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Goldfish Swim School - Yorktown Heights is a dedicated learn-to-swim facility located at 92 Triangle Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. It offers award-winning swim lessons for children aged 4 months to 12 years, focusing on water safety and life skills through its proprietary curriculum, The Science of SwimPlay®. The school provides a vibrant, tropical-themed environment with small class sizes, trained instructors, and family-friendly amenities.
The pools at Goldfish Swim School - Yorktown Heights are consistently maintained at a comfortable and shiver-free temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 32 degrees Celsius).
What are people saying (AI review summary)? Goldfish Swim School receives mixed reviews, highlighting both strong positives and notable areas for improvement. Many customers praise specific locations and instructors for their friendly, welcoming, and accommodating staff, as well as their attentive, kindhearted, and passionate teaching methods. Children often show significant progress and enjoy the play-based learning, focus on water safety, and amenities like shiver-free water. However, some experiences have been negative, particularly regarding inconsistent instructor quality after favored teachers left, with new instructors sometimes perceived as bored, distracted, or unprepared. Other criticisms include overcrowded classes at certain locations (e.g., Yorktown Sunday classes), leading to reduced individual attention and difficulty hearing instructors, and a general feeling that some staff are merely "going through the motions," which can be a disappointment given the school's advertised standards and price.
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September 3rd, 2025Valerie Smith
I have mixed feelings about this location. I first enrolled my son in swim lessons at 7 months old in the Sunday morning class. He clearly enjoyed it, but I eventually disenrolled him because we’re rarely around on weekends and missed too many sessions to justify the membership. I re-enrolled him at around 18 months, and up until recently (around 25 months), I only had positive things to say. His instructor, Maria, was fantastic — attentive, kindhearted, gentle, and clearly passionate about working with toddlers. She had a bond with my son, and going to swim really was the highlight of his week. Unfortunately, since Maria left, the experience has gone downhill. The instructors who’ve filled in seem visibly bored, distracted, and unprepared (often referencing the book mid-class, while even my toddler reminds them what’s next in the sequence). They rush through the songs and give the impression they’re just trying to get it over with. I understand they may be subbing until a permanent toddler instructor is hired, but at the very least, they could at least pretend to show some enthusiasm.
July 22nd, 2025Ellen Small
Today I had a wonderful experience for my 2 grandchildren at Goldfish Swim School! Justin the manager and Matthew at the front desk were so helpful and accommodating as well as Ryan the supervisor at the pool. In one half hour I could see results because of their knowledge and communication with each other. I am excited to see their progress at the end of the week! Thank you Matthew, Justin and Ryan and the wonderful swim instructors. You are the best!
May 21st, 2025Dajah Connor
My child, Connor, has been attending Goldfish Swim School for a year now. We initially started at the New Rochelle location, which we absolutely loved—the instructors were attentive, classes were well-organized, and each child received the attention they needed. Unfortunately, our experience at the Yorktown location has been very different. The Sunday classes are overcrowded, often with more than 10 kids, making it difficult for the instructors to give each child the attention they deserve. It’s hard to even hear the instructor during class, and it’s disappointing that students aren’t greeted upon arrival—something that made a huge difference at New Rochelle. Overall, it feels like the staff here just go through the motions, and the quality of instruction is nowhere near what we experienced previously. For the price and what Goldfish Swim School promotes as their standard, this location is a letdown.
July 21st, 2025Karen Martino
We love everything about Goldfish Swim School - Yorktown Heights! The friendly and welcoming staff, the fun instructors, the play based learning, focus on water safety, ribbons galore, the shiver free water, family swim, showers and hairdryers, the merch store for those times we forgot goggles or a towel, the events, the positive reinforcement, and most of all the smile on my kid’s face every time she’s there.
March 15th, 2025Lauren Foti
From the moment we walked through the doors at Goldfish we felt immediately welcomed. My daughter started with Bella as her coach and quickly became comfortable with her. So much so we took private lessons for a while. Jaz was fantastic with my daughter as well. The parent and me classes for my son was very educational and fun for the littles. While I do wish the lessons were longer- I am impressed with how much my daughter and son have learned in their time at GSS. So many wonderful instructors we have worked with and the front desk personnel have always been helpful when we needed them!
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
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