Goldfish Swim School – Grand Rapids

Good instructions and progress made here. Cost is a little more than others, but you get what you pay for.
I used to be a water safety instructor; I taught kids swimming lessons. I have saw more progress in my son in the past two or three weeks then I have for a whole season last year.

Love this place. My three year old son has a great time learning to swim. The staff is very friendly and flexible with our constantly changing summer schedule. My son loves his swim teachers.

We have been going to Goldfish on and off for two years. It has been a great experience and I have NEVER encountered such caring young people as teachers. They obviously love what they do and it shows. Impressed with all aspects of this facility. Classes are small, which allows better on on one contact between teachers and students. I highly recommend!

This place is awesome! We look forward to going here every week. The interior is bright and inviting, with individual dressing rooms. The instructors are knowledgable and very friendly. The only setback is the membership fee but it’s fine for now and the monthly rate is in line with other weekly sports lessons.

Darn, I wish something like this would have existed when I was a kid! Goldfish Swim School is a Michigan-​based franchise that specializes in swimming lessons for kids 4 mos — 12 years old. My nephew loves this place (as does his mom), and after observing one lesson, I can see why. They have thought of EVERYTHING. The décor is fun and kid-​friendly (while still being cool enough for all the parents hanging out while their little ones are taking lessons). The pool and air in the pool hall are kept at a comfy 92 degrees. Kids get private or semi-​private lessons based on time, age and level. The teachers totally look like they know what they are doing. My nephew was smiling and laughing the entire time. Plenty of changing rooms, big bathrooms, and a cool hair drying area (complete with surf board to sit on). Only thing I don’t know is how much all these bells and whistles cost. Additionally, we saw one little kid fall because he was so excited to get to his teacher in the pool that he was running — clearly, they need to be a bit more conscious of basic safety. Overall, though, this place seems fantastic.