Noonan Family Swim School, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

"Well first off, just want to mention that my 3 year old daughter almost drowned while she was taking a lesson with one of the instructors. The instructor put her on the deck in the middle of the pool knowing very well that she doesn’t know how to swim, and turned her back on her for at least 2 minutes . My daughter slipped off the deck , if I had not been paying attention and started screaming for someone to help her, I’m afraid to think what would have happened . Did someone reach out to find out if we were ok ? Did someone care at all ? Not really . The instructor is still working teaching other kids how to swim , or not . This is an entirely profit driven company, that hires “instructors “ with no basic knowledge of water safety, and put my children’s lives at risk . Additionally, almost every week there’s a new instructor, the kids don’t have time to get used to one instructor, when a new one starts working with them again. the turnover rate is incredibly high, making it very difficult to have any kind of consistency . The experience we had was complete and total neglect, from the instructor ."

"I cannot say enough good about the staff and facilities at Noonan Family Swim School! We moved here from a land-locked state that had snowy winters, so swimming lessons were not a priority except in the summertime, and acquisition of skills was slow. The coaches are great at finding a balance between encouragement and expecting good technique. I feel like all of my kids are progressing at a quick but reasonable rate that will ultimately contribute to their safety. I wish the website worked a little more smoothly to schedule makeup lessons, but the staff has been so friendly to help when issues come up. The facilities are clean. I’m so glad we found Noonan."

"This is a great swim school. The instructors make swimming very fun and exciting. My son loves swimming and is almost to the point he can swim independently. He'll be 4 in a few months! Glad I found out about this place."

"Excellent, great, and patient. All instructors are well versed in handling children and guiding them in a fun learning manner. One of my kids is terrified of going under water and she clongs to instructors, but they take the time to make her so safe that now 3 months later she is letting go. They know your kids name and within group play still individualize learning. Love love love."

"Noonan Family Swim is the BEST place to take you child to learn to swim. We have taken lessons at both their Carlsbad and Del Mar locations and both are great. The instructors communicate well with the kids and their parents, multiple employees willing to help you out and overall a great experience. How about the "learn to swim" part? Our son was terrified to put his face and head under the water at 5 years of age, but within 1 lesson he overcame his fear and is now swimming short distances in the pool. Ben has been his instructor and is absolutely WONDERFUL with the kids and with teaching them how to swim and be safe in the pool. This is a great place that I would highly recommend to everyone."