My kids (7 and 4) have been taking 30-minute private lessons with Coach Sophia for a couple of…read moremonths and I have noticed HUGE improvement in their swimming abilities. We had them in the group swim classes for years, but they never reached a level where we felt like they really got it. Now they do! The location and facility are good. Miles makes scheduling is easy and flexible each weekend. Highly recommend to give them a try!

Heated pool, clean facility & great aquatic program for the neighborhood. Weekend program, 2+/…read morepotty trained.

We've had an amazing experience at Goldfish Swim School with our 4 year old twins…read more The staff is what truly sets this place apart. Everyone is kind, caring, and you can tell they love what they do. The facility is extremely clean, and the viewing area is the best I've seen. The huge glass window makes you feel like you're right there with your child. What means the most to me is how they work with my son, who is level 3 autistic and loves the water. Their lead instructor, Norma, is incredible. She specializes in working with kids on the spectrum and handles my son with so much patience, calmness, and positivity, even when his behavior can be challenging. It gives me real peace of mind. She is a 10 out of 10. At the same time, my other 4 year old has moved up four levels in just six months and is now swim safe. Big thank you to the managers, Shaan and Raj, who are always accommodating and easy to communicate with. If you are looking for a swim school that truly understands and supports children on the autism spectrum, I highly recommend Goldfish.

Goldfish is great! One of my favorite things about them is their customer service, which has been…read moreexceptional. Every time I call, text, or speak to someone in person, they are kind, friendly, positive, upbeat, and understanding. My son loves the pool and seeing Bubbles the Goldfish everywhere (and the turtle). The whole facility is very cute and clean. They have plenty of dressing rooms and bathroom stalls, a vanity with hairdryers, cotton swabs, and hair ties, showers on the pool deck with body wash, a fish tank, and a kids table with magnatiles, crayons, and blocks. The class sizes are small (6 students in Mini classes) and well-paced. The water is very warm and the instructors are encouraging and understanding. My son mostly just wants to play with the balls and barbell floatie so we like that toys are incorporated. They have a lot of membership options (month to month, seasonal packages, etc) and were very easy to reschedule with when needed. Parking can be limited in the evenings because of the surrounding businesses so plan accordingly. Happy swimming!

Highly recommend Big Blue swim school! The swim school is professional from the office to the…read moreinstructors. We were looking to build on swimming skills for our 10-year-old son and we couldn't be any happier with the results. Instructors, Derek and Michelle are fantastic. They knew how to work with our son to teach him proper form, swim speed and confidence in the pool. Thank you, Big Blue Swim School!

Update: After…read moreposting this review, we did finally receive a voicemail from management apologizing for the experience and acknowledging the communication breakdown. While I appreciate the outreach, it came after more than five weeks of repeated requests made both in person and by phone. During that time, we were consistently told that someone would contact us, yet no one ever did. Unfortunately, by the time management reached out, we had already made the decision to cancel our membership and move on. We have since found a private certified swim instructor who is able to provide one-on-one instruction at half the cost of what we were planning on paying with Big Blue . More importantly, the communication was immediate, straightforward, and responsive. This review was never about whether private lessons were available. It was about customer service, follow-through, and communication. Had someone simply returned one of our many requests with an honest update, we likely would have remained customers. I genuinely appreciate the instructors who worked with our son over the past two+ years and wish them the best. However, the lack of responsiveness from management ultimately led us to take our business elsewhere.

Andy- The Manager was very accommodating when it came to multi-tasking my daughter's busy schedule…read more Highly recommend Aqua-Tots. The staff & manager will not disappoint you!

Aqua-Tots Costa Mesa has been such a great experience for our family. I especially want to shout…read moreout Coach Ava ,she is amazing! She worked with my three and four-year-old during swim class and was so patient, kind, and encouraging. She made my children feel comfortable in the water while still keeping the class fun and structured. You can tell she really cares about the kids and knows how to connect with them at their level. I highly recommend Aqua-Tots Costa Mesa, and especially Coach Ava, for anyone looking for swim lessons for their little ones. Great experience all around!

My kids have been in Splashball (beginner water polo) for a few seasons and it has been an…read moreincredible experience for our family. As long as your child can swim independently and are familiar with a few different swim strokes, they are allowed to join. I have found these classes to be a great way to strengthen their swimming skills and getting them used to drills in the water. Beginner classes are 1 hour long on T/Th from 5-6pm and your kid will get a great workout! They also learn how to move their legs to swim in place, how to swim holding the ball, pass the ball, score and block. When they have enough skill they can move on to the next level, which is M/T/Th from 5-6:30pm. My son has loved this year-round team; even in the winter he is excited to show up. From my observations, these swim sports help children develop some serious grit; rain or shine, they go in the water ready to practice. The coaches have been great too (shout out to coach Jake! And the others too, I just haven't learned their names). They RARELY cancel practice, unless there are thunderstorms. And the absolute best part of this club: canceling/starting a subscription is SUPER easy. As long as you give them notice in a timely manner, they just pause/restart your subscription without penalties or tricks like a lot of other places do. I highly recommend!

Our granddaughter, 10yrs. old, has attended O. C. Riptide Aquatic's, located at Oceanview High…read moreSchool in Huntington Beach, speciality swim programs for the past 2 years. This years coach, Mark Johnson, coached the Junior Life Guard Preparation (our granddaughter attended 3 months, and successfully glided through Huntington Beach State Junior Guard assessment testing) and Summer Swim Team Introduction program. Both programs were coached exceptionally by Coach Mark! Coach Mark is an outstanding swim instructor with a longstanding, exceptional background in instructional aquatics, both in the pool and the ocean. His interpersonal skills and teaching methodology with kids was outstanding. Our family highly recommends O.C. Riptide Aquatics and Coach Mark Johnson.

Coach Max is awesome! We have been going here for a couple of months and have seen improvement with…read more our child. He is very patient and has a good sense of humor. The office is also great, they respond quickly to emails. I appreciate their makeup policy, since we travel a good amount of the year.

Been here since my son was 3 year old. He is 9 now. Coach brian is good. Work with our son and…read morehe is very patience.

Super highly recommend…read more I'm raising two sons who had no idea how to swim and even afraid of water. They've been taking this swimming class for 8 months so far. They're improving faster and better than I expected. They've mastered freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and now they are learning butterfly. I am very satisfied with their improvements, but not only that. Their swimming skills, physical strength, patience, healthy mind, etc have improved. I am really grateful that Mr. Thomas's professionalism, great personality, and great teaching methods fit my children well. The time to develop these swim skills may vary for each child, but if parents keep watching with faith, there will be good results. I highly recommend this place as I think it's the best place to learn how to swim.

Not sure how this place exists! Very rude! I contacted them and asked them if they accept payment…read morethrough Reginal center and as soon as I said that she is so rude to me and she said "we cannot accept any disability children!" I said we can pay you directly but she insisted to accept us, I told her our kid is close to normal attends classes without any aid she is discriminating disability kids very much! Very rude and can't believe this type of human being exists in this world

Terrible pool service company. Algae everywhere in our pools. They let chemicals drop to zero, so…read morewe got shut down by the health department. The technician they sent didn't understand what algae was. How is that possible? Instead of being apologetic, their admin and management were rude and just had excuse after excuse. Please save yourself the headache and avoid this company at all costs.

The WORST customer service any business could ever have!!! They are IMPOSSIBLE to get a hold of!!…read moreThey do not respond to emails, and their phone system is an answering service who says they will pass along my messages. Well, I never heard back from them, no matter how many times I called and emailed! What kind of business is that?? I will never book swim lessons with them again, and I strongly advise anyone else not to either!!