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Goldfish Swim School - Shoreline, located at 15901 Westminster Way N, Shoreline, WA, is a dedicated swim school offering year-round swim lessons for infants, toddlers, and children. It provides a tropical-themed environment with small class sizes and highly trained instructors focused on water safety and skill development.
The facility maintains its pools at a comfortable 90 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 32 degrees Celsius) to ensure a warm, shiver-free swimming experience for all ages.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? Goldfish Swim School receives overwhelmingly positive reviews, consistently lauded for its exceptional staff, high-quality instruction, and excellent facilities. Reviewers describe the staff—including instructors, front desk, and management—as universally kind, welcoming, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, patient, and professional, going above and beyond to make children, including those with special needs, feel confident and supported. Instruction is highly effective due to small class sizes (four or fewer students), differentiated teaching, clear progress communication, and engaging activities, leading to significant skill development and children's enjoyment. The facilities are praised for their warmth, cleanliness, spacious private changing rooms with amenities, ample viewing areas, and convenient parking. A key highlight for many is the flexible cancellation and generous makeup token policy, which is appreciated for accommodating busy family schedules and promoting public health. The main criticism identified is the 'perpetual' subscription model, which requires 30 days' notice for cancellation and is perceived by some as inflexible and potentially leading to unintended charges.
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August 7th, 2025Maggie Allen
THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD! My children (5 & 3) have been attending since they were babies. Every single staff member—front desk, lifeguards, swim instructors, managers, owner—has been kind, welcoming, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. The kid and parent experience is sublime from the moment you walk in. Each staff member goes above and beyond to make your swimmer feel welcome, confident, and as if they belong. With only four or fewer kids per class, teachers are able to deliver differentiated, engaging, developmentally appropriate, and perfectly rigorous lessons. Instructors clearly communicate what your child is working on (or you can check the portal for clear skill progress reports). Instructors demonstrate skills and know just what to say and do to fine tune each ability, but they also have the instinct and compassion to call out for a tissue box and gently wipe your toddler’s nose should they get water up it. 😅 I’ve been AMAZED by the progress my children have made under their highly skilled guidance and watching my kids go is the highlight of my week! They have a flexible cancellation policy and tons of open spots for makeup classes, which means kids do not attend sick and spread pathogens! You can accumulate 12 makeup tokens and have a year to use them, and we’ve had zero trouble finding open spots. This is a HEAVENLY policy that shows understanding of our chaotic lives and regard for public health! The water is SO warm, the facilities are clean, there is ample space in the parent viewing area, the shower rooms allow for spacious privacy, and even the row of showers in the swimming area has shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. If you forget your goggles as I've been known to do, the staff will happily let you borrow a clean pair! Teacher Lauren is the beating heart of the place—though we have not had the pleasure of being in her classes, she knows my kids’ names and abilities, makes them feel special just for being there, and hasn’t met a challenge she can’t work through. The manager Laura’s attention to detail is immaculate—she asked us about a trip we had mentioned weeks before. Teacher Justin made both of my hesitant, timid children feel comfortable and confident with his humor, enthusiasm, fast paced instruction, and stunning understanding of kids! Teacher Jenn is amazing--she will take one look at your swimmer and know just what to do to get them to the next level and how you can support them at home. Teacher Asher is empathetic, kind, and goes above and beyond to make sure each kid in his care feels confident to achieve their next goal. I could gush for an eternity; there is not a single staff member we haven’t loved. I sing the praises of Goldfish Swim School to everyone I know! If you’re going to take your child to ONE activity, it should be this one!
April 22nd, 2025Heather Hernandez
We took a month of "mini" baby classes from the Goldfish Shoreline school-- and it was fantastic! I'm a former lifeguard and swim instructor and was so impressed by all of the teachers, the curriculum and facility operations. Everyone was so kind and sweet to my little one. The front desk team (Richard), the deck supervisor and the instructors were all friendly, professional and helpful. Parking is simple. The pool is warm. There are ample showers, bathrooms and baby changing tables. There are viewing chairs for grandparents who might want to watch the lesson. My only criticism is that they automatically put you on a subscription model where you have to give 30 days notice (4 sessions) to cancel. I don't like that it's not a la carte classes. It seems you might be able to avoid this by purchasing and using a gift card. But be careful not to get trapped into paying for more classes than you intended to buy. Otherwise - it's a great gift and a lovely experience! Recommend! UPDATE: Again, beware of subscription "perpetual" model and inflexible rescheduling.
June 27th, 2025Shannon Newman
We really enjoy attending Goldfish Swim School in Shoreline. Asher, our instructor, always remembers our child/child's name and is so great with him! Asher is encouraging and does a great job demonstrating the skills and keeping our child engaged with lots of new and different activities each week. We're so glad we found this school!
April 15th, 2025Sifbar B
I have an autistic son who has been attending swimming lessons here, and I must say—this is a wonderful place. All the employees are professional, kind, and patient. My son can be very challenging at times, but they have managed to work with him with great care and respect. I highly recommend this place! I've already referred all of my family members, and they’ll be signing their kids up soon. Thank you to everyone for all the support!
November 1st, 2023Chelsey Pinke
We love this swim school! My 3yo is making slow but steady progress in the hands of kind and gentle teachers who aren’t pushing him too far too fast. He looks forward to his lessons every week and is so proud of his accomplishments. The facility is warm and welcoming, always clean, with lots of changing rooms. The staff are wonderfully friendly and helpful. All around fantastic experience.
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
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| Monday | 3:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
| Friday | 1:00 – 7:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
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