Incredible place and team. Has helped so much with my swimming already, and we are just getting…read morestarted. Used to swim when I was younger but hadn't been in a pool for 16 years. And don't think I ever learned technique. I am learning that now, and the skills I'm building are going to last me for decades.

Overall: 20/10 The highest review I've ever given a…read morebusiness. Dominic Latella works miracles for swimmers! I took his "treading water" clinic and in 10 minutes, I was treading water effortlessly; something I've struggled doing for years and even after taking numerous lessons with private instructors (not affiliated with SwimBox). He's taught for 22+ years! and it shows. He simply knows how to coach all the minute details in swimming mechanics. I've always 'm someone with a high muscle to fat ratio and have ALWAYS sank like a rock. He taught me 3 styles to use my hands to tread and 4 styles using my feet. He demonstrated things in the water (such as corkscrews) that I've never seen/heard of before. He's very friendly and personable as well. I've taken the swim analysis and it was super helpful/beneficial. Looking forward to signing up for more classes! Highly recommend!

We had such a great trial class today! My baby turned 17 weeks today and I thought it would be fun…read moreto attend a swim class. It was very easy to create an account and sign up for a class. We easily checked in before class. The changing area is very tidy and clean. The walls were decorated so cute. My husband watched from the seating area. Our 30 minute class included 4 other babies. We sang songs, did stations, and finished with group time. It was just enough time to tire out my little guy. The instructor was great and was super helpful with making me and my baby feel comfortable. I loved learning new techniques to play with my baby when we go to the pool! I enjoyed the bonding experience with my little one. We certainly will be back!

I am sitting here watching my son. After now 11 minutes in the pool, he has had one interaction…read morewith the teacher and has mostly just stood on the side. 30 minutes with three kids in a class is not enough time. I feel like l he's not really learning anything. I'm going to update my review in a few months, but I do have concerns and it is very expensive.

Super homey community type place. Rates can't be beat, a life-saver for a middle class family…read more But the (mens) locker room is pretty filthy due to bad floor grading which leads to puddling. Parents walk in with street shoes and floors get dirty quickly. And there are a lot of irresponsible older men who walk around barefoot, no doubt sharing their plantar warts, and gifted some of that HPV to me, which has made the last 4 months a royal pain in my foot.

Usually a good place to swim. DEFINITELY check schedule and lane availability though sqometimes…read morevery busy.

Wonderful private pool for families. We just joined this summer and have absolutely loved it…read more Excellent staff, clean facilities, warm atmosphere, great hours (10am to 9pm weekends and 11am to 9pm weekdays). Easy drive from Arlington (10 minutes ish). We can't believe we didn't join sooner.

Its a very very small pool. The always clean. The guards are attentive. All in all not bad. I gave…read morethem 4 stars because I'm withholding the 5th due to the small size of the pool.

Amazing swim school. I've swam off and on for years, just freestyle, with long gaps in between. I…read moredecided to take it more seriously a few years ago. I can swim all 4 competitive strokes now (butterfly is still challenging and needs work) and working on flip turns which I can land but haven't perfected just yet. I've had wonderful instructors and the administrators have been excellent with rescheduling. Give them a try. You won't regret it. Very fair prices and probably the best in the city and I've been to other swim schools in the area.

Awesome swim instructor, terrible management. Our makeup lesson was cancelled with less than 2…read morehours notice after we rearranged our entire schedule to make it work. Also, two weeks after we signed up for a full summer of lessons, they moved the location most days of the week to a new location we cannot easily get to. They are also hard to reach by phone, so when they are unclear about cancellations, good luck figuring it out. So great instructor, but unprofessional management.

Hey all, I probably shouldn't say this out loud since I love the place not being crowded…read more.. We went here for the first time today with a toddler and little kid. I was skeptical about the place because of the bad Yelp reviews. However, I don't find them true at all. That being said, my youngest just turned two and was with Dad and my oldest is four and has swim experience. They've been open 6 months and we were really impressed with how clean and big the center was. It's a building dedicated to kids swim, not a borrowed pool. They plan to increase operations and staff soon. I think they're just not well-known enough yet. They even have good weekend and after school of availability unlike many other swim schools in the area. They're not in the best location of Falls Church but we felt fine and there's a good size parking lot with a lot of spaces. It's in the same parking lot as Staples. The swim staff and the reception staff are really nice too. They waived my 2023 annual registration fee because we just paid it in October and started in November. I do recommend that you have one parent per kid (if one of your kids is in a parent & me class) even if that other parent is not in the water with the child because sometimes the classes don't end or start at the exact same time despite what the schedule says. They even gave us a nice bag and t-shirts for the kids.

I had two daughters at Aqua-tots, a 4 year old and a 7 year old. For the 4 year old, it was pretty…read moregood, they went slowly and got her past her fear of getting in the water and putting her head in, but she didn't learn anything more than that in a year. For my 7 year old, it was terrible- she actually regressed in her swimming skills compared to where she started. The pool is so small she could barely practice actual swimming strokes. She was ready to move up to the next level for months, but every week there was new unclear feedback that she just needed to work a little more on some skill before progressing. Very frustrating for her. I do not recommend for older kids.

A most wonderful pool with good depth and length for lap swim. Friendly staff too and the changing…read moreroom and general environment are kept clean. They now have a guard posted at the entrance which is new. Probably for security.

Been coming to this center for toddler's swimming lessons last 3 quarters. The facilities are…read moregreat, I love how warm the kids pool is compared to the Long Bridge Aquatic center - me and toddler were shivering in the Long Bridge pool. The instructors for the APS swim classes really hit or miss compared to the county classes. We loved the first lady instructor, she always started classes on time and ended on time, knew what she wanted to do in the class, and had her songs with swimming movements ready. Last 2 sessions were with a gentleman instructor (who says he's been teaching swimming at APS for 15+ years) as the main instructor and recently he's been training this other lady and it's been so bad: 1. classes don't start on time half the time (one time started going around checking the kids in at the time class was supposed to start and that took 10 minutes, another time it's already time to start the class but instructor was standing around chatting for 5 minutes) and sometimes runs out of things to do class ended 5 min early 2. runs out of things to do in the class or don't know what songs to sing as we practice swimming movements and they start singing random songs or ask all the parents what song would you like to sing !!?? Could you do a little bit of prep beforehand or bring a cheatsheet into the pool so you know what to do next. Maybe it's the toddler class that's bad because kids are young... won't be doing the toddler class again here unless we get the first instructor back. Will wait for the class for older kids or go to county classes.

We signed up for private swim classes for my 3-year-old at KIDS FIRST Swim School in Springfield…read more Before starting, we clearly explained that our son is not used to new adults and that we wanted the same instructor consistently so he could feel comfortable and build trust. Unfortunately, almost every week there was a cancellation or instructor change. Out of 6 classes, my son had about 5 different instructors. For a young child who needs consistency, this was very stressful. Each class felt like starting over because he had to adjust to a new adult again, so there was little to no improvement. After about 3 weeks, I complained to the head instructor. Instead of listening or helping, he seemed frustrated and raised his voice back at me, basically saying he already knew. That was very disappointing. My biggest concern is that they require families to schedule private lessons far in advance, but they could not provide a consistent instructor for the set day and time. We chose private lessons specifically for consistency, and they did not deliver that. For families with very young children, especially children who need time to get comfortable with new people, I would not recommend this location for private lessons. It ended up being a huge waste of time and money for us.

Amazing facility and instructors. My child has progressed so much with this structured program…read more Patrick, Tim and all the staff are lovey.