British Swim School of Glendale Heights at LA Fitness

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British Swim School of Glendale Heights at LA Fitness offers year-round swim lessons for all ages, from infants to adults. Located inside the LA Fitness at 265 E Army Trail Rd, Glendale Heights, IL 60139, USA, the school provides a fun and gentle learning environment focusing on water safety and survival skills, alongside stroke development. Classes are held in a heated indoor pool, ensuring comfort for all swimmers.

The pool(s) at this location are consistently heated to a comfortable 85-86 degrees Fahrenheit (29-30 degrees Celsius).

What are people saying (AI review summary)? British Swim School generally receives high praise for its well-maintained facilities and exceptionally friendly, skilled, and attentive instructors who effectively teach students of all ages and skill levels, leading to significant progress. Many highlight specific instructors like Beth Ann and Rene for their care and positive attitudes. The classes are described as engaging and enjoyable for kids, who progress from basic skills to pre-swim team levels, with optional swim meets for motivation. An easy-to-use app for managing schedules and communications adds to the convenience. Customer service is also noted as excellent, and perks like birthday promotions are appreciated. While one location initially experienced instructor turnover and class cancellations, recent improvements have been noted. The main recurring concern is the limited changing and showering facilities for children, often requiring them to use tents by the pool due to LA Fitness patron complaints, despite shared locker room access.

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Amenities

• Accepts Credit Cards
• Accessible Entrance

Reviews

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August 11th, 2025

Oscar Torres

The establishment where the classes are carried out is well taken care of, and the staff is super friendly. While the kids take their class and the joy learning, there may be other gym goers on the other lanes, or areas, but this does not distract the kids nor take away from a positive experience. The BSS instructors are amazing. They definitely have a great eye for all skill levels and they always find a good way to read the room and plan a good strategy for each student. These classes are not only for kids, but anyone of any level. If you didn’t know where to go for a comprehensive and friendly swimming class, I’d recommend you’d give them a try. Beyond the actual class and the facilities, they use an app service that we use to manage students, classes, schedules, notifications, communications, and information. This app is super easy to use and super convenient.

January 28th, 2024

Heather Simpson

Glendale Brittish Swim School at LA Fitness is the perfect fit for our little one. Beth Ann and Rene are the two teachers that make this event so special. We are currently working with Beth Ann who has shown care and understanding with our son and other students. She always has a positive attitude and a happy spirt which puts our son in a good mood to start class. Rene worked with our little one when we first started with swim class. He was able to make our son feel comfortable and hel him move up to the next level with ease. We are so greatful for Rene and the way he still makes sure to say hi to our little one when we come in. I would say we could ask for better teachers then these two.

July 8th, 2019

Michelle

My son has been going here for just over 3 years and loves it here! The instructors are great with children! The guidance they give to the students to help them improve is great with the small class size. The techniques taught are fantastic and easy for the children to learn and understand. My son has moved up from learning to float to now training to be on the swim team on the pre-swim-team! The swim meets they host often are also great for my son to measure his skills and of course motivating to continue working on improving his skills!

July 29th, 2023

Ruby D

My daughter has been taking swim lessons with British Swim School inside LA Fitness, Glendale Heights for many months. The first few months was a little unpredictable as there was a revolving door of instructors & sometimes classes were canceled due to lack of instructors but the recent months have been very productive, my daughter has learned a lot more than she did in Bear Paddle, has progressed more in various swim techniques & loves going to swim classes. The instructors are great, it's nice to have one dedicated lane for class & not restricted to just 5-6 ft of the pool like other places. The instructors are using every minute of the class to teach & the last 5 minutes for the kids to cool down & play. Instructors are gentle with their instructions, giving them encouragement & feedback throughout the class. It's easy to reschedule classes through text & the staff is responsive, lack of an onsite office is no barrier to get info. Price is comparable to other places nearby. You can also go to other British Swim school locations if you need to. Extra free lessons on the student's birth month is also great! The only issue is that the kids have to change in tents by the pool & not allowed in the shower or changing rooms due to LA Fitness patrons complaining about kids using them (or atleast that's what I was told). It would be nice to have kids shower & change after class, gymn patrons are nude or semi nude & everyone has to go through the locker room anyways so I don't see the point in not letting kids take showers there. But overall my daughter & I are happy with her progression in class.

January 22nd, 2025

Amina T

Wonderful teachers and staff and the BEST customer service (DuPage) I have ever dealt with! My kids learned so much in a short time and their AYCS/birthday promos are awesome!! Highly recommend 👌