Goldfish Swim School - Dublin

"Communication is great teachers are kind and gentle, always encouraging. They give good positive constructive feedback and my kids have responded well!"

"My kids have been coming to Goldfish for over a year. Both kids did not know how to swim prior to Goldfish, and now that it's been a year later, they're both swimming with confidence. I like how Goldfish instructors are in the water with the kids watching and giving them individualized instructions and feedback. The Goldfish process is very punctual and efficient. Rescheduling for a makeup is a breeze and they have plenty of options for make ups. My kids love the heated pool, and warm showers that they can access right after they get out of the pool. I wish the classes were a little longer because a 30 minute lesson with 5 mins to chat with the instructor at the end means 25 minutes for the kids, and it's a lot of work to get them into the pool in the first place. A 45 minute session would be perfect."

"My daughter has developed more anxiety with swimming after attending Goldfish Swim School. The establishment continues to charge monthly fees and hold strictly to their 30 day cancellation policy regardless of how the child feels or if they've had a terrible experience. The classes are scheduled for 30 minutes, however, the actual lesson time is only 24 minutes and shared with 3-4 other swimmers. 5-6 mins is deducted to brief parents on child's progress afterwards. Within 4 minutes of briefing from the instructors, the children will share 20 mins of water time which averages 5 min true practice for each swimmer. My daughter who is very afraid of learning to swim, had finally mustered up courage to take swim classes. On the second lesson, her head sunk under water, that started to give her anxiety about her classes. On her 3rd visit she witnessed the instructor speaking harshly with an 8 year old swimmer that was crying the entire time during the lesson. She began to get nervous about her lessons and refused to go back. I spoke with Goldfish and they offered to change instructor to try to make things right. At this lesson, her head sunk under again. My daughter explained she's just not comfortable with how they teach, the lessons move too fast and doesn't give her enough chance to learn and understand before they start practicing in the water. Inhaling the water is terrifying for her and she refuses to continue. Goldfish promised they'd make things right, but they still charged us a full month plus the one week that we did not use. That's $160 I'm forced to pay after they've failed to help ease my daughter's fear of the water and added to her anxiety and fear. In fact, they failed in their promise/advertisement to help a child feel at ease in the water I later learned a friend had a similar experience with her daughter at Goldfish and she recommended a different school. This establishment is not sincere and compassionate with the handling of youths. I do not recommend."

"We love Goldfish Swim School! Our boys have been taking classes here for 4 years. It's been amazing to watch their confidence and abilities grow. The teachers are amazing and patient. They incorporate playing in with education which make my children feel excited to go to every class. They've bonded with many of the teachers. We are grateful for Goldfish Swim School!"

"Love having my son attend here. He’s currently in a Junior 2 class with Libby and she is amazing with him. She’s so energetic and radiates positivity. Goldfish does a great job of ensuring your child is meeting milestones and progressing kids in a fun learning environment. We have been really happy attending here."