YMCA

On multiple occasions a certain employee (African American male about 6feet & on the bigger side) has harassed me & my group every time we go but specifically attacks me. I think he could be racist because we are Asian & it doesn’t seem like he has a problem with anyone else. He always try’s to cause some kind of problem. Just today I borrowed the air pump to pump the ball, the needle was slightly bent about a half inch from it’s factory made so I carefully pumped my ball & returned it to another employee while another employee witnessed it. returning it in the state it was given to me to use. When I started heading towards the exit with my group he says «hey, you come here. Why’d you return it to me like this.» & the pump needle was bent about 80degrees. He tried to accuse me of breaking their pump & he yelled at me to get out after I said don’t try to blame it on me. While that happened the other employee that witnessed when I returned it (Caucasian female) didn’t speak up and say anything! Totally outrageous & unprofessional. I will cancel my membership asap & never come back to this location or maybe any other ymca. It seems like corporate doesn’t keep their employees in check. Today was the last time I will tolerate that kind of behavior & I have been harassed for months!

Worst gym experience I’ve had in a long time. Was visiting town so called asking if they had kettle bells; they responded saying they had a whole set. So wanting to get a good KB workout in, I go pay my $ 10 daily pass fee and go find their THREE kettle bells, up to 30 lbs… I immediately go back to the counter wanting a refund so I could go to a real gym (literally less than a minute) oh we can’t give you a refund but we can give you a daily pass for later. After much frustration I try to workout there and started doing some cleans. After a couple drops of the bar (which were bumper weights and on a pad) the manager come over and asks not to drop the weights because they’ll break. If you’re really looking for a gym to lift and get a good workout, do not go to the SW YMCA in Topeka!!!

Clean, newer facility, great staff, child care while working out, swimming year round… Only thing that prevents 5 stars for me is they don’t offer towels to guests — so if you’re swimming or sweat a lot, bring your own! Also, bathrooms by swimming pool could use an upgrade.

Great, clean facility. Everything you expect from a Y. One problem is the sound level in the gym. Has got to be over legal decibel limits. Need sound dampening tiles.