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British Swim School at LA Fitness – New Haven Ave, Melbourne, located at 1700 W New Haven Ave Ste 201-D, Melbourne, FL, offers year-round swimming lessons with a focus on water safety and survival skills for various age groups, from infants to adults. It provides a comfortable and safe environment for learning to swim within the LA Fitness facility.
The pools at British Swim School locations, including this one, are typically heated to a comfortable 85-86 degrees Fahrenheit (29-30 degrees Celsius), ensuring an ideal environment for swim lessons.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? British Swim School receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, largely due to its dedicated, patient, and encouraging instructors who excel at teaching both essential survival skills and swimming strokes. Parents highly commend the small class sizes, individualized learning pace, and the indoor facilities that prevent cancellations. Many reviewers noted rapid progress, increased confidence, and a transformed enjoyment of water for their children, even those initially fearful. One instructor, Will, was specifically lauded for his exceptional ability to turn a child's fear into excitement for lessons. However, some areas for improvement were identified, primarily concerning the 'system' rather than the staff. Criticisms include rigid rescheduling policies with penalties for day-of changes or missed classes, and the perception that the 30-minute class duration is too short for older children or those who learn at a more gradual pace, potentially leading to extended stays in the same class level. Despite these systemic concerns, the staff and the overall effectiveness of the program are highly recommended.
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May 28th, 2025Genevieve Landers
British Swim School is the BEST! I have 3 young children enrolled in classes and they all love it and are making great gains. We love the teachers and variety of times and locations available. We also love how class is rarely canceled because of the indoor locations. My favorite part is that my children are learning survival as well as actually how to swim and the strokes!
May 19th, 2024Stacy Rockwood
We love British Swim School!!! Class sizes are small to allow ample time for each child to practice what they learn. The instructors are very patient and encouraging and make class fun but also expect certain skills to be learned. The great thing about this learning environment is each student progresses at their own rate and once they master that skill, they move up. Extremely pleased with British Swim School!!!
April 15th, 2024M.I.C MakingItCount
Wonderful people and staff they are far from the problem to whereas that lies with the system. Tight schedules for parents with jobs or any family emergencies are penalized with a fee to do classes again and they do have the option to reschedule but while there were times I rescheduled if something happened the day of I have to pay for the redo. A big thing for me as well is once the kids are past a certain point the 30 min class is just too short. If the classes were 45 min to an hour I feel that would help because If your kids are like mine that learn at a gradual pace you'll be in one class for a whole year. I just wish they had that little more time. My son was in the program 3 years. I'm sure not every kid takes that long but he didn't end up finishing and can still save himself in deep waters. Maybe not as strong a swimmer as the top kids but I didn't appreciate him being held in one class for a year when I seen with my own eyes him swimming just fine. Again great people love all the instructors. It's more about the system. Needs a rework.
June 17th, 2024Tiffany Wilson
Words can’t express how thankful I am to have found British Swim School. From the moment you arrive, you can see affirmations and positivity everywhere. They are very consistent and passionate about teaching the skills needed to survive in the water. I am impressed every time I sit on the side and watch not only my kids, but other kids too, in how quickly they learn the skills to survive and overcome their fears of water. If you’re looking for a swimming school that is indoors, instills confidence, and has fast results, this is the place.
April 25th, 2024Jessica Oing
I could write a review 3 pages long explaining how amazing of an Instructor Will is at the British Swim School Melbourne and how thankful my family is for him. As a little background, my son Knox was almost 3 years old and previously took the ISR swim lessons the year prior to starting swim lessons at British Swim School. Due to the ISR lessons he was absolutely terrified of the water and screamed the entire first lesson with the British Swim School. His swim instructor, Will, was so good with him and by his second lesson my son was able to be in the water without screaming. We are not permanent residents of Melbourne Florida and we were only here for a short amount of time due to a travel work assignment. Will only had about 2 months to work with my son and in those 2 months he had my son excited to go to swim lessons, smiling throughout the entire lesson, and even jumping off the side of pool into the water and working on his back float! Watching my son drastically change from being terrified of the water to truly enjoying his swim lessons nearly brought tears to my eyes! I cannot say enough good things about Will and the British Swim School! I would highly recommend Will for swim lessons, you won't regret it! The only thing I regret is that we aren't going to be in Melbourne any longer for my son to continue to take swim lessons with Will!
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
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| Monday | 3:30 – 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 3:30 – 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 4:00 – 7:45 PM |
| Thursday | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 3:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |