Swim lessons for kids are excellent. The program is highly structured, taking kids from simple…read moreintroduction to the water (Level 1) to technical mastery of all four strokes (Level 10). Classes have several instructors and the kids are broken into groups based on capabilities with typically about 2-3 kids per instructor. Many of the instructors are/were on the Vanderbilt swim team.

I agree with what the other reviewer wrote. I'll add that your child will know how to swim before…read morethey even get to level 10. We have tried YMCA and Vanderbilt swim lessons and they just weren't good enough. If you want your child to learn how to swim and feel confident in their ability and stamina, then send them here to the Swim America program. It's so organized it's amazing. It can be difficult to get the time slot you want, but once you're enrolled you get first dibs on sign up the next time around. A lot of parents have their child join swim teams after they complete level 10, but this is not required or expected. I wish we knew about this program years ago.

We have been with Sweetman Swimmers for 7 years! We find this method and discipline to be helpful…read moreacross the board. It's also very insightful when it comes to lovingly preparing a child to learn to protect and care for their own body and safety. This program asks so much of our children and they thrive under the intensity. We really love it!

We had a wonderful experience with Brendan Sweetman Swimmers. Brendan and his staff worked with my…read more3 year old, teaching him to respect and trust the water, along with other life saving skills. Brendan and his staff showed my son consistent love, encouragement, and direction each day. While they may be firm with the kids in class, they give love to each of their students and truly care about their safety. Brendan Sweetman Swimmers has decades of experience working with children and adults of all backgrounds in the water. The care and attention given to each child speaks volumes in itself. While this program may be tougher than others, I am confident my son can be safe in the water and save his life (if need be) thanks to Brendan Sweetman Swimmers!

The Bellevue YMCA is a lovely, family-friendly recreation center with all the amenities of your…read moretypical Y: great childcare, seasonal swim lessons, group classes, and plenty of exercise equipment. The staff are usually friendly, gracious, and efficient with getting you through the door and onto equipment. I really love how most of the equipment faces out towards nature rather than more rows of equipment. While this happens occassionally, I'm usually able to navigate towards a nature-facing space. If I had to be picky, the only drawback is for my introverts: this gym is usually quite popular, whether during the day with elder gym-goers or during the later night with college-age students. The only time I've found as relatively less populated is during the hour before lunch or slightly before school pick-up for parents with kids around that age. This is obviously not that convenient for most families or individuals. Parking is plentiful but usually pretty full. Be careful with the traffic around here. It's usually pretty calm, but there's just a lot of people going in and out. The pool is currently (12/2024) closed for remodeling but otherwise a fully functional gym. Some additional amenities include: a walking track, stairmasters, treadmills, free weights, power racks, bikes, row machines, and your standard machine weights.

I used to nearly live at this Y. Sadly, it's gone downhill. The pool is packed, lifeguards may or…read moremay not show up, the locker rooms and showers often smell, classes are frequently canceled, and their weekend hours are limited. Frankly, none of the Middle TN Ys are good these days. Very sad.

The wait is long, food is decent, but amazing pool! We had to wait 2 years to get a membership, and…read morenow you have to wait even longer! The food is a hit or miss. Salads are a miss, tenders are a hit. The pool is amazing! The high dive is fun, but the best part is that every 50 minutes, for 10 minutes, all the children have to leave! The tennis courts are great as well and the instructors are great.

The food here is actually pretty good but the pool has so many rules it's ridiculous. The life…read moreguards seem to be on a power trip and love the opportunity to blow those whistles. Thank goodness we are Richland Country Club members who only have to be here for one month. They are also extremely inconsistent on their absurd rules. My 4 year old is just now getting comfortable jumping off the diving board but likes someone to be floating close by in the deep end to help her swim back to the side after jumping - well the blew on the whistle so aggressively AFTER she jumped in although I had been waiting for her to jump for about 3 minutes that she cried. What else did they think I was doing talking to her with words of encouragement down below ?! They have a beach entry toddler pool that I've never once seen anyone else in where I like to put a pool chair as my child plays. I've done this for about 5 days now and someone just came up to me and said they don't allow furniture in the pool... umm does a crummy plastic pool chair count as "furniture" ? Also, a few days ago it started thundering so they "shut the pool down" for 30 minutes. Well I left our pool bag out on a table not thinking it was completely necessary to pack all the way up and just used it as a break for a snack. Well after the first 30 minutes were up and there was still some distant thunder I decided we should just pack up and go home. So I walked back to the pool to grab our stuff and was again aggressively whistled at. It was embarrassing and angered me. For those of us that are new maybe you should explain that you need to pack up everything you had out by the pool when the guards here some mysterious thinner even though the sky is blue Only giving 2 stars because they have decent food for a less than decent PRIVATE swimming pool

This is the biggest YMCA in Middle Tennessee, so you can walk in expecting it to be a madhouse at…read morepeak hours. It is open from 5AM to 9PM, with a great deal of its traffic coming in during early morning and during dinner time. If I get the chance to come during the day without everyone else being here, then that is the most ideal situation. I enjoy swimming while my husband does weights. It is a nice place to relax, but the swimming area can be a zoo when school is out during the hotter months. Between swim lessons and the outdoor pool open, it can be overwhelming. I just stick to the swim lanes and call it a day. I think overall the facility is clean and customer service are friendly. Parking can be a nightmare, but you can always find a space. You might have to walk, but it is what it is.

This used to be my go-to Y when I worked near the area. I had to enter around 5am, and even then it…read morewas packed for good reason. The facilities are clean, people are driven, and you feel in good company working on your fitness. I enjoyed finding a rhythm with like-minded people, and the option for some coffee at the end after a ridiculously early workout session. The workers were always polite and even helped me with a few issues here and there faced by typical gym-goers: a lost locked, a door dinged in the parking lot, etc. Everyone was extremely understanding and thoughtful in the midst of my in-the-moment distress. The facilities here are extensive: a whole power rack and weight room on the base floor, a more cardio-focused room on the second, another "express gym" area on the second, and even an outdoor free and power rack area outside with punching bags on turf. I really love that they have pretty new, innovative machinery implementing relatively immersive AI or gamnified exercise. It's both exciting and fun, especially when you're not the biggest fan of redundant activity like me. I love seeing all people of different generations and backgrounds workout out here. It makes me feel like everyone belongs.