I am very happy with the progress of my daughter Catarina and the professionalism of the school…read more swimming from the age of 2 until the age of 5 in Brazil and now for a year with you. Today she is already 9 years old and has been at this glorious swimming school for 1 year. I am a veteran of the Brazilian special forces and I know how much the sport makes a difference to our children for their health and physical, mental and social development

I'd recommend this place over and over. Viewing area is great and place is clean and inviting. We…read morestarted at Jim's swim school a couple months ago when our baby was 6 months in the infant class and our baby has loved it and each week we've seen him progress. The staff is always friendly and accommodating. Today we forgot swim diaper and they were totally understanding and gave us a credit when they didn't have to because of our downfall. The class is easy going and easy to follow. It can be repetitive but for your baby to learn that's the best way - we have seen our baby light up every time we walk through those doors and that is worth it to make sure he is feeling confident in the water with us.

Highly recommend!!! The entire staff is amazing!! super friendly and always willing to help! Our…read moreson loved water but was afraid to swim and now we can't get him out of the water!

My son's been going here for almost a year now and he's learned so much. All the instructors are…read morevery knowledgeable. Definitely recommend.

My 4 year old loves coming to swim lessons here, the instructors are great and the pool is clean…read more The staff is very friendly.

As I've said elsewhere, this is an outstanding school with great instructors. It's tremendously…read morecool to meet Jim (a former Olympian) every few weeks. His personal attention and the sweet staff are the reason I never need to look further. If you are unsure about swim lessons or looking to change to another facility....I encourage you to find your swim home at JMSS. My boys have flourished here...

Fantastic program! Just enrolled my 4 yr old almost 2 months ago after many unsuccessful attempts…read moreat working with her in our own pool. She was deathly afraid of the water and while I appreciated her having some fear of the pool (she. She can't swim) it was also hindering our ability to move forward in any kind of teaching. We signed up at emler and got my little one smiling, laughing and splashing around in class. Ms Ivette (hope that's spelled right!!) is awesome! They also keep communication completely open and the deck manager is always around and giving updates and talks about the progression moving forward. I only wish I would've signed her up earlier!

Emler Plano is the BEST. The instructors - Sole, Nicolle this year and so, so many the several…read moreyears we've been part of the family - are amazing. Chris and Lynette are fantastic - their leadership, their support, their ability to connect with the children and parents, and the joy of this place is great. We always look forward to the lessons and it's a second home for the kids. They love swimming, they love learning, and it's truly an amazing place!

The team of instructors is amazing. I'm so impressed by how quickly my daughter is picking up the…read morecompetitive strokes. Her teachers are encouraging and dedicated to helping her grow. I'd highly recommend this program. It's a gem!

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Love Emler! My little has been going for about 4 months and continues to learn more skills each…read moretime and keeps leveling up! His teacher, Katia is fantastic with his age group and we love her!

This specific swim company does a great job of creating an illusion of a "family-friendly" oriented…read morebusiness. I worked with this school for years and I left the company due to numerous reasons. 1. I was responsible for training a manager that would be sent out to a location in Austin. She ends up coming back 4 months later due to how harshly everyone at the Austin location treated her. She was looked down upon because of her skin color, and was told she would never make it to management. I don't believe that the people up in Austin were ever held accountable. Even despite that "holding people accountable" IS one of their core values. RACIST! 2. Let's not forget the make up lessons! At first you could schedule a make up if you missed it. Then, you got a make up token if you missed it. And then, there was no make up tokens, unless you bought them for $15. I happened to have my sibling signed up to swim, and on the last day of the semester he was enrolled in, they had a code brown (pretty frequent in this location). I was contacted by the lifeguard (not the customer service rep or the manager) that they would call me back to schedule a make up lesson and I have been waiting for 2 years now. I doubt Elmer would be willing to offer me the lesson that I paid for! Seems like Elmer went full corporate. 3. This is not a safe location at all! My ex boss's pick up truck was stolen in broad daylight right from the parking lot during business hours! This happened back in 2021. One of my ex-coworkers car window was broken into in 2022. Police never arrived, duh, Dallas. 4. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE A COVID EXAM BACK IN 2020 AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. CORPORATE DEMANDED THAT I TAKE A TEST AFTER A SATURDAY SHIFT. I DID NOT GET COMPENSATION FROM THE COPANY. I PAID $400! 5. The final straw. I left the company due to how corrupt corporate EMLER became. Their own core values were violated by higher ups, Haydon Smith and Melissa Magee (don't forget Austin location) to be specific. The "hold each other accountable" is the most hypocritical statement that this company makes its employees recite at the beginning of every meeting. My coworkers mentioned to me that they wanted to form a union, and I agreed. Although, my co-workers, carried this conversation into the staff room, the camera's "microphone" picked up the audio and it seemed like someone was on the other end listening. Bear in mind that it was a private conversation between two adults that are now getting ready to lock the building & go home. It was after business hours, that's a fact. Well long story short, they got fired over the weekend for "low performance". I was not told why, or when, or even given a good explanation as to why corporate decided to sweep people under the rug. Forming a union is an American right and this company aught to get BOYCOTTED for firing people over this. 6. Swim lessons are expensive and will not get any cheaper! This company was bought out in 2022 so it's best to take your kids to a small business instead. Lessons in California are not as expensive as they are here and teachers are able to make more money in California than in this company. This is coming from a conversation I had with someone who owns a swim school in San Francisco while I was teaching their kid! P.S. EMLER will also make you sign a waiver where if you were to go out and teach lessons outside of the contract, you can get sued for this. EMLER really wants all the monopoly. They have a pay cap. They will not pay you more than $20 hr, but they are steadily raising lesson prices? I came to find out that many of my coworkers, neighboring schools, did not get payed for the work they did. For example, I had a ex-coworker (Walnut-Hill location) & was pushed to do management duties while being paid as a porter for 1 full calendar year. I've had my fair share of good moments but this company is not what it used to be, it's corporate greed.

Parents be warned! This camp is horrible. Your kid will suffer and not receive advertised STEM…read moreinstructions. Counselors are on their phones a majority of the time, little to no supervision of children and very poor instruction. After escalating my concerns to the Director and Executive Director, Doris Bryant, she only offered a registration fee refund. I wouldn't send a child here for free. You have been warned. Look at many other negative reviews before thinking about this YMCA Richardson camp. What a disgrace.

This is a fraud organization. they save the card details and rob the money. I asked them to cancel…read morebut they didn't do , later the consecutive month they said 30-day notice required and again debit one month $79 without the service. They have fraud policy to give written notice to cancel 30 days before, but we can register and do everything online. Their portal have option to add your all credit cards but you cannot remove any of the card. If you ask any questions to the front desk, they give card to send email to director. Director doesn't care anything just rob money.

Ms. Adams is exceptional. She is so knowledgeable about swimming and safety and is passionate about…read moreteaching children to swim. It's not for everyone - if you want to watch the lessons and spend lots of time and money, this might not be for you. She makes the children work towards being better versus having fun but it's necessary. We will most certainly be sticking with her.

I brought my daughters and they had a good teacher Mrs. Adams…read more Now they can swim in are pool like nothing. I really appreciate the classes and would recommend to any parent.

The pictures on their browser are completely inconsistent with reality The three of us paid 12…read moredollars at that time but we changed our minds as soon as we paid We want the employee to call his supervisor to give us a refund Then he said his supervisor of swimming in another swimming pool What a stupid excuse.

Good and clean . It's was $5 for non residents and well worth it . It had a splash pad area and lap…read moreswim sections as well for the pro swimmers.

My recommendation is based entirely on my perspective of a working adult…read more Memberships are too expensive for the limited hours of operations. They should explore options that would allow working adults access outside their limited hours. Too little equipment. I've been a member for more than 10 years. The facility is nice. The staff are nice. I like that they are by the trail. But, it is intended more for folks who don't work during the day or children. If they ever expand their hours, I would recommend them.

Free Weights & Exercise Machine Room - Equipment is getting old, Room is very musty smell. Needs…read moreto be updated 2 Pools - Not managed very well, cannot attract and retain guards. Lots of pool issues in past 1 year from no pump to no heat to no guards. Need management overhaul. Seems to be de-emphasizing swimming thus members are NOT happy - Indoor Pool: Closed on Sundays saying outdoor pool is open till temp is above 45 degrees! Who wants to swim outside below 65 degrees unless you are masters or below age 50. Classes - Generally good and well managed. Overall rating of 3 is average due to classes being above average, and pool being poor rating.