We love Miss Katie at waterworks Poway. We have been with her about 16 months and at age 5 my…read moredaughter can swim all 4 strokes including flip turns. Miss Katie gives great swim instruction. She is patient, encouraging and knowledgeable. We asked our daughter if she wanted to take a break from lessons and she said she didn't!

"Here, every drop of effort turns into waves of achievement. My son's love for swimming began the…read moremoment he joined this amazing school."

We cannot recommend Coach Dave from Shark Swim Lessons enough!…read more When my son first started, he had very little swimming experience. In just 8 sessions, Coach Dave helped him learn the foundations of swimming with so much patience, encouragement, and professionalism. We continued lessons with him, and 6 months later Archer is now like a little fish in the water What really stands out is Coach Dave's dedication and ability to connect with kids. He makes lessons fun while still building strong technique, confidence, and water safety skills. You can genuinely tell he cares about every child's progress.

Dave is a guru genius who taught me, an unteachable adult onset swimmer, to be comfortable and…read moreenjoy swimming. I could do fine in water - could easily swim, as in not die when thrown in deep water. But I wanted to learn to swim laps/distance for triathlons and exercise and just could not figure it out. And I just could not find the right swim instructor or class for this. There's brand-new-to-water classes that teach you not to die in the water. And then there are classes that teach you to improve your technique in certain strokes. I was stuck in the middle - just could not figure out how to do the freestyle breathing right to even start swimming laps. I tried a couple different instructors, both of whom were probably good college swimmers, and they just had no real insight or experience with struggling to breathe. Enter Dave. In one session, he'd taught me 3x as much as multiple sessions with previous instructors and solo practice had taken me. By session 2, was up to being able to at least swim some short back-and-forths. Things got easier each session, and I left the initial package of lessons I bought feeling comfortable in the pool. Have since made a lot of progress, including some long open-water swims in the ocean. All thanks to Dave's great instruction.

Literally, the only swim lessons my daughter has ever had where she made any progress. Had three…read moreyears old they had her swimming all the way across the pool. They wouldn't expect anything less from the home of one of the winningest club teams. We made the drive 45 minutes just to have some lessons at this club and attend their summer swim camps. If you have a budding or competitive swimmer, this is the only place to be.

Def a top place for pickleball in San Diego. They have a great group of people who come out for…read moreopen play - friendly community. It was a good Sunday funday routine with friends when I stayed in San Diego - we'd reserve two courts and rotate around round-robin style. I was invited to enter a tournament here at the end of 2023 and it was run very smoothly, which was impressive. They ran on time, which is quite rare for tourneys.

Great place to be on those hot summer days! Splash pad is great for littles, and the pool is fairly…read morebig to accommodate a lot of guests. The space is big too with sufficient shade for guests. Seating tends to fill up quick (especially in the shade), so finding a place to store your things and grab a seat may get a bit difficult later in the day. But overall, it's a nice place to spend some time and cool off!

My husband and I took our grandchildren to the pool today, and while we had a nice time overall,…read morethere are simply too many rules. I felt like I was being monitored the entire visit by overly controlling lifeguards. The office employee at the front was very nice, but once you get inside, the atmosphere becomes uncomfortable. At one point I was barked at to move because some kids needed to take a swim test. Later, my granddaughter was swimming, so I got in the pool with her because she had to wear a red wristband due to her age--even though she swims perfectly well. I was standing on the pool steps in the water, but the lifeguard insisted I had to be fully "in the pool water." I don't understand why it matters whether I'm standing or sitting on the step, especially since I had been sitting there earlier with no issue. I used to bring my own children to this pool years ago, and people seemed much happier then. You were expected to swim back and forth, not take a formal swim test like you're training for the Olympics. Please do better, Poway. I pay taxes for this pool, and it feels like the people who get the most benefit from it are the lap swimmers and swim classes.

It's been a while since my original review, and coming back here recently felt incredibly…read morenostalgic. Over 10 years ago, I brought my son Brody here to learn how to swim. Fast forward to today, and he's now a swim coach here and absolutely loves it. There's something really special about seeing things come full circle. He remembered his experience here so fondly that he decided to apply for a job, and now he's thriving in a place that once helped him grow and build confidence in the water. The environment here has always been welcoming and family-focused, and it's clear they continue to create positive experiences for both kids and staff. They're lucky to have Brody, and he's certainly lucky to be part of such a great team. I still highly recommend the noon and family swim sessions - they're such a fun way for families to enjoy the pool together.

Coach Rayne has been amazing with our little one. We've seen such quick progress, and more…read moreimportantly, our little one is now comfortable and confident in the water. She is patient, attentive, and really knows how to work with young kids. Her teaching style is engaging and effective, and it shows in the results. We're very grateful for her and highly recommend Coach Rayne!

My daughter was an experienced swimmer when she started going to British Swim school in 9/2023. She…read morehas always loved swimming and learned at the age of 3. We came to British Swim in hopes to grow my daughter's skills and technique. She was first apart of the Shark class then once they launched Barracuda in March 2024, Zoe and Jamal highly recommended her to join. It gave her the opportunity to push herself and grow her confidence in the sport she loved. Zoe has been her main instructor throughout this time and she has always been so kind, encouraging and such a great teacher for her. Being apart of this non-competitive swim team, Barracuda has really allowed growth in her technique, endurance and confidence. If you want your kids to one day be apart of competitive swim, we HIGHLY recommend British Swim School. They will make sure your child is ready to crush swim team try outs and set them up for success! We are grateful for all the swim teachers that have been apart of her journey! (Tesla at UTC!) Also, thank you to Jamal who is always great at communicating and being flexible with make ups! You all truly show how much you value family! I also appreciate the British Swim app, it made payments and submitting absences and scheduling make ups so convenient. Thank you!

We've had such a great experience with British Swim School! Both of our kids (ages 4 and 6) have…read morebeen attending for a while now, and they absolutely love it. They started with Miss Dory, who was so kind, patient, and encouraging--she helped build their confidence in the water from day one. Now they're with Coach Josh, and he's just as amazing. He brings great energy, knows how to keep the kids engaged, and makes learning to swim fun. It's clear he really cares about the kids and their progress, and ours always leave class smiling. We've also had a few other wonderful instructors along the way--British Swim School really puts together a great team.

Visited for a birthday party, parking can be tight if you have a bigger vehicle. Plenty of…read morechairs/loungers if you come in early. We did notice after 2 pm more people were coming in so it was a little harder to find chairs, few bathrooms around, playground and gym looked clean. Plenty of shade too which was nice. Lifeguards on rotation every 20 minutes. Overall, nice area.

Our experience with this organization has been among the worst we have had with any business in…read moremore than ten years. The fundamental problem is that homeowners are required to pay dues whether or not they are permitted to use the facilities. Although the young reception staff have generally been friendly, our interactions with the administrative office have often felt dismissive, inflexible, and unnecessarily rude. Even the entrance, with its locked metal gates and restrictive atmosphere, feels unwelcoming for what is supposed to be a neighborhood recreational facility. For more than a year, I have tried to resolve a dispute involving outstanding dues for invoices and notices I did not receive. Because we were not using the facility, I had no reason to know that charges were continuing to accumulate. Once I became aware of the issue, I proposed a reasonable solution: allow me to begin paying the current dues while we worked out a fair arrangement for the disputed past balance. Instead of treating this as a genuine effort to resolve the matter, the office responded with a rigid, collection-focused attitude and refused to consider a practical compromise. We were expected to pay everything immediately while still being denied access to the facilities. A community association should make a reasonable effort to communicate with homeowners, provide clear and timely notices, and work constructively with residents who are actively trying to resolve a dispute. It should not use mandatory dues and denial of access as leverage while refusing to discuss a fair payment arrangement. We were not asking to avoid our responsibilities. We were asking for transparency, basic courtesy, and a reasonable path toward resolution. Unfortunately, our experience has reflected none of those things.

Best kept community club in San Diego. Except for a golf course, SRSRC has everything for families…read moreof all ages to enjoy. It has two locations. The main one (on Aviary Dr) has all the amenities. Olympic size swimming pool, 4 tennis courts, 8 pickleball courts, basketball court, workout gym (yoga, plate, etc.), weight room, jacuzzi, spa, etc.. They even have a children's play area and summer camps for the young ones. The 2nd location (Trail Dr) is a little smaller but has most of the amenities and more (5 tennis courts, an Olympic size swimming pool, 2 racquetball courts, a sand volleyball court, a miniature golf course, and a children's play area and daycare). Scripps Ranch community has grown in size and population. Therefore, patience is needed to gain membership at SRSRC. the resident membership waiting period is about 2-3 years.

(This review is for the basic adult group swim lesson) I…read morejust took a basic adult group swim lesson at this facility. It was every Mon & Wed for 30 mins each time for 2 weeks. I was super excited when I found out there were only 3 women in the group. I wasn't excited anymore after 2nd session. During the first session I learned that one of women in the group already knew how to swim and she was there to learn how to lap swim. So basically she already knew how to do free style and could swim from one end to the other end of pool without any problem. She just wanted to polish and refine her techniques. She should have taken an intermediate swim lesson, not a basic lesson. Oh, and a private lesson, not a group lesson. I started feeling uneasy when I noticed the coach spent way more time with that woman than rest of us. The coach spent about 15 mins with her and maybe 5 mins with rest of us each time. It was obvious that woman acting like this was her own private lesson, kept on asking the coach tons of questions, interrupting that short 5 min session that the coach was having with another student by asking her to check her own techniques. I know there is always a person who would think she/he is entitled to do so. Then it should be the coach who needs to split the time equally for each student because this is a group lesson, not a private lesson, but the coach failed to do that. So if you are interested in taking a group lesson, look elsewhere.