I always try to support ymcas, as I grew up using the ymca. And I've been at this location for…read moreyears. But the hygienic concerns have increase. I let it go when I saw a lady throw her soiled diaper into the trash without closing/wrapping it. People are people with different standards I suppose. But when I was in the steam room alone minding my bussiness, and some lady walked in and literally peed with menstrual blood and walked out, I was done! There are bathrooms or heck even showers right next to the steamroom. To walk in, see me and still decide to use it like a bathroom was disturbing. I need a little bit of a cleaner facility with more respectful people.

Positives: They…read morehave like 17 squat racks in a room. It's amazing to see. The chemicals in the spray bottles are blue, so I know the workout equipment I'm spraying it with will be clean. The cardio area looked nice but I didn't get a chance to use it when I went two weeks ago. Negatives: Their upper body free weight area is kind of stuffy.

Junior Leadership was a disaster from the jump. There is no actual leadership training at the…read moreJunior Leadership camp. It is just paying for the opportunity to help the actual paid leaders do their job so they apparently don't have to anymore and otherwise perform grunt work. I get it, that's entry level, but there should be some leadership learning opportunities as well, and there was NONE. As my son put it, "how am I supposed to know what to do when I don't know what I'm doing?" Additionally, the Junior Leadership camp was advertised as being an opportunity to learn about all the camps, including hiking days, rock climbing days, and aquatic days. There was ONLY aquatic. The advertised variety of activities and learning opportunities was a complete lie. I reached out to Lauren Gregory, the director of the camp, on day 2 because our expectations were not even close to being met. She didn't respond to two emails, and it was only when I registered a complaint that I actually heard back from her. Her response was a long-winded nothing of an answer, and my follow-up also went ignored. My son was really excited about this camp and the chance to learn more about leadership and take on more responsibility, but it was a complete disappointment and Lauren Gregory is a disgrace.

The group leader was hired 6 months before camp started. No personal touch. No one cares.read more

I made the mistake of getting a 10-times swim pass card, anticipating that I would be able to swim…read moreuntil the end of September. Well, we are past the first half of September now and I have not been able to use my pass. The heater is broken and the water in the swimming pool is very cold. The administration makes no attempt to accommodate the community. The pool is open in the morning for a lap swim which makes no sense. The warmer parts of the day are in the afternoon, so the water doesn't warm up until 1:30 PM when they close the pool. Also, the weight room opens up at 6 PM so you cannot coordinate workouts. Oh, and the pool is closed on Saturdays and Sundays when most people have free time to use it. Why not open the pool from 4 pm-6 pm, and on weekends, so people could enjoy warmer water and then use the gym? Please, either make a more sensible schedule or refund my money!

I like the pool and the people there also nice life guard and nice school awesome stuffread more

My 4 year old son has been coming here for private lessons for about a half year, consistently. The…read moreinstructors are either high school or college students and depending on the instructor, some are better than others. For the most part, he seems to be adjusting to the lessons, regardless of instructor. The only consistent issue I've been noticing is that whenever there is a schedule adjustment or pool closure which affects the lessons, they are very slow in issuing refunds or credit. In fact, you have to keep on them otherwise you'll probably not receive any compensation back. It has been a week since a recent pool closure affected my son's Saturday lesson, and we still have not received anything. The front desk said that they are "behind."

Wow, coming back to Albany Aquatics Center for kiddo swim lessons is full circle. Back in the day I…read moreswam here for swim meets in high school and now coming back, such a cool moment to be with the family. They offer Tot Swim (including on Sundays) which is honestly such a fun addition. We called ahead of time with a bunch of questions as newbies and inquired about walk-ins. We received answers to everything we needed to be set up with success for our first swim. There's also a super cool vending machine by the bathrooms/showers/changing areas that offers nutritious pre and post snacks, goggles, sunscreen, and I think swim caps too. The indoor pool is super spacious and everyone was respectful (of lanes, hehe). You're able to utilize pool accessories during the swim hours and there's lifeguards on duty with a stop watch to let you know when Tot time is over. We had around an hour and 15 or so. There's an awesome grass area and epic park next door. Parking is accessible in front of center. Can't wait to return! Definitely check the swim calendar online before heading over.

Honestly, I was so impressed with how much my kids (Almost 5 and almost 3) progressed during their…read more12 lessons. Before they started, I warned their instructor that we did not expect much because both of them were very hesitant about getting in the water and often refused to even try things like putting their face in the water or doing assisted floating. Jianna did an AMAZING job with my kids, because by the end of the 4 weeks, my 5 year old was swimming unassisted in backstroke and freestyle across the pool, and practicing skills to keep herself afloat and able to safely get to the wall. My 3 year old who wanted nothing to do with the water was getting in on his own, kicking when instructed, and even attempting to blow bubbles. Jianna was so patient and positive with my kids, and they looked forward to seeing her every day. She was attentive and so knowledgeable, and was able to work with very different development and skill levels extremely effectively. She has taken away so much stress from this mom and I am extremely grateful to her and Sunsational for these lessons. Definitely will be using again and highly recommend!

We couldn't be happier with our experience! Dashiell is incredibly patient, encouraging, and clear…read morewith instructions. They have a fantastic way of building confidence in the water while keeping lessons fun and engaging. We've seen amazing progress in just a short time and highly recommend Dashiell to anyone looking for a skilled, thoughtful swim teacher!

Unfortunately my experience with Odyssey has been bad. They had cancelled our first try which was…read moreunderstandable because of the weather. They asked us to cancel payment and then to re-register. Which I did. Unfortunately, it was my turn to cancel because of scheduling issue... I was hoping to talk to someone to explain. But i have tried and no response from either Alex Thompson or Warren. I will have to dispute my credit card payment.

Bay Area people need to spread the word about Odyssey. After last year's Alcatraz near-miss with a…read morecontainer ship, I would have thought Odyssey would start to do better. But once again they seem to have put swimmers in serious danger in the shipping lane on their most recent Alcatraz swim. It's like they just don't understand how it works out there. Every charter captain they've worked with ends up backing away, and they just aren't learning from experience. How long until they get someone killed or injured? It's time that we start educating the triathletes and new swimmers in the Bay Area open water community that Odyssey does not run a safe operation. They seem to be more interested in collecting money than running their swims in a competent manner. Don't let your friends do central bay swims with Odyssey if you value their lives! The Berkeley Marina stuff is probably fine but not the big swims. It's wild that they've been able to get this far, but we have to start drawing the line.

Absolutely 5 stars and highly recommended. Coach Audrey has the patience, skill and plan to teach…read moreyoung kids swimming in the right approach. Best of all, she also makes the whole experience fun. Our kid looks forward to the lesson every week, and we can see concrete steady improvements after every lesson.

Thank you Audrey for being such an AMAZING swim teacher and swim coach! You have such wisdom and…read morecompassion for new swimmers!

Fresh graduated from their Berkley location. It was truly an amazing experience. I got to learn all…read moremy hands on and textbook skills in an engaging environment, with an amazing teacher who ensured you knew what you were doing. All the instructors I interacted with took pride in being good at what they did and making sure you were not only able to perform the skills but also be confident in doing so. Both me and my sister graduated from this program and both of us very highly recommended. I feel ready for my NREMT and know I can come to them for help as I move forward in my career. If you are hesitant at all about entering the medical field and or not sure what to do after, they are willing and able to guide you through the steps. As well as talk to you about what kinds of doors that programs like this can open for you.

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