Coach B is truly gifted! Our family has done two other 10 Day swim intensives with other…read morepeople/companies for our older two children in the past. I was very hesitant to try again with our 4 year old that didn't have any interest in learning to swim, was timid of the water and refused to go beyond the first step in the pool. Coach B was recommended to us and I am so glad that I took a chance and signed up all 3 of my kids! He's gentle yet firm, builds trust while encouraging kids to push past their comfort zones, and strikes the perfect balance between patience and challenge. My 4-year-old cried on the first day, cried a little less on the second, and was still a bit whiny on the third. But even then, I could tell he trusted Coach B. By day four, he was walking into the pool with a smile, excited to swim! By the end of the 10 days, my once timid little guy was confidently swimming and genuinely excited to be in the water. My 6-year-old already knew the basics but lacked confidence and endurance. Coach B improved his stroke technique, kicking, and taught him to roll onto his back to rest before flipping over to continue swimming. Before the program, he would quickly resort to doggy paddling. By the end, he was confidently swimming the full length of the pool with proper technique. My 9-year-old was already comfortable swimming and floating on her back, so Coach B focused on refining her breathing, stroke mechanics, and overall efficiency. She finished the program noticeably stronger and more confident in the water. All three of our children finished these 10 days as stronger, more capable, and more confident swimmers. They enjoyed learning from Coach B! They respected and trusted him! As parents, that's exactly what we hoped for. My husband and I are already planning to sign them up again next year.

Coach B is amazing. He strikes the perfect, rare balance of being firm yet encouraging. He holds…read morehis students to a high standard, but always backs it up with the positive reinforcement they need to feel confident in the water. What impresses me most is his consistency and deep competency. Every single lesson is professional, well-structured, and productive. He is also a master at differentiating his instruction--he meets students exactly where they are, adapting his teaching style seamlessly to fit individual needs and learning paces. Thanks to his professionalism and skill, we've seen incredible progress for both our 6 year old son and 4 year old daughter. We couldn't be happier and highly recommend him to anyone looking for top-tier swim instruction!

My kids (7 and 4) have been taking 30-minute private lessons with Coach Sophia for a couple of…read moremonths and I have noticed HUGE improvement in their swimming abilities. We had them in the group swim classes for years, but they never reached a level where we felt like they really got it. Now they do! The location and facility are good. Miles makes scheduling is easy and flexible each weekend. Highly recommend to give them a try!

Heated pool, clean facility & great aquatic program for the neighborhood. Weekend program, 2+/…read morepotty trained.

Great place for exercise or well being. You can find lots of various equipment to use. Nice pool…read morearea, water aerobics seems to be very popular. Friendly staff and very helpful to beginners.

I have been promising myself all year that I would take the "Fun Polo" class on Tuesday morning!…read more Today is my next to last chance of the year so here I am! I think this facility is just wonderful. I have enjoyed the yoga classes, but today I will try to play water polo for the first time in over 50 years! Wish me luck!

Heavily geared toward competition and the coaches seem to be hit or miss. The first couple of…read morecoaches were good. If you're unlucky enough to work with a bad coach it will traumatize your kid. Jose was of no help always siding with his coach. New club is 10x better. Try them if you'd like but hold the staff and coaches accountable. There are so many other clubs around that if your not happy check out the others. We should have a lot earlier. We have a happy swimmer again.

The staff is friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone wanting to…read moretake their kids to a swim lesson.

My kids have been in Splashball (beginner water polo) for a few seasons and it has been an…read moreincredible experience for our family. As long as your child can swim independently and are familiar with a few different swim strokes, they are allowed to join. I have found these classes to be a great way to strengthen their swimming skills and getting them used to drills in the water. Beginner classes are 1 hour long on T/Th from 5-6pm and your kid will get a great workout! They also learn how to move their legs to swim in place, how to swim holding the ball, pass the ball, score and block. When they have enough skill they can move on to the next level, which is M/T/Th from 5-6:30pm. My son has loved this year-round team; even in the winter he is excited to show up. From my observations, these swim sports help children develop some serious grit; rain or shine, they go in the water ready to practice. The coaches have been great too (shout out to coach Jake! And the others too, I just haven't learned their names). They RARELY cancel practice, unless there are thunderstorms. And the absolute best part of this club: canceling/starting a subscription is SUPER easy. As long as you give them notice in a timely manner, they just pause/restart your subscription without penalties or tricks like a lot of other places do. I highly recommend!

Our granddaughter, 10yrs. old, has attended O. C. Riptide Aquatic's, located at Oceanview High…read moreSchool in Huntington Beach, speciality swim programs for the past 2 years. This years coach, Mark Johnson, coached the Junior Life Guard Preparation (our granddaughter attended 3 months, and successfully glided through Huntington Beach State Junior Guard assessment testing) and Summer Swim Team Introduction program. Both programs were coached exceptionally by Coach Mark! Coach Mark is an outstanding swim instructor with a longstanding, exceptional background in instructional aquatics, both in the pool and the ocean. His interpersonal skills and teaching methodology with kids was outstanding. Our family highly recommends O.C. Riptide Aquatics and Coach Mark Johnson.

Highly recommend Big Blue swim school! The swim school is professional from the office to the…read moreinstructors. We were looking to build on swimming skills for our 10-year-old son and we couldn't be any happier with the results. Instructors, Derek and Michelle are fantastic. They knew how to work with our son to teach him proper form, swim speed and confidence in the pool. Thank you, Big Blue Swim School!

Update: After…read moreposting this review, we did finally receive a voicemail from management apologizing for the experience and acknowledging the communication breakdown. While I appreciate the outreach, it came after more than five weeks of repeated requests made both in person and by phone. During that time, we were consistently told that someone would contact us, yet no one ever did. Unfortunately, by the time management reached out, we had already made the decision to cancel our membership and move on. We have since found a private certified swim instructor who is able to provide one-on-one instruction at half the cost of what we were planning on paying with Big Blue . More importantly, the communication was immediate, straightforward, and responsive. This review was never about whether private lessons were available. It was about customer service, follow-through, and communication. Had someone simply returned one of our many requests with an honest update, we likely would have remained customers. I genuinely appreciate the instructors who worked with our son over the past two+ years and wish them the best. However, the lack of responsiveness from management ultimately led us to take our business elsewhere.

Fantastic Club, Kevin is a pro and an absolute natural with the kids. I've had several of my…read morechildren become a part of the team and learn how to effectively swim.

All of the other reviews of NBS are old. Things have changed. Jim is gone for 6 years, Kevin is the…read morehead coach for swimming (2016-2022), he is good at it and a great cheerleader to get kids pumped for meets, but his hands are tied by Ross Sinclair the Aquatic director. Ross doesn't care about his swim team, only water polo, so if you are on the swim team, you are 3rd class. When pool closed in 2021, he found a place for WP to practice but not ST- go run on the beach. Team shrank during pandemic, lot of apathy, lost ST to Nova, and others. Not likely that Ross will be replaced since his HS WP team is a winner, but he is a one trick pony. We were there for 6 years and I wouldn't know Ross if he knocked on my front door. Our current team isn't like that, there are no queens or princes there. Remember, the higher your pedestal, the farther is your fall from grace. Ross has built himself a pretty high one. A problem with the old reviews is they don't distinguish between NBS- a swim team, the special Jr. Guard training offered in the Spring, and City of NB swim lessons run by NBFD- which runs NB lifeguards. Nothing is affiliated with NB Jr. Guards here- the test is at CdMHS. If you just want summer lessons (run by the NBFD), or some swimming for your child under 8, it is good. Kevin is really a great guy and family friendly, I would not expect anything to change with a new facility, probably get worse. Too bad, Olympian Aaron Peirsol swam on the NHHS team, so it has a good history, if anyone cared. I'm not aware of any WP Olympians from NHHS. There is a good program for Jr. Guard swim practice but it is short term, lots of kids swimming laps to get fast enough to pass the test. But for long term JO training, not so great. It's too bad, I really like Kevin, and the pool is very convenient for us, but we went to another team when the team abandoned us. Coach Jim, gone. Coach Lexie, gone. Coach Stephanie, gone. Us, gone.

My daughter took swimming classes here and learned how to swim thanks to the amazing instructors…read more She always enjoyed coming here, and I'm very happy with our experience. The instructors and staff are friendly, supportive, and professional. She also joined volleyball classes and really enjoyed them too. We're very thankful for this place!

Aquatone fitness classes are just the best! I attend Monday and Wednesday at 8:15am. Dawnette…read morepushes us with each class and continues to keep it hard and fresh each class. She is just the best!