I hate to write reviews. However, this review is a must! I have had my daughter in at least 5…read moreswimming programs. This is by far the best. First, the staff is very friendly and accommodating. Missed lesson, juggling schedules, or trying to figure out the best fit for your swimmer? The staff will work with you to get your kid into the right class. While the lessons are only 30 minutes, the instructors make use of every single second of the time. Your lesson starts promptly (don't be late!). The staff is truly efficient. At the end of each lesson, the instructor comes to you the parent and lets you know what your child worked on during the lesson; what she did absolutely well and what she needs additional work on. This is done in an incredibly positive manner. Your child will feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of each lesson. As for the lessons: the small classes promote a trusting relationship between the student and instructor. Crucial with hesitant or new swimmers. Also, the pool is warm. No need to convince hesitant swimmers to engage in a lesson while they are freezing! My daughter is 12 and started swimming at 5. She started to seriously swim at 10 when she started at Swimtastic. This year, we enrolled in summer jam which was swimming every day for a week. We did a two-week session. I saw more improvement in those two weeks than in other 6-week programs. My daughter started her swimming journey at Swimtastic and absolutely loved it. We came back to Swimtastic to help her develop her technical skills. She still loves it. If your child (any age) needs to learn or just improve, I highly recommend lessons at the Waukesha Swimtastic.

I adore this school and the teachers/staff and so does my grandson. I see progress in his abilities…read moreweekly!

Great Y location and has a nicer pool/locker area compared to Waukesha and Ocon locations. You do…read morehave to rent towels or have them included in your membership which I didn't know ahead of time. Staff are great and facility is clean and has good lighting!

Buy maintenance a drop cloth! When brought to their attention worker said I should use different…read morelocker. Not the right answer!

My kids have been in classes for almost a year and their swimming skills have improved so much. The…read morestaff are very friendly and patient with kids. They allow make ups when life gets busy. They teach survival swim and the kids move up at THEIR pace! So once they have mastered their skill they move up!

From the owner: British Swim School offers swimming lessons for kids and adults of all ages, starting as early as 3…read moremonths. Located inside of St. John's Northwestern Academies, our swim school is open year-round, so you can learn to swim when you're ready and continue until you've mastered the skills. We use gentle teaching methods and a survival-first approach to help swimmers of all levels become safer and more confident in the water. Our safe, fun, and effective teaching methods have made us the preferred choice for parents and students for over 40 years. Our confidence-building curriculum and small group swimming classes provide a consistent format and structure with one-on-one attention for each swimmer. Private swimming lessons are subject to availability.

The owners of the WAC have done a great job creating additional workout space with the recent…read morerenovations. This location is always super busy, irregardless of the time of day. By removing a few under utilized class rooms, they've created an open space for more body weight movements. This was a great update. Parking is always tricky because of the multiple clinics and city market, also on site.

We've been a member of WAC for a little over a year and it's slowly going downhill unfortunately…read more The bad: they greatly reduced the sauna temperature because of one misuse and now it has doubled the time needed to spend in the sauna for efficiency, despite other WACs maintaining the 190 temp and multiple complaints... Also, there will be classes off blocking off the entire weight room during my only period of time to work out so I am unable to get the kettlebell weights needed for my exercises due to a class using a PUBLIC room. Lastly, the pickleball afternoon times are so limited and they will randomly have lessons without posting anywhere on the virtual schedule causing people to drive all the way there and they can't use the gym for the already limited pickleball times. I mean you guys have two apps (confusing!) you'd think you could figure out how to post the times online... The good: for what you get with the classes and really nice showers the price is relatively affordable.

I have been coming to this YMCA Long before Waukesha took it over. It has mostly been a positive…read moreexperience. But I would be remiss if I did not mention some of the things that have been consistent issues with this facility and have become a grander annoyance to myself and other members recently. The biggest issue at this location is with maintenance. Things are constantly falling apart or breaking here. For example, in the last 4 months their leg sled machine in the free weight area was broken. They had an "equipment out of order" tag on for literally months. The issue itself was quite simple, the pin on the seat height adjuster just needs a new spring to keep it locked in. Well, such a simple fix went ignored for months. I come here almost everyday and I never once saw anyone try to fix it. Instead, after literally months, the "equipment out of order" sign just disappeared one day. Though *unsurprisingly*, no one had actually fixed it. I watched as multiple members hopped on the machine (myself included) and got quite the scare when the pin totally gave out and the seat slammed back under the weight of the sled. This is dangerous. I have occasionally seen some guy who looks like a third party maintenance worker occasionally stroll through the facility, but I have never once seen him actually fix anything. Same thing with some of their cardio equipment. They have a stair climber machine that has had an out of order tag on for going on close to a year now. Idk if they lease this equipment or if they totally own it, but regardless, they need to have someone either fix it or just get a replacement, as there's only three other stair climbers and depending on the time of the day, you may not be able to get on one. Minor thing, but it's just a pile on to the grander issue of things just left broken for months on end. The pool. I am not someone who uses the pool. But there are a lot of members that do. And at least twice a week, the pool is "broken". Same with the men's whirlpool. They seem to be better about getting these types of problems fixed much quicker than some of the exercise equipment. But the fact that it's constantly breaking tells me the entire system probably needs an overhaul, and is just being repeatedly band aid fixed. Understandable though, I can't imagine the cost to have it fully reoutfitted. The hours. This gym clearly is catering to the elderly populous that largely inhabits the Menomonee falls area, and as such, closes earlier than any other gym in the area. This may not be a problem if your bed time is 8pm, but if you're under the age of 60, you can appreciate still being able to go to the gym later at night, because on the weekends, they're only open until 4pm. And this changes depending on the season. It's just annoying having to keep up with the constantly changing hours when all their competitors are either 24 hours or cater to everyone rather than one demographic. All that said, it has everything I need, and the other members have generally been good people.

My grandson is taking swimming lessons and is progressing nicely especially with Miss Ann. The…read morewater classes are also a bonus. Lots of great choices.

The employees are super friendly and always trying their best to make parents, students, and…read morecustomers lives easier! If you ever are thinking of signing your kids up for swim lessons this is the first place I would recommend!

My 11y/o son has special needs and finding a suitable swimming place that he would feel comfortable…read morein and that I would feel his safety is of outmost importance was a challenge to locate. Swimtastic in Franklin has been incredible in helping my son build his swimming skills while also having fun in the process. He looks forward fo class weekly and parents can view and monitor their children during the sessions through a separate room with dividing glass. Danielle, the manager, is so accommodating, helpful and incredible to work with. I can't speak more highly of this place and highly recommended

I cannot say enough great things about catch the wave. First of all the price is much cheaper than…read moreother area swim lessons. Secondly they teach your child water safety and life saving tactics FIRST. Things like how to float and what to do if you fall in. They don't just spend one lesson on it either but several until your child is comfortable. Ms Kelly is so patient and very knowledgeable and wonderful with kids. She loves to teach and it shows. My kids have learned more in a few lessons vs months of lessons at other places. Do yourself a favor and enroll your children here. They learn so much so fast.

Good really isn't enough, but for Yelp purposes, 4.9 We've been Catch the Wave family for 6 years…read morenow and both of our boys have learned to swim under the program. We're so grateful for the wonderful instructors and staff- THANK YOU

Hit this pool late in the season and had a blast! Definitely will get a season pass for next year!read more

Fun day at the pool! I went with friends and their children. The the adults and kids loved the…read morewaterslide, the splash pool and pool that spins you. It was not overly crowded. It was a perfect relaxing day.

We won tickets from WISN and got to be VIK or Very Important Kids (and adults.) We got early entry…read moreto the event. We entered one of the many doors of the Wisconsin Center and the door man told us we couldn't enter until 4 when our tickets said 2:45PM. After a few minutes back and forth, we were directed to the floor C on the third floor where the exhibit was. There were only about 15 families with us. After a wait, we were directed into the hall and to an area where there was a Master Builder that had a presentation for the kids and a "wrecking" activity for the kids at the end. We then went to a Create section to build something for the state map. We asked if we could leave and did a quick speed dating picture taking with all of the models before the general public got in. This event is geared toward smaller kids but my 11 year old still had a good time. There is a collection of larger than life LEGO sculptures from POP culture around the event such as the new Wonder Woman that is debuted in Milwaukee. The exhibits are heavy in Star Wars and action heroes. There were build activities throughout the exhibit as well as two LEGO stores. In the LEGO Friends exhibit geared towards girls, we took pictures in the selfie booth as well as got a free pack of girl LEGOS. There was a green screen to take action pictures in front of as well as video games and other interactive exhibits. I as an adult enjoyed taking pictures in front of the statues. Some of the time we were just standing there waiting for our kid to finish. My daughter loved making LEGO angels in the pile of LEGOS. When the rest of the public got in, it became a mosh pit. All in all it was a good family day. For us, most likely a one time thing because I think we aged out. We parked across the street before 3 and only had to pay $2.00/hr. When we were leaving, they had the event prices posted at $10.00. The Friday session wasn't sold out but the other sessions on Saturday were. They recommend purchasing tickets online.