indoor pools have too much chlorine in them. Given how warm the pools are, you will be breathing in a lot of this stuff. The indoor pools don't look too clean. You can see some dirt at the bottom of the pools. I lost my Speedo Vanquisher swimming goggle here. I was showering and left my goggle on the bench, next to my bag. My goggle was gone when I came back. The coin lockers do not work. Parking is horrible during the summer months. Some of the staff were sneaking their friends in. Normally I don't care, but given how some people wait for lanes to open, I didn't think it was fair for paying patrons. Lifeguards need refresher in first aid. I witnessed a five-year-old girl smash her face into the water during an errant dive from the 10-meter platform. The three lifeguards there didn't jump in the pool to help her. Instead, they waited for her to climb out of the pool. Then, after a minute of asking, "are you ok?," they finally performed a manual in-line C-spine immobilization on the little girl. They should have helped the girl out of the pool and immobilize her C-spine ASAP. With that said, they did call for EMS promptly. Pool is located in El Monte and so the neighborhood is a little sketchy. read more

Schedule for public Mon-Thur 11-1pm Tue-Thru 7-9pm Sat 12-2pm Admission fee is $3.50 Hope you have amazing time there. read more

Looked good so I thought I'd give this place a try since its nearby. Bad decision. Zero stars if I could. Too much chlorine in the indoor pool and I could see the dirt floating by as I swim. outside pool, the water is awful. I know pools aren't 100% clean all the time but as soon as I hit the water, I stepped out. Despite the number of lifeguards, they always seem to be in a daze. Just waiting out til their shift is over for their hourly pay. Front desk people are rude; especially this one old lady. My mom's been taking my little brother there every saturday for the lap swim. The first time I went I took him woth me. She wouldn't let him in because he wasn't 14. I didn't know this. He's been going since summer started and he went in no problem. So fine he can't go in, I'll respect that rule, but she didn't have to throw her attitude around. I simply asked when the recreation swim would start so my brother could come later. She rolled her eyes at me pointing and saying "It's up there! Jesus christ.. mumble mumble.." Overall, gone once, never going back. read more

I took my daughter her for the mommy and me classes a couple of years ago. These were good classes for the price. Now I'm back with my son for beginner classes and my daughter for intermediate/advanced classes. My son seems to love it and looks like he's getting a lot out of it. So why only 3 stars? Well, my daughter's instructor is horrible. If he's not late, then he's the first one finishing up the class. I don't even know if you'd call it a class because all he does is have the kids swim laps for all 30 min. No feedback or help with strokes. Most of the time he's just sitting around chit chatting with the lifeguard. If I based this whole review on the intermediate/advanced class, I would have given only 1 star, but the beginner classes are fine. Don't send your kids here if they already know the basics because they won't get beyond that. read more

Came here for the first time last night and I thought it was a pretty good aquatic center. They have multiple areas for swimming, such as indoor or outdoor pools. I opted in for the indoor lap swimming section for $3.50/person between the hours of 7-9PM. It wasn't too crowded and they had enough life guards around to make sure everyone was okay. The pool itself was about 13 feet deep. Overall, I thought this place was good. They could use a few extra cleaning staff members to mop the floor though. read more

My little sister goes here every summer to learn she's actually a good swimmer now I took two stars off because they lack enthusiasm and A bit of respect read more

I cant find where it is. So i posted again I did not like this facility at all, especially the supervisors. They told my kid that "she's too short for her toddler class (she is 4 1/2 years old). SO I either pulled her out from class or pay the penalty of $10 to cancel it. To make the story short. I was able to transfer the kid to different time and different class . I wish i could give this place a zero start. The registration system of El Monte is very stupid. They made you get inline for 3-4 hours. Then when you got inside they made you wait for another 1 hour or so. Overall this place is horribly organized. Just go somewhere else if you could. read more

I ve had my child in this place for swimming lessons for years. It's convenience because it's very close to our house but it will be the last year. He's been in the same level of swim for two summers and this will be the third. There are just a few instructors that actually teach and care about what they do and it's mostly the males that are better at teaching. The rest don't even pay attention or give any advice for the kids on how to improve or what to work on. On this particular day, the female instructor justice the kids swim laps and barely had any engagement with the kids. It's too bad because it's a great faculty for the city but needs to be better. My kid is not even motivated to go anymore. read more

Okay in my experience the guy who was working was being super rude and they didn't let us jump in the pools with basketball shorts and the attitude he gave he could've been way nicer but he was completely rude btw it smells like pee read more

I have been going since I was 2 and have been nothing but nice to the teachers. Yet they don't understand what the word "no" means. Last summer I took classes and on the last day another teaxher decided to start throwing students into the deep end. I got thrown inside and had to go to the hospital. The impact of the water mixed with the force the teacher had when he threw me in made me sprain my neck. It was even worse for the younger kids course they got thrown in even higher and harder. The manager said they didn't even know this was going on even though they have cameras. The teachers would tell us to act like nothing was going on when some of the supervisors walked by. Even after the manager was notified about the incident the classes after me had to endure to same thing. read more

Please be careful at this pool! Management has put in cashiers as lifeguards due to firing 14 good guards for making a video. Please keep your children away until new management is brought in. Temple City, South El Monte, Rosemead are nearby and have good swim instructor/guards. For your child's sake please do not use this facility! Management does not care about your child! read more

This facility is really amazing. We had a birthday party here and many other friends loved it and had their parties there too. During the parties, the staff was so great and helpful. Going during a regular recreation swim time is another story. FIrst of all, the public session are only 2 hours long. So make sure to arrive at least 1/2 hour early because they let only 300 people in (including all adults and kids). Then there are the rules. There are tons and tons of rules. I am fine with rules if they are there for a reason or if it protects someone. Mostly these rules and just rules to have RULES! 1. When you line up in front of the facility you have to listen to the long list of rules, then you are moved to the front of building and then you are guided to go in and pay in small groups. It's cheap ($1.50 for kids and $2.50 for adults - so I guess you get what you pay for.) You get a small ticket and a number. Now, you go BACK outside to line up again in order of your number. Then, you go back across the street to line up to go in - yes, that's a lot of lining up. If you happen to get out of numerical order - they freak out and won't let you in. Stay in order - OMG - why does that matter? Just count off the first 300 people, let them in to pay and that's it! So crazy! BREATHE! 2. Now you are finally in the facility. You must shower before entering the pool. Fine. Then if you are under 6 years old, you must have a parent or guardian in the water with you at all times. If you are 6 and over - go free and swim - there's lots of lifeguards watching. The nice thing about this pool is that it has a gradual shallow end so all will enjoy it - even non-swimmers. The deep end isn't really that deep either - maybe 4 feet? But all good. 3. NOW - here's the craziest rule. If you want to bring your towel or flip flops to the pool deck you better have someone watching them for you at all times. If you leave anything on the pool deck for even a second unattended, the staff scoops in and takes your things to the lost and found. They do have a locker room and changing facilities and a free valet that will take all your belongings and store them for you. But now you have no towel and no shoes on a slimy wet dirty floor. Yuk. I ended up watching our stuff on the pool deck and if we had to go in to use the restroom or something, I'd ask a neighboring parent to watch our stuff for us. The lamest part of the whole thing is that now you have tons of kids walking around wet and cold and in danger of slipping because they have no shoes and no towels. I told the supervisor that this was a prescription for disaster and he agreed and said they are working on getting mats for the hallways - here's an idea - give people their towels and shoes back! Why can't you leave your towel on the pool deck? I've never heard of such a thing. So odd! 4. No outside food or drink allowed but they do have a snack bar with cheap things for sale like drinks, popsicles, chips etc - mostly junk - but I guess you can survive for 2 hours. 5. The Slide - this is the best part of the whole deal. This was the redeeming thing for us. Of course there are rules with the slide too: You must be at least 4 feet tall (and they measure you) and you can't go down with a friend. You have to wait in groups of 5 at the top or at the landing - why? I don't know. You can't go down until they give you the signal but it is a very fun slide. Oh and you can't have your goggles on - not even on your head. Basically, if you can, have a private party and rent it for your friiends and family. IF not, it's worth it to go on open swim day, just be prepared for the rules and know that at least the pool is clean and nice. Most of the staff is nice and know the rules are super lame. One lifeguard was even apologetic - he said "I wish I could just say - go have fun!" But alas he can't - it's a RULE!! read more

If I can give a zero star, I would. I have to stay in line since 6 am to get the ticket and then get in another line at 12pm just to wait 3 more hours just to pay the fees. This place is horrible organized. The so called supervisor security guy is so rude. He kept yelling at the kids for not standing still. I am an adult but felt restless to wait for 3 hrs, left alone for small kids. He was rude to everyone, didn't apologize for people waiting so long. Working for the city doesn't give him a license to be unprofessional and rude. El Monte should learn from other cities to have an online registration system to be more efficient and service people better. read more