Little Otter Swim School

We had a great first experience at little otter swim school. Love having the app to sign up for classes. Check in for our first lesson was easy, we were then greeted by an amazing staff. We were shown around the facilities and she explained everything we needed to know. Ms. Shelly was our teacher and she did a great job with our son. It was his first time so she explained everything as we went along. Love how they play games n sing in the water 🥰 the littles seem to love it as well. We’re excited to make this our new swim home!!

My son attended this swim school, at first he was enjoying it until we started to have problems with an instructor, after we told the manager a few instructors started being impatient and being aggressive with him. The manager didn’t care at all even though we have video evidence. Slamming his legs into the water to the point it was hard for him to walk right after and being told to listen , when he clearly had water up his nose and inside his goggles and was trying to fix it cause he couldn’t breath or see. In the pic, he is facing the water and the teacher stretched his leg so far back. He’s been swimming there since June was taught to not kick high and this teacher was so aggressive and caused damage.

Little Otter has always been an amazing teaching facility with great teachers and staff! This would be a 5 star if cleanliness was on par with everything else. I know when dealing with kids and some adults, it's hard. However, crumbs and paper in the sitting area and inside the pool area should be addresses daily. Our class is one of the first of the day so this means nothing was addressed the previous night at closing. And this is consistent each time we arrive. With that said, again the classes are well taught with great teacher. We've been here for over 10+ years, so we have some idea of how the facilities to be kept.

We’ve been attending for over 4 years and I’d have to say this place is run like a well oiled machine! The owners are really sweet and love kids and you can tell the instructors love working there. In 4 years I’ve very rarely ever seen a new instructor (these people want to stay here, and low turnover is a great sign). They do raise their prices frequently, but that’s necessary to keep the best instructors and to keep up with inflation I’m sure. Our favorite instructors have been Miss Jayne and Miss Queen! I do have to say I wish the class was a bit longer for the 3-5 year olds. When it’s 30 minutes and there’s 3 kids, your kid really is only getting 10 minutes of swim time since they spend the rest of it on the wall. I understand there are concerns about safety, but because these kids have swam well enough to even make it to this level, I feel like there’s a better way to ensure each kid gets enough time (these kids KNOW how to swim, my kid in particular jumps off 10 foot high dives and swims back to the edge of the pool no problem, she doesn’t need to be sitting on a wall for 20 minutes of class). Important to note, they do offer private classes at a higher price point, but for regular classes I don’t feel as though they progress quickly enough. My only real gripe is the smell and humidity issue in the locker rooms. I’m not sure if children urinate on the floor or if parents are throwing diapers in the trash and the smell is eminating from that but the entire room always smells like urine and the humidity makes it so much worse. It also makes it VERY difficult to dress your child when they’re soaking wet after class. Everything sticks. Other than that, this swim school beats out YMCA by a landslide. It’s very structured and they know what they’re doing but if you want to fast track your kid I’d recommend taking private classes and practicing at home.

Amazing and ideal swim school for babies 6 month and up! The staff is very nice and friendly as well as the teachers! My son loves swimming very much! Thankful for the swim class being available on the weekend. Been going for a year now and love the experience for my son. Hoping to get my daughter into swim classes as well when we can afford it. Edit: Still a great swim school. My son is now 3 and still enjoys his classes. The staff and teachers are great and very patient.