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British Swim School at LA Fitness - Cheltenham provides survival-first swimming lessons for all ages, from infants to adults, within the LA Fitness facility located at 2401 W Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19150. They offer a comfortable and safe environment for learning essential water safety and swimming skills.
The pool at British Swim School at LA Fitness - Cheltenham is heated to a comfortable 85-86 degrees Fahrenheit, ideal for year-round swimming lessons.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? The British Swim School consistently receives high praise for its exceptional instructors and positive learning environment. Staff members, including Esperanza, Kevin, and Evan, are widely described as friendly, helpful, professional, knowledgeable, and patient. They excel at building confidence in beginners, helping them overcome fear of water and try new things, while also effectively challenging more advanced swimmers to develop new skills. Many reviewers noted significant progress in their children's abilities and highlighted the school's commitment to water safety as a valuable family investment. Additional positive aspects include clean changing rooms, accommodating scheduling, affordable classes, and ample parking, although seating for parents can sometimes be limited.
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May 18th, 2025Grae Allen
10/10 experience every time. As a beginner with a slight fear of the water Esperanza has made me feel so much more confident in my abilities and pushed me to try things out of my comfort zone! Although I’ve only had class with Esperanza every has made me and my family feel welcome and comfortable!
August 11th, 2025Christina McFarland
The staff is always friendly and helpful. The changing room is clean. And My kids love going. They learned a lot over the pass months
July 29th, 2025AE750Li
My wife and I would like to share our experience with British Swim School. The employees at this specific location are cooperative, well-mannered, respectful, and knowledgeable. Very professional with children; open, responsive, attentive, trustworthy. My two children gravitated to Kevin and immersed themselves in a semi-familiar atmosphere with an unfamiliar person. They have tiers, and as the children's performance increases, they move up. Timing/scheduling and trainers' availability, Evan and staff is proactive in working with parents' busy schedules as much as possible. British Swim School is located at LA Fitness, yet does not receive discounts nor is associated with them. That would be a separate cost. Plentiful parking, seating for parents to encourage and supervise children. Seating isn't as gracious as parking spaces, so it's first come, first served. Classes are affordable.
May 24th, 2025Michelle Heyward
As a swimmer for.many years, this was the best experience to enhance my skills while developing skills for endurance. Esperanza, was the assigned instructor during my 2024 final 2 week summer class and the 4 week 2025 spring class. I have observed all the instructors that demonstrate consistency in their teaching, laughter, kindness and patience, especially with the young children. This is definitely a family investment for every member to learn water safety. Thank you British Swim School! Michelle
April 30th, 2025Jamiella Brooks
We love working with the instructors here. My youngest couldn't swim at all--was extremely afraid of the water--and they had him jumping in after just 6 classes (~1 1/2 mo). My older child loves water so they challenged her and she's doing swim moves even I can't do. Overall instructors are really patient, kind, but also know how to give gentle feedback to push the kids to keep doing better.
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM |
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| Monday | 4:00 – 8:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3:00 – 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 3:00 – 8:00 PM |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM |