Fife Swim Center

I have Y membership but prefer to go here for the swimming lessons because it is very close to our new home. Megan is very helpful, she seems genuinely willing to help and explain the process well. Marta on the other hand seems grouchy and arrogant, couple times I asked her how my daughter is doing… one time she gets back to me after ‘a long wait’ and the other time she forgot. just sitting there in front of her computer looking at pictures… bossy.
Inside the building is a big main pool, 2′ wading pool, and a hot tub. Nice park with swings right beside the swim center building.

First off, please don’t pay attention to any of the older reviews on this as they are complaining about law enforcement in Fife, and not actually talking about the swim center. So don’t let that one star fool you!
Anyway, friendly staff, open lanes and clean amenities is all you need for your morning (or evening) swim. I love coming here because I can meet up with my swim buddy who works close by. I also love the fact that it is a salt water pool. Growing up, I learned and swam in chlorine pools, hating the smell even after taking a shower. Even though their hot tub is chlorine, after I take a shower, I don’t smell of chlorine all day.
It can get pretty busy in the early mornings, but I usually go around 730/​8am and it starts to die down once everyone else goes to work. Today, when my buddy and I walked in there was no one in the pool, everyone was leaving! It was nice to have lane options!
I usually drop in as I go to a gym in Seattle with a pool close to my work. On my off days, since I live in Puyallup, I come here and only pay $ 3.50 during open/​lap swim. They have a variety of swim equipment for pool use and if you forgot to bring your towel, just ask one of the friendly staff members and they’ll be happy to provide you with one.
The women’s locker room is nice and clean, plenty of lockers to go around. The showers are nice because they have a great shower pressure. However they only provide you with liquid soap out of a dispenser, so bring your own shampoo/​conditioner, body wash, etc… They do have a automatic swimsuit dryer as well if you need it.
I know there are pools closer to my apartment in Puyallup, but I prefer the drive out to Fife, even though it’s mostly through industrial parks and neighborhoods, it’s a pretty drive, especially heading back to Puyallup where on a nice day you can see Mount Rainer.
I will be coming here on my off days if I don’t feel like heading to my gym in Seattle. Hope to see you all here :)