Happy Fish Swim School
Categories: Swimming Pools, Education [Edit]
4831 Davenport Pl(at Grimmer Blvd)
Fremont, CA 94538 (510) 226-7946
54 reviews
Neighborhood: SOMA
"I'm such a dork, I love school. I feel like I've gained so much in the MFA program. Most of the professors that I had were very encouraging…" read more »
6 Reviews for Happy Fish Swim School
We love the indoor heated pool specially our daughter who started swimming lessons at age ten months old. She loves playing in the water...truly a summer baby...splashing all around, she loves to jump in as her daddy catches her in his arms. She loves to hang on to the foam animals as her dad guides her while she kicks the water happily. She enjoys dunking her head in and out of the water.
One thing we wish they had more of are changing rooms. But other than that, the instructors are great at making learning how to swim not only safe but fun at the same time.
I also write this review hoping that they will improve over time.
Instruction seems pretty good... but the facilities seem spartan and... run by a buncha college kids that don't care?
We showed up yesterday for our first session ever at this place... showed up a little bit early... and there was no person at the desk to check in with, or to really help us orient to what is going on..... no person at the desk for like 10-15 minutes!! what gives?
the observing room is stuffy and crowded. not being able to take still pictures or video is kinda a bummer... but I can sorta understand. there needs to be a happy medium between protecting the privacy of the other parents/students and being able to capture moments that are obviously worth spending time and money on.
My 3 year old daughter loves the water since day 1 so swim lessons was a good idea. Swim lessons in this school was a great idea! She's taking lessons for 4 months now and now, she loves to dunk her head in, do front & back floats on her own! The instructors, who only handle a max of 4 students for a 30 minute session, have a great way of teaching kids how to be comfortable in the water. The pool is an indoor one and the rates are reasonable.
Full Disclosure: I work here.
With that being said, I've worked at many different swim schools, and love it here. The People Care.
The teachers are great, and love working with the kids, and the management does what it can to make sure everyone is having a good experience.
Being in management myself, I don't take any of our customers for granted. We are s a small enough business, to where if you have a problem, we can probably fix it soon if not right away.
Hope to see you someday, and make sure you say hi to the tall guy that tells jokes, and does magic tricks.
What a great swim school!
It has an indoor, heated swimming pool that is big enough for all the different classes that they teach. The classes are limited to 4 students per instructor. And the instructors are wonderful. They are all young and sweet, so the kids are afraid of them.
I find it refreshing that they never push the kids to do things they aren't comfortable with and they let the kids go at their own pace. My 3 yr old has been in the same level for the past 3 sessions, because she refuses to put her head under water. But my 4 yr old has gone up 2 levels because he's a bit more daring. But, that's okay. As long as they're having fun and learning to be safe and comfortable around the water. That's worth paying for.
While I am happy with the instruction provided for my 6 year old - I am quite dissatisfied with the lack of hot water at the place.
By the time 3 kids take their showers (approx 1 min. each), the hot water is all over.. it is painful to see kids shivering under the cold water.
The front office girl said she conveys the complaints to the owner every week.. but the cheapo does'nt seem to want to put in a proper heater. My home water heater could be better than the one they have in the place.
So go for the instruction.. but stay clear of the showers :)
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