my daughter has never been so confident, capable, and excited in the pool. she attended swim…read morelessons at multiple facilities and has a fear of putting her head under the water. by class 1 she was diving for objects thanks to the great staff and approach to swimming. she improves every lesson, and now says swimming is her second favorite hobby (just behind her love of drawin). this drastic improvement is due to the skill, approach, and people at Big Blue Orem. the staff are reapinsive, engaged, and easy to work with when we had scheduling changes. it is professionally run! I will recommend this school to everyone.

We are extremely impressed with Big Blue! My three boys (6, 4, and 2) are all excited to go each…read moreweek! The teachers are personable and the facility is laid out perfectly. The water and swim room is kept warm! Scheduling is also very easy from the app. I always had a problem with scheduling at our previous school. We are happy!

I was late signing up my 3 year old for swim lessons when a friend told me she heard there were…read morestill openings at this swim school. I was able to email Emily to find out what classes were still available. I was able to get him in for the second week of June, I brought cash to pay for his class. There were 5 other kids in his class that had two instructors. My son hasn't really been in many class settings so it was an adjustment for him to learn waiting his turn and following the group. I feel like they did a good job teaching him and maybe two weeks of lessons would be perfect for him. Parking: When you arrive to the address you'll see the driveway that goes down a steep private driveway. There is a little colored flag that says swim lessons on it but if you didn't see it like me, yes drive down the long driveway past the little playground and camping trailer. There are places to pull off to park or you can park on the north side driveway near the chickens/turkeys. DO NOT use the actual driveway at all. They made that very clear in the email. The swim lessons take place in the backyard, there's a big playground the children are allowed to play on and there is a bathroom available.

This place was really nice and clean. I took my 2 year here for a month of swim lessons. They have…read moresnacks and other things you can buy. They have a kids play area in the lobby. They have nice changing rooms, bathrooms and showers. The pool is also nice and the temperature of the pool is great. The only thing is, every time we came they never did anything different. The class was the exact same thing every time. I wish they would switch it up a little bit.

So terrible and ineffective. Their entire model is ineffective. We spent so much time and money…read morehere with no results. As soon as we switched, our children were floating on their backs after a few lessons up at Alicia's pool. Not to mention there were a few really unpleasant employees there. Some great, but the older ones were very unpleasant. I wouldn't recommend. AT. ALL.

My family has been coming here for years now and this place is as good as it gets! Not only it's…read morean INDOOR, HEATED pool, but the instructors are LEGIT and they make sure your child gets the best lessons (group or private) that they can get in this county! Sheila, the owner, is super friendly and personable. She is not only an instructor herself and jumps in the pool herself when needed, but she also makes sure that your children are in the correct swim level before they start their lessons. Sheila is not only personable, but she replies to your email within a day, and communicates effectively and consistently. She sends out the weekly schedule the weekend before so you know the swim schedule and with which instructor. We have had Abi (a swim instructor) for years and she's super good with our younger ones. She is encouraging and my children really enjoy being taught by her. We have had Nicole and AnneMarie as instructors (for level 4/5) and they are also efficient!

I really really wanted to like this place more... When I was…read moretrying to sign up my son for classes you have to go through Sheila. She is VERY rude. I had no idea how classes work and instead of explaining it nicely for a newbie she was very rude in her explanation, however the price is great so I ignored it. My son attended classes for 3 weeks and the swim instructors are so great and so cute with the kids! We loved every teacher we had. Which is what kept me going back for more lessons. I liked to sit close and listen to the instructors so I can continue to work with him on our own time. I was very pregnant and hot (it gets hot in there if you aren't swimming) so I was standing by the door catching a breeze and staying close so I can listen to what they are teaching and Sheila tells me "go sit down and quit hovering" honestly that was the last straw. That was luckily his last lesion of the week and was the last lesson I will ever sign him up for at the swimmin hole. I hope Sheila reads this review and changes her attitude.

I wanted my 3 year old son to be water safe so I signed him up for O'Neal Aquatics. It is a…read morechallenging to teach a child to float on their back unassisted but also necessary to help them survive a pool accident if it ever were to happen. After 10 lessons my son is completely water safe. He jumps off the diving board by himself with confidence and is able to get safely to the side. He's now moved on to working on his freestyle and backstroke. This is something he could have never achieved in a group lesson in a month or 2 months even. He loves his teacher Noelle and we look forward to lessons again next year.

I could not be more impressed with a swim school than I am with Utah Swim Academy. My 2 year old…read more(almost 3) son learned to float within the first 8 lessons and is currently learning to dive and do the back stroke. I am beyond thrilled that I can feel safe with him near open water now. The location is unsuspecting but a great facility with plenty of parking.

It seems odd to me that I'm one of the only ones to leave a poor review here, but all I can do is…read moretell my honest experience and let you decide what you'll do with your kids! We arrived for our first lesson for my 20 month old and I was surprised to see the school is just in someone's back yard. There were two instructors in the pool and no one else from the business around, so after a bit of confusion, we just sat by some other parents and waited our turn. What we saw was horrifying. Both infants in the water were screaming and crying, just desperate to get out. The poor mom next to me was holding her face in agony watching her baby scream like that. In fact, all the parents we saw there had that same agonizing look on their faces. The instructors didn't even seem phased. They must see that a lot, because they just kept going, stone faced with the kids. Eventually one of the kids just started violently vomiting in the water. It was not pretty! The instructor again didn't even seem phased and just took a net and scooped up the floating pieces at the top of the water. Ummm gross! When it was my sons turn I took him to the water and he started playing with some toys. I was hopeful he might not cry the whole time! After he got in, he too started screaming and wailing to be with a stranger in the water. I can understand kids don't like that sort of thing, but it just seemed like the instructor was awful with kids because all he did was, with a monotone voice, say "it's okay. You're okay, etc" which obviously did nothing to calm my child. After 18 agonizing minutes of watching my child's jaw shake from crying so hard, I went to the instructor and asked if that was normal. He said it was, and it usually isn't until the 5th or 6th lesson that they learn how to float and stop crying the whole way through. These lessons are $30 a piece, so getting to 5 lessons would be $150 of your child screaming, choking and wishing they were anywhere else. That night my poor toddler had nightmares all night long! There were snacks for the kids to eat at a table nearby, but they all cost money and you needed to Venmo to take something. The whole vibe of this place is just off! Kids screaming and vomiting in the water, cold instructors who don't seem to care or know how to calm children, and a crazy hot backyard with barely any shade to sit under. (We actually had to sit sideways to avoid the 99° sun during the lesson) it's not worth the money I paid upfront to go back to any lessons. I would definitely not recommend this school to anyone. I'm sure the peace of mind of having your child learn to swim or float is invaluable, but I'll do it somewhere where the journey isn't such a scarring experience for the child and parents alike.

We absolutely love this swim school and feel so lucky to have it as part of our weekly routine. The…read morefacility is always incredibly clean, which immediately puts us at ease as parents. The Baby Blue classes are 30 minutes long, which is the perfect amount of time for little ones with short attention spans. The classes are structured and follow a consistent curriculum each week, which I personally really appreciate since at this age, consistency truly is key to learning and building confidence. Over the past year, we've had three different instructors, and every single one has been fantastic. They are attentive, patient, and genuinely fun. Our child has had moments where he's cried or struggled during class, and we've never once been made to feel guilty or uncomfortable about normal toddler emotions. Instead, the instructors handle it with so much understanding and encouragement. We genuinely love being part of this program and can't recommend it enough to other families looking for a positive, supportive, and well-run swim school.

We've been going to Big Blue Swim school in Saratoga springs for over a year now. My daughter used…read moreto be afraid of the water. Now she swims confidently. The consistency of the lessons along with the lesson plans they follow have helped her to improve her swimming skills and confidence in the water. Her progress has been consistent and she loves going to her lessons. The teachers are so good with the kids. You can do a free trial lesson to see if it's a good fit for you. We would highly recommend Big Blue!

This review is specific to the Orem Rec/SCERA Summer Swim Team…read more I was disappointed with the program. I did it when I was a kid and had a great experience. The program has certainly gone down hill since then. -The coaches provided no guidance or instruction. - The coaches had no real training program for the kids, they would just cycle through a couple of strokes without any other practice. - Despite repeated email and in person requests our kid never got the swim cap nor t-shirt that was supposed to come with the program.

We were a little bit, disappointed by our experience at Orem family fitness center today. We've…read morebeen members for over a year and we love this place. With the exception of it getting a little bit too busy lately we think this place does a really good job at providing a nice place to work out for families. Today, me and my kids wanted to play basketball in the gym. Many of the hoops were much lower than 10 feet. Not a big deal. we went and talked to a couple of the girls behind the desk to ask them to raise the hoops so that we could play basketball at regulation height. One of the girls stood up to talk to me and said, "no, I think all of the hoops are at the right height. " I responded and said, "no, many of them are around seven or 8 feet. They should be at 10 feet. "She looked at me like I was speaking a different language and said no I believe we can't adjust the height of the hoops. I realize that maybe I was speaking to someone who had only worked there for a little while and maybe didn't know the rules or the procedures around raising and lowering the hoops. So I said, "I believe we can raise the hoops and you can use that tool (pointing at the tool by her) to raise them. If you get a chance, please help us raise one of these hoops to 10 feet. " I thought that I was really nice and respectful. What happened is nobody ever came out to help us raise the hoops to 10 feet they just sort of ignored our request. Not the end of the world, we still love this place. But I hope in the future, the staff is trained and able to assist in these types of things.

I can't say enough good things about this place and the swim instructors. My daughter had no idea…read morehow to swim, but after taking 2 weeks of lessons last year and 2 weeks of lessons this year, she's doing amazing! Usually each session consists of 4 students and 4 instructors. I love how each student gets their own instructor! The pool is plenty big for the 4 separate swim lessons to take place. They have shaded areas for the parents to sit and watch their students. They also have a bathroom incase the student needs to go during the lesson. Lessons are 20 minutes a day for 5 days. It's best to book 2 weeks of lessons, but spread them out. You also need to be quick about registering because lessons sell out fast! I suggest following them on Facebook and signing up for emails through their website. If you don't get lessons, sometimes people sell theirs on the Hunsaker Swimming Facebook page. I'll definitely be signing my daughter up again next year!

Hunsaker Swim has truly changed my sons life. He entered the summer being terrified of water, but…read morereally wanted to be comfortable in the water with his friends. After just two sessions, he was more than comfortable: he truly enjoyed swimming. It was a great swimming and learning environment, very clean and beautiful pool, and knowledgeable and patient teachers who are willing to take the time to learn about the students and adjust the teaching to their needs. I can't wait to enroll both of my boys in lessons for next year!