Anna at Hall Swim Academy is an excellent teacher. Two years ago, my son (who was 7 at the time) was going to another swim school and was doing ok but advancing slowly. As part of that school's safety training, they threw him in the water wearing street clothes. He was doing ok for about 30 seconds but then panicked and started to sink so one of the teachers had to jump in and pull him out. (It was partially my fault since I mistakenly had him wear long pants that absorbed water). Anyhow, he freaked out and got very scared. We continued to go to that school for several more weeks but he stagnated with his training and the teacher became frustrated and tried to push him too hard so he had a melt down. Fast forward two years, I started taking him to the Hall Swim Academy west LA location about 2 months ago and he started trying again to learn how to swim with Anna. Anna is extremely kind and patient with kids. She demonstrates what she wants him to do and corrects mistakes in his floating and swim strokes and has him repeat as necessary. She is able to recognize how much to push and when to give him more space and repeats instructions as necessary. He loves going to swim class with Anna and is motivated to learn so he can swim with his friends at summer camp. Yesterday, he had two major breakthroughs. He spent most of the class in the pool without wearing goggles which he previously refused to do. Then, on his own, he decided he wanted to try the swim test. So, he put on street clothes over his swim suit, jumped in the water, floated on his back for 20 seconds and then easily swam to the side of the pool and climbed out on his own. He was so proud of himself for overcoming his fear and is now looking forward to his next class with Anna. I am very grateful to Anna for her kindness, professionalism, excellent teaching skills and being such a good motivator. Thank you!! read more

Both of our children had such a wonderful experience with Swim Hall Academy! All the teachers are top-notch and wonderful with children. We can't recommend them enough. read more

Hall Swim Academy was awesome! We have a pool at our house so learning to swim was non-negotiable. My son went from afraid of putting his face in the water all the way to a confident swimmer. The whole team is fantastic, and Elena is especially amazing! read more

definitely pricey but my kids are both swimming across the pool and have the basic stroke mechanics down. Anna is a wonderful blend of strict and fun. highly recommend for parents looking to their kids water safe! read more

Elena! Wow! My son has had many swim teachers (moved around a lot) and honestly, many of them sucked. We're SO happy we found Elena - I was shocked by how quick my son took to Elena and trusted her (we had a very bad experience so he was a little traumatized). She's extremely kind but also stern. She has a really great vibe about her and her teaching skills are A+ Wish we would've found her sooner! read more

Bene and her team are the best! We are so incredibly grateful for Elena and cannot recommend her highly enough. Prior to working with her, we had spent nearly a year taking our son to another swim class where he consistently refused to participate and often became tearful. Swimming had become a source of stress rather than confidence. From the very first session, Elena immediately put him at ease. Through her kindness, patience, and gentle approach, she helped him feel safe and supported in the water. Remarkably quickly, he went from avoiding the pool to swimming competently and confidently; and even more meaningful, he began to love swim lessons and looked forward to going each week. Elena has a rare ability to be calm, warm, and reassuring while also instilling confidence and encouraging kids to work through skills that feel challenging, rather than avoiding them. She empowered our son, helped him trust himself, and created an environment where he felt secure enough to try, grow, and succeed. I truly can't express my appreciation and regard for Elena enough. She made an enormous difference for our son, and we are so thankful for the care and skill she brings to her teaching. Thank you to Bene for all her help scheduling and pairing him with Elena! read more

We started swim lessons at Hall Swim Academy for our then 3 years old daughter about a year ago. Our daughter was very scared of putting her face in the water and there was not much progress for awhile. Due to some scheduling quirks, we also had 3 or 4 different instructors for the first few months which did not help with consistency and building her comfort in the water. Swim lessons became a battle and we were ready to stop lessons altogether. Around 8 months ago, just before we decided to stop, we started lessons with Oskar and since then, our daughter went from crying and refusing to leave the steps to swimming to the other side of the pool on her own easily. Oskar really made the lesson fun for her, giving her the right amount of push and encouragement to try something hard while also letting her play and just enjoy the water. She really trusts him and now she is actually looking forward to swim lessons. She is still not the most confident in the water, but she has made so much progress in her techniques and asks to go to the pool all the time. read more

Really enjoyed my lessons here. Amelia and Anna were wonderful and very easy to work with. At the ripe age of 40 I was finally able to learn to swim- and much faster than I expected. I don't fear being in the water anymore, which is amazing. Highly recommend! read more

We have been doing lessons with Hall Swim Academy since April. My daughter loves Anna. She is up beat and encouraging. My daughter is excited to participate and has been progressing. The pool is warm and clean. It has been a great spring and summer swimming! read more

I highly recommend this place. True progress with both my 8 year old daughter who has been a fish her whole life, as well as my 3 year old son who has been water-shy since he (and I) endured an unpleasant swim lesson when he was very little. Oskar has been so good for them. My daughter is developing real swim skills (even working on pace, etc), and my son went from not wanting to leave the steps to jumping willingly, and participating in every way. Each lesson brings challenges, but Oskar always meets them where they are, and makes progress. It's also a very pleasant environment for parents to sit and watch. read more

Anna was our swim instructor. She is so sweet, patient, understanding, encouraging, and enthusiastic! My oldest son is very confident and comfortable being in the pool without floaties! My youngest son really grasped onto swimming and isn't scared or nervous to be in the water. We will be back next summer! I highly recommend this company and Anna as well. You won't be disappointed!! read more

I heard about Hall Swim Academy through a family friend. I have two young daughters (aged 4 and 2) that took classes over the summer. The experience was amazing. Their coach McKenna was top notch, the girls couldn't wait to swim each week. The pool locations were very convenient and always warm. We had to stop classes because schedules got too hectic once school started. We will definitely be back in the future. read more

I'm so glad we found Brita as my 8 year old son's instructor - he tried a lot of other swim class, tons of coaches and eventually find the one! She is warm and encouraging and knowledgable. Pool is also very warm always. We are going to continue the session in the winter. read more

Hall Swim Academy has been life changing! I reached out to Bebe after having taken group lessons (and a handful of 1:1's) at the YMCA and a private instructor I found on thumbtack for SIX months. Folks, I could still barely swim freestyle, let alone do any other swim styles. After a few weeks of working with Shoghig, I've improved so much and have finally found my rhythm in freestyle. I can also work on other styles! Grateful to have found this place and can't wait to bring my 2-year old here. read more

We've had a great experience with Hall Swim Academy - particularly with coach Oskar. In an amazingly short time, he's gotten my 3.5 year old swimming, turning over and floating, etc. And, he keeps things so fun, light and fast, my son has the best time. read more

This is our second summer using Hall Swim for private swim lessons for our toddler and we highly recommend. Coach Anna and Otto are both great and Bebe who runs the school is so easy to work with and responsive. read more

Excellent Swim Instruction. We have a 6 month old and wanted her to get acclimated to the water as early as possible. We would highly recommend Hall Swim Academy as they were great from registration to the actual pool instruction. Excellent experience all the way around. read more

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Great instructors and great management. Bebe is responsive and always fair. We've tried a number of different schools, and Hall's Swim Academy is the best by far. Thank you, Bebe! read more

Hall has been a great swim experience for our now 5yo. Great instructors. 1:1 attention at a small private pool. Also the staff is very attentive and responsive. The best way to teaxh your kids to swim in West LA! read more

I used to say that I knew how to swim to survive, but definitely was not someone who would swim for fun. I decided to change that and started private lessons with Hall Swim Academy and with Burcin as an instructor. Burcin is amazing. She did a great job of figuring out where the (many, many) gaps were in my swimming and broke down how to fix them. When I got stuck she'd come back each lesson with new ideas or new approaches until it finally clicked. Burcin has an incredible attitude and lots of patience. As for Hall Swim Academy they've been extremely easy to work with. Scheduling has been super straight forward and flexible with my own busy work schedule. The location has a ton of free street parking, the pool is large, clean, and always a nice temperature even when it's chilly. read more

I'm that working adult who has been in long overdue need of swim lessons (hadn't done enough of this since age 5!). Decided to go with Hall Swim Academy because they provide attention and custom curricula through 1:1 lessons, locations are convenient and the team is fantastic. I've been able to start from the basics which involves floating technique, front stroke, back stroke, breast stroke, water safety and more. My instructor Burcin is amazing - attentive, friendly, fun, and professional. Best of all, Bebe and team are quick to respond and make it easy for me to attend and schedule lessons despite a busy, full-time job. I appreciate they are one of the few swim schools to offer swim lessons all-year round! The lesson cost for their shared public pool ($89/hour) is not inexpensive, but it's been worth it for me. The only change I would request is to make their online portal more user-friendly and self serve. Overall, they are a great option and I'm so glad I found Hall Swim Academy! read more

Burcin has a great teacher and very patient with my energetic son. He's now fully swimsafe, and we're excited to explore more swimming opportunities. read more

Thank you so much Bebe, I wanted to share that Burcin our instructor has been AMAZING, we really love your school, your professionalism, organization and most importantly the boys have a lot more confidence in the water and water safety. We'll definitely be coming back and will also enroll our new baby when she's a bit older! THANK YOU Hall Swim Academy read more

Our twin boys (3.5 years old) have been training with Hall Swim Academy for almost a year. Long story short -- they are amazing! Both boys have made tremendous progress and are swimming well. Scheduling is very easy and Bebe is super prompt in responding to questions. We highly recommend them! read more

The owner, Bebe has been very communicative from the get go and it was super easy to register & set up my son's first lesson with Simmi at Mar Vista location. Since then he has taken several lessons and I can't say enough good things about Hall Swim Academy. Parking is easy and the location is well organized. And most importantly Simmi is such a great instructor. In just 30min, she manages to cover all the basics and makes it so fun. My son has taken private lessons with other swimming schools but Hall Swim is by far the most impressive company. read more

We've had lessons here for our two kids (now 6 and 3) for two "seasons" (we pause the lessons during the colder months). Both of our kids LOVE the instructors they've had, and the process with the owner is always smooth and helpful. We really were not making much progress with group classes, and Hall Swim Academy truly turned everything around for us. Highly recommend! read more

Loving Hall swim academy. This is my sons 5 or 6 th class with Michelle and he absolutely loves her. Michelle is great with kids and explains all the swimming techniques with me so that i am aware of what to do with my son when swim in our ownPool . The moment we met Michelle, it was love swim at first site lol! read more

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Check out Hall Swim Academy! They are fantastic. The instructors Markelle and Deontae were especially great with our 3 and 5 year olds. I would highly recommend them if your kids need swimming lessons. read more

My 2 year old loved his lessons with Coach Anna this summer and he is now super comfortable in the water and on his way to swimming independently. Before finding Hall Swim Academy, I tried to set up lessons with so many people who were flakey or didn't respond at all. Bebe, who runs the business, was super accessible and easy to communicate with. Highly recommended. read more

We loved all of our instructors! We had previously gone to another swim school that failed miserably. All my kids did fantastic with Hall Swim! read more

We had an awesome experience with Hall Swim academy! My 4 year old who refused to get into the pool turned into a mermaid within 2 months. He is now fully water safe and LOVES to swim. Coach Deontay is amazing! The BH pool is like a resort. The water is always comfortable. The home owner is very kind and welcoming. Bebe is also very communicative and easy to work with. We will be back next summer! read more

We loved Tim! Our 5 year old son went to swimmingish to swimming completely independently in 3 lessons. Highly recommended.

We have had such a wonderful experience with Hall swim academy. Our teacher, Burcin, is very skilled, and kind, and creative at meeting our son where he is in learning to swim. She's really gotten to know him and has developed teaching strategies focused on his interests and strengths. He's progressed so much! Additionally, Bebe, the owner is fantastic and easy to work with regarding admin as scheduling. The private pool our lessons are held at in Mar Vista is also convenient and comfortable, peaceful and heated! read more

Hall Swim Academy has the most top notch swimming instructors. I am so grateful for my swim instructor, Anna, who helped me tackle my goal to learn how to swim this year. Her extensive years of experience in teaching individuals of all ages was truly evident with each lesson. Her grace, coaching ability, patience, and motivation always pushed me to do my best. Bebe was also wonderful to work with - she made the process of signing up for classes so easy and effortless. What an amazing team! 100% recommended to all my family/friends, and anyone looking to learn the art of swimming! You will not be disappointed! read more

Very Disappointed with Hall Swim Academy. We have signed up with their Private lessons at home only to find out they collect travel fee - which was 80% of the fee they charged for the lesson and it doesn't mention on website nor did they ever mention until after they did the swim lesson. Their instructor was also late even though we have agreed on several communications that she needs to be on time as we are working around a tight schedule. I have read good comments and reviews for Hall Swim unfortunately we had a different experience. If anyone is inquiring with them please make sure you put into writing anything agreed to avoid surprise fees after lessons! Would not recommend. read more

(Use husband's account to post) My 2 kids learned swimming with Hall Swim Academy. We had 3 different instructors, we all have positive experience. Our most current instructor, Margaux, is very patient, fun, sweet and professional. She is always on time and she teaches very well with different technics that my kids all know how to swim now. We learned with Margaux about 5 months. As an adult, I also learned with Margaux. I know basic free style but didn't swim well at all. Margaux taught me a lot of ways to be more confident in the water, she never rushes me. I did learn a lot from her. Highly recommend this place and Margaux! Scheduling is easy and they do get back to you, instructors always be on time and we love that! I did try other places that instructor canceled the class without letting us know so we still showed up at the pool. 5 stars!!! read more

Hi there! Adult learner here... I'm 30 years old and never learned to swim. I had never even taken baths as a kid, so just the idea of being submerged in water was a terrifying thought. Over the last few years, I developed severe tendinitis in both of my forearms, which limited my usual workout routine significantly. I started researching alternative ways to increase my forearm strength, as well as get my workout routine back in order, which led me to swimming. Even though it felt like it was the right time to finally do this, I was so scared before my first lesson, that I was sick to my stomach, shaking, and in tears at the idea of even getting into the pool. I took a handful of lessons earlier this year with a different local instructor, but I never knew how I was progressing compared to other adult learners, what my goal was in any particular lesson, or whether I should know "how to swim" by the end of the five lessons I had purchased. Basically, the communication was lacking. And when you're learning anything new (especially when you're conquering a lifelong fear), that's essential. I concluded those lessons feeling so far from where I wanted to be. That's when I came across Hall Swim Academy. From my very first phone call with Bebe, I knew I was in exactly the right place. She listened to my goals, understood exactly where I was, and explained the plan of action thoroughly to me over the phone, before I had even purchased a lesson, so I was very clear on what I would be focused on, and what I would be working towards. She placed me with Shannon, and my first lesson with her again validated that I was in the right hands. Shannon would give me goals to work towards each lesson and how much time we would be spending on each activity, and would regularly share with me whats worked for other adult learners she's taught. Shannon was always patient, encouraging, positive, motivating, and fun. During each lesson, Bebe would regularly come by and offer tips and alternative ways of trying something, which made me feel less of an "adult learner" and more being coached in a sport. Rain or shine, I went to classes each week with a smile on my face, because Shannon made it such a positive and enjoyable experience for me. If you are an adult and are sick to your stomach at the thought of learning to swim, have Bebe put you in touch with me (I'm serious). Today it's hard for me to believe that I didn't know how to blow bubbles or float, because I can confidently swim across the width of the pool in both breaststroke, and freestyle. I cannot express what these lessons have done for me, and for my life. It has opened up an entire world for me that I never previously had access to. In fitness, water activities, hobbies, meeting new people, where I go on vacation, the list goes on and on. Hall Swim Academy is as good as it gets. Thank you, Hall Swim, Bebe, and Shannon, for completely changing my life. read more

Now living in San Diego, it's become abundantly clear that I will have so much more fun as an adult if I can swim comfortably and confidently. I've tried several times before to learn how to swim and have always found it too much work and not fun. Bebe, however, has a way of connecting dots that no one has for me before. I've made more progress in 2 sessions than I have before! And I'm feeling more and more confident that I will finally have fun in open water. I highly recommend Hall Swim Academy regardless if you are a beginner or have had many lessons yet still missing something as an adult swimmer. read more

We loved working with Liz! Super great with my usually shy toddler. Got her to du k her head, and that is no easy task!

Bebe was very helpful in getting us swim instructors late in the summer. Bothe instructors we had were kind, my sons initially did not want swim lessons and then loved it after being there. Thank you! read more