Brookline Dolphins Reviews

Instructors are great and I love the feedback they give us at the end of the class about my son s progress. My son loves the warm pool and he s swimming better than before. Thank you!

I am impressed at the care and detail that Goldfish and its staff are taking to keep everyone safe.

We love this place. Coaches are good at inspiring little kids.

Great place for kids to learn to swim. Friendly staff, very well trained and organized. Space is bright and very clean. Flexible make up schedules and very accommodating to fit your family's needs! Highly recommended!

We are new to the Goldfish community and couldn't be more thrilled with the experience. We opted for a private family lesson due to our schedule availability and it has been fabulous to watch your staff work with our girls and the girls working together. They have come to love your staff and look forward to their swimming lessons each week. As you promised, it took three weeks before they were confident, happy and hooked :)

My daughter has been taking lessons at Goldfish for about seven months. She enjoys it and looks forward to returning each week. As a parent, I love the feedback we get every week from her instructors. It's also great that they allow students to move up when they're ready instead of waiting for the end of a session. Outside of class, the waiting area is great for when I need to work (yay WiFi) or when I have my younger son with me and need to keep him entertained (they have coloring sheets and a chalkboard). Overall, it makes for a relatively stress-free experience for all.

COVID-19 update: We're so glad that Goldfish has reopened. The new safety procedures are pretty robust with temperature checks, distancing, and frequent disinfecting. The smaller class sizes also mean more swimming and instructional time for each swimmer. My daughter is very happy to be back in the pool. Unfortunately, non-swimming siblings can't come in the building right now, but that's understandable.

I had been looking forward to swimming with my daughter since before she was born, and I'm so glad that we're able to swim at Goldfish swim school! I was nervous about pandemic precautions, but I appreciate they have very clear policies about masks, spacing, and I see them cleaning both deck and changing rooms frequently, so I haven't had any worries since starting lessons. All of the instructors and lifeguards have been very friendly, and setting up a trial and then a weekly lesson time was easy. I called/emailed a few times and got quick responses, and they followed through on their promise to let us know if a spot opened up at a different time. Thanks, Goldfish!

Goldfish swim school in Brookline has been very thoughtful about their re-opening during these times and has paid attention to every little detail to keep everyone safe. The teachers are fantastic!

You turned a reluctant child into a swimmer. Thank you!

It makes the whole process of taking lessons easy. We've also been pleased with the level of instruction our son has received. Everyone we've interacted with is friendly and helpful. Thanks

Instructors and personnel are very friendly, great facility and equipment, pleasant and cheerful decor. My 8mo old baby enjoys his swim lessons there. Great experience overall.

Class is good, but reception is worst. Free family swimming is on a first-come, first-served basis, but operation is arbitrary and practically almost unavailable. I am very disappointed because it is different from the description at the time of enrollment.

I began swim lessons with my nine month old son at Goldfish Brookline a month ago. They have amazing COVID protocols in place- temperature check upon arrival, individual changing rooms sanitized between each use, one way traffic, staff sanitizing and adapting all equipment, and mask/ face shield wearing in and out of the pool. There is also a parent watch area that is socially distanced and behind glass. In my mini class, there are only two other babies so I feel safe and we get lots of attention and instruction- I can see the staff following a curriculum throughout the lesson. The water warm- my baby loves is and is always so relaxed! Swim class is our favorite time of the week! My husband, sister and mom have love joining in the fun and bringing our baby to swim as well. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Great facility. Well organized, very clean. Well located in Brookline village.

Our 8 yo started at the Brookline Goldfish Swim School in Glider 1 classes, unwilling to put his face in the water. He's gone up 4 class levels at Goldfish and is now in Pro 2. He went to an April vacation camp at the JCC, and they require kids to pass a swim test to swim without a life preserver. Thanks to his Goldfish lessons, our 8 yo was one of very few kids who passed the test! The staff are also wonderful (especially Zarya (sp?))--friendly and super accommodating.

Very good place for all kids type of ages to learn how to swim and learn to have fun inside the water.

Instructors are very patient, friendly and know what they're doing when it comes teaching kids

The only thing I recommend is if kids are doing above and beyond and trying their best with their lessons to continue rewarding them like they where doing before.

My son loves it and his been going there since 2018

If you're wondering how Goldfish is during Covid, it is super safe! All teachers are wearing shields, locker rooms and bathrooms are sanitized during each use, classes are smaller, and my kids are learning to swim!

Daniel is really progressing in his ability to kick! I'm very happy with the way the instructors are working with him on that. Daniel is very comfortable in the water with the instructors!

Love this place and my kids seem to be progressing well.

I love this place and the staff are excellent. However, I found that the classes are too relaxed. YMCA pushes the kids, motivates and encourages them. Goldfish tends to be the easy and slow approach. Some kids require that relaxed approach. But, for the amount per lesson, we cannot afford that type of style. In one session, my daughter was on the wall along with another swimmer for most of the session. She had two pushes off the wall where one swimmer required additional help. It was a 3:1 ratio. The class was 30-minutes and my swimmer barely had a lesson. Goldfish tends to put new swimmers at the lowest level first, regardless of their abilities to have the instructors evaluate them. This lasted for 3 classes where I decided to cancel. It wasn't until I decided to cancel where the next classes, before my contract ended were putting my swimmer with a more aggressive instructor. By that time, I didn't want to pursue due to the cost and lesson format. Facility and the staff are excellent! Unfortunately, the lessons were not a fit for us.

We love everything about Goldfish! Teachers are friendly and knowledgeable, front desk staff is very customer oriented and friendly. Lots of options for every level and very responsive, happy and friendly staff. Despite all the challenges COVID presents, we feel very safe at Goldfish. Thank you for letting our kids have fun during these trying times.