We did 12 lessons with Nicole for our 3 year old this past spring. It is now summer and our…read moredaughter is swimming like a fish! We will be back for refresher lessons at the end of the summer. It was a great learning experience from a safety perspective AND a fun perspective. Nicole is a great teacher.

What a great swim program! Our son went from panicking in the water to swimming to the deep end for…read morethe entire time. Thank you for such great lessons!

I am blown away by this amazing swim program! I have both my 4 year old and 2 year old boys in…read moreclasses, and have seen a consistent improvement each week. My 2 year old for the first couple weeks wanted nothing to do with lessons. Miss Nathalia and Miss Hannah came up with a plan to help him become more comfortable getting in the water. He now, along with his older brother, look forward to swim class! I am feeling much more confident for their safety at home in our own pool, and love the fact they are actually learning to swim. The team here is incredible! Their encouragement, attention to each participant, and overall ability to make learning fun is so great to watch. I can't recommend this swim school enough!

We take our 3.5 year old daughter here for swim lessons and she loves it…read more Coach Mariana is her teacher. We love the small class sizes and the attention our daughter receives. Our daughter loves the variety in each lesson. We were at Emler for awhile before this and our daughter was learning but started refusing to go. ReadyGoSwim is a much calmer environment. We are so happy we made the change!

We joined Waterloo 8 months ago and my little one has made so much progress. It's just incredible!…read moreI am satisfied with their service and staff, we have been needing to make up some sessions due to travel and being sick and we have been able to attend due to have good amount of spots. I recommend Waterloo for other families, you will see progress!

I have to rave about Michaela because she is just incredible!!!…read moreWe started in group classes with her, then switched to private and honestly the growth has been unbelievable. But the moment that got me? My son now jumps into the pool without a second thought because he knows Michaela will catch him. Like, that's not just swimming progress, that's trust. He asks to go to class. He smiles the whole time. If you're looking for an instructor who genuinely connects with kids, Michaela is your person!

We love emler! In just 3 short classes my daughter went from hating the water to putting her face…read morein the water and trying to swim! Would definitely recommend.

We decided to discontinue private swimming lessons for our son due to lack of structure and…read moreprogress. Over time, he was assigned to multiple different instructors, which made consistency difficult. For private lessons, we expected a more thoughtful instructor match--especially given our son's high energy level. A stricter, more experienced teacher would have been far more appropriate, but that never happened. There were no clear goals, milestones, or timeline communicated for when progress should be expected or when he might advance to the next level. It felt less like skill-building and more like unstructured "play time." If the intention is simply fun and entertainment, that's something we could achieve by visiting a resort or renting a private pool elsewhere. This program may work for families with an unlimited budget who aren't concerned about measurable progress, but for us, the lack of accountability and clear expectations made it hard to justify continuing.

Finally found a place that was perfect for my 6 and 3 year olds to learn swimming. Nora and her…read morecrew are excellent with the kids. They are so gentle and positive making it an extremely fun and positive experience. Both my daughters never liked getting their faces wet and the older one is well on her way to swimming by herself! Highly recommend it.

From the owner: Our swim classes are small, 2-3 children per teacher. We have a technique that uses creativity and…read morelove. We listen to our little swimmers and use a child directed method of teaching. Our method has our students understanding how to go underwater by the end of a session. 37 successful years in Central Austin.

Was nervous being not good at swimming but was determined to get decent this summer. Decided to…read moresign up since it was nearby for a group session and it was only me and one other person. We were both beginners but they treated us with care and made us feel super comfortable in the water and didn't make us do anything we weren't prepared for. The pool was nice and warm and easy to learn in and they also gave us goggles to help us during our lessons. They have changing rooms as well and plenty of parking.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would for the simple fact of very terrible management. I was a…read moreteacher here for a little while I thought it was cool at first until I got to see what the workspace was really like. The management on the swim side is very unprofessional and not very comprehensive at all. If you are a POC I highly suggest looking for employment elsewhere, to me it seemed I was always delegated the tasks the managers just didn't want to do themselves because of entitlement. Not a good work environment for women of color because it seems they want to be the only ones in my opinion, Analysia Acosta & Natasha Iverson need to be replaced for better management and a better work experience for anyone looking to join this "team". I really hope this review saves sometime time energy & effort!

Best investment I've ever made - twice. Both my boys have gone through intensive summer swim…read moreprograms with ISR Austin with Michelle. Every day for 10 mins over about 6 weeks. It's a commitment for sure but worth it for peace of mind should your kid find themselves in a dangerous water situation. Michelle is gentle with the children and puts them at ease immediately. Michelle gains their trust and helps them work on believing in themselves and their abilities. She works with each unique kid and I feel lucky to have caught the end of lessons with other kids ranging from baby age (amazing watching them orientate themselves and float solo) as well as older kids. Worth every dime when I see my 6 and 3 year olds able to jump in the water, swim and float by themselves, get themselves to the side of the pool when necessary and out for safety.

Ya'll...Can I just tell you...Ms. Michelle is amazing. She was so attentive to our little one…read more(1-year-old). Ms. Michelle was consistently professional, extremely skillful, and very kind. Our little guy learned so much in such a short amount of time and is now able to flip and float on his own! He has always enjoyed playing in water, which made us happy...and a bit nervous. We have an in-ground pool at our home and while we take as many precautions as possible, we know it's possible that he could get in the water (here or somewhere else) without someone noticing. We are so thankful and forever grateful for the this opportunity for him build skills that could help him survive in that worst case scenario. Highly recommend A+++

We loved our experience. Great communication and our daughters confidence in the pool grew…read moreexponentially.

Gillian was amazing with our kids. They showed great improvement in 10 lessons. So pleased!read more

Update: Looking back 2 years ago when my Maddux (now age 4) took Ms. Cathy's (Catherine) swim class…read moreto now on Monday Major (almost 2) will be taking this class at the same age! It is amazing what our children can do if they are just given the right tools. This class has literally been a life saver! On Easter Sunday Maddux was leaning over a pool to fill up a water gun and fell in. I was 10 feet away and of course got up and ran over to him but before I could get there he had already swam to the edge and was pulling himself out. He remembered these skills even 2 years later and wasn't shocked by the cold water. I could not have been more proud of him in that moment and so thankful we had him take this class! If you are considering lessons for your child Ms. Cathy Swim Austin is the only way to go!! The first week is tough but by the second week, they are loving it and the lessons learned are far more valuable than anything! We took our son to Ms Cathy's at just barely 2 years old! Yes, he cried the first couple of days. After that, it was all smiles and all so much fun to him. He loved it so much he wanted to jump in and swim over and over again and would get so excited to go to swim lessons. He now swims all over the pool comfortably and confidently. We will be taking his baby brother next summer.

Review I'm not…read moregoing to say this class worked, because it did not. Out of the nine kids in the class, the only ones successfully able to go across the pool and get themselves out of the water, were two kids, ages 6 and up. None of the other kids could get from the point of entry in the water, to the stairs on their own. In addition, about 25% of the class was still crying on day 5. I don't believe it is success if 80% are being assisted in the water on day 5, and 40% of the class is still screaming. My child included. After being tossed into the pool and submerged under water over and over, it did not "click" for my children. While this class is sold as teaching your kid to survive, and getting themselves out of the pool, there were zero times my two children were able to do so without the teacher's help. While her website states, "some children may need more than one session due to motor skill development," i don't think the majority of our class's inability to grasp this skill was due to their motor skill development. I write this review to encourage parents to think of their child's temperament and previous water experience before signing up. They will be thrown into the water, by you, over and over, and they will be forced to be submerged by the teacher. And they will scream. My children did not take kindly to this. I had to ask my husband to take off work on the second day to assist me in maintaining my sanity in the class. Keeping a positive persona to my children, while enduring screaming all around, while also, being responsible for ensuring my kids exited the pool, was not a one woman job. This is NOT a skills class. The fundamentals of kicking and holding your breath are not covered. It was after my two year old inhaled so much water over and over that she belched repeatedly to the point of almost vomiting, that I realized I needed to do the instruction myself. Maybe that was on me, I'll take that. It was also after Ms. Cathy repeatedly yelled "kick" at the kids and no one did, that I realized, oh I have to teach my kids that on my own. Happy to do so. But why did I pay $450 to realize I had to do all the basics in order for this class to "work?" Parents, know what you're getting into. If your child has little experience swimming, and all they've ever done is play in the shallow end of a pool, it will behoove your sanity to work on kicking and breathing A LOT before doing this class.