We are thrilled with Pod Swim Classes and Bubbles Club! The facilities are supremely clean but has not sterilized the joyous atmosphere in the slightest. We love Goldfish Needham!

Great learning environment for the kids to learn how to swim. The keep the water nice and warm. Sraff really puts the extra effort to engage with the kids.

We are so happy to be back swimming at Goldfish in Newton! The staff and teachers are awesome. The new process is clean, organized and easy to follow. Thank you for providing a fun activity for our kids during an un-fun and crazy time!

The School has come up with a strategic and safe plan that abides by guidelines set forth to promote social distancing and a clean sanitary environment. I have been impressed since we have come back and still going strong.

Great place! My 3 years old loves it!

The staff at goldfish Needham are great! They are super kid friendly and work with your child at their pace and confidence in the water!

I swear there is nothing good in this place!!! If you wanna swim or wanna learn how to swim, go somewhere else!! I would give zero stars if i could! WORST EVER!

My daughter has been attending goldfish swim school for almost 3 years now. She started at four years old.I have continued to be impressed with the level of service and the care that the instructors put into teaching and nurturing little kids into being confident swimmers. Such patient and kind instructors!! I’ve watched my daughter move from being frantic and not wanting to enter the water without me to now, 3 years after, being such a strong swimmer for her group and age.The facility is extremely clean, the temperature in the pool is kept warm, there is consistent email notification about just about any information needed such as pool temperatures, upcoming monthly schedules. They even alert you when your regular instructor is out and offer you the name of the alternate. This has proven to be very useful for me as my daughter sometimes does not easily adhere to change. So I get to prepare her before I arrive to the facility. Overall, I am very happy and would highly recommend this swim school to any parent who has little ones who need to learn to swim.A plus- the parents get to sit in comfort and watch their little ones swim! You will not be disappointed.

Goldfish-Needham has done a wonderful job with re-opening! Both my boys re-started weekly lessons as soon as they re-opened in July 2020. They now go twice a week each for lessons. I have been very pleased with the safety measures put in place including swim instructors with face shields, social distanced seating for parents, and the constant cleaning/sanitizing that I witness each time in action when I visit. The place continues to be very clean and hygienic and combined with chlorinated water/instructor with face shields offers a much needed comfortable environment for my boys to engage in interactive, fun, and physical activity.

I truly feel my daughter is part of this bigger swim family!! It’s not just learning a survival skill! It’s also the social interactions and the trust that is being built!! And also the confidence that my little girl has!!! It’s all thanks to the great team at needham goldfish swim! Everyone greets my daughter by name from the moment we step foot into the building!! He management team truly cares about the kids ! And the swim teachers are amazing in how they know to give your kid the jump start to feeling more and more comfortable in the pool!! I can’t wait to bring my youngest daughter once she is of age!!

My daughter loves going and the teachers are fun and are teaching her pool safety and how to swim

District Director Martha continues to be amazing w/personal attention. New Needham location manager Jeff seems great too-- helped me place my 4Y son who has some special needs-- its so wonderful that he can now swim w/other kids in group classes after seeing his older 6Y sister swim at Goldfish for years. Front office staff continues to be patient and enthusiastic. Only remaining gripe is difficult to schedule makeup-- hopefully they are making it easier online!

I like how organized everything is from lining up before going into the pool to the last 5 minutes to discuss progress before exiting the pool. The instructors are great and I love the progress reports. For the amount of people who come through it never feels chaotic. Everything seems to flow the way it should. Great experience overall!

We have been really happy with our daughters teachers at Goldfish - especially Bella, Georgia and Natalie. She has come along way with her safety and comfort in the water because of her classes there.

We had one class at this facility and I am sceptical about coming again. The pool is not clean: the side of the pool under the main entrance was dirty, it had a blackish stain, almost like black mold. I touched it with my hand to see if thats something on the top, but nope, that dirt seemed to be there for quite a while. It was the mini 1 area of the pool. Im really scared now if my little one gets any disease there. The rest of the amenities seemed clean but the pool and the water is my biggest concern now. Id like to address it to the site manager so they fix it. The location is really nice and so seems to be the staff, but they need to fix the main area which is the pool, and make it clean so people are not scared to keep coming there!

My son loves here and the environment is quite child-friendly. There is a play area for little ones. It’s a must-have for persons like me having to bring younger siblings to attend swimming classes too. Sometimes it’s a little bit crowded especially on weekends.

It is very expensive for 30 min session 4 times a month. 5 kids per instructor and half of the time, instructor wastes time with talking to kids in water and 5 min is really spent on teaching your kid. It is not worth money.

Our experience at Goldfish Swim has been great! My kids have become strong swimmers who are confident and comfortable in the pool and I can’t be more proud of the progress they’ve made! Thanks GS!

Everyone is very friendly and my son seems to have a lot of fun in the pool. I like the small class sizes; low student-teacher ratio, warm pool, and spacious watching area with high chairs and entertainment for siblings. The facility feels well designed to teach children to swim and the instructors all seem great so far

Awesome. Goldfish got my toddler floating on his back and kicking faster than I ever could. Instructors manage to build great rapport with my ultra-shy kid and seem really engaged in his learning. Great progress reports, well-organized and a fun location. Well all really look forward to swim lessons!

Charged extra $25 every month for registration. They also cancel classes so you cannot make up. They say they deduct from the fee, but they do not do that. It is also too expensive and 4 or 5 kids per instructor which is literally less than 10 min spent for your child. It is said 30 min session but it is really 27 mins. So, not worth it. Many people left this place.

The absolute best place to take swim lessons in metro west. They couldnt make it easier unless they actually picked up my kids at our house and took them for me. The instructors are fabulous. Management is so helpful. The facility is cheerful and clean. Most importantly, my kids are happy and learning to swim.

Alex is my daughters teacher and he is great with kids!

My son is 3 years old and started about a month and a half, and at first was afraid of the water. Today, he is waiting for his swim lessons and making progress. Thanks to the great teachers and team. Thank you very much.

Good experience, my son loves it

They have an excellent facility and teachers and are very engaged in teaching swimming, which is obviously why we bring our kids.That being said, scheduling lessons as they graduate levels (which happens a lot) can be tricky since they’re so popular. But really the biggest challenge is their cancellation policy. You have to cancel one month in advance and you have to fill out paper work in person! It’s almost like dealing with Comcast or Verizon..why is canceling swimming lessons this hard? I get it, they need to retain customers. But this kind of policy makes me not want to go to another branch when we move towns.Edit to respond to CarlosMy issue is not with your makeup policy, it’s with your cancellation policy. This kind of slippery response makes it feel like I’m dealing with a mega corporation, Carlos. It really shouldn’t be this hard for people to leave Goldfish.

The place is excellent for teaching kids to swim. Classes start at the age of 6 month (with parent participation). Everything is done to make the place as kid-friendly as possible. Pool water is kept at 90F!

Great place!

They are very accommodating! My daughter is a nervous child and they always take extra steps to make her feel comfortable.

Swim lessons for my boys far exceed my original expectations. They love going, teachers keep it fun and engaging, and they have learned so much in only 3 weeks! Highly recommended!

The best swim school! So happy to choose Goldfish for our son! Thank you!

I brought my 5 year old for her first lesson today and the people were very friendly and my daughter is looking forward to going back next week.

Really great with children, organized and friendly.

Friendly staff