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British Swim School at LA Fitness – Burien offers year-round swim lessons for all ages, from infants to adults. They focus on water safety and survival skills in a fun, gentle environment within a clean and accessible facility.
The pools at British Swim School are typically maintained at a comfortable temperature, generally around 85-86°F (29-30°C), ideal for swim lessons.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? British Swim School elicits mixed feedback from customers. Many parents commend the school for their children's rapid skill development and boosted confidence, highlighting the instructors' expertise, patience, and ability to build trust and prioritize safety. Adult learners appreciate the small class sizes and personalized instruction tailored to their swimming level. The school's flexibility is also frequently praised. However, significant criticisms include the structure of 'group lessons,' which some describe as a series of short individual turns resulting in very limited actual instruction time per child, leading to a high effective cost per minute. There are also complaints about 'sharky' membership and cancellation policies, making it expensive to disenroll. Frequent changes in instructors have been noted as a major drawback, negatively impacting student progress and causing frustration, though some recent improvements in consistency have been observed.
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Accessible Entrance
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February 4th, 2025Farhiya Mahmood
We started attending British Swim School last month, and I can already see my son learning many swimming skills. His confidence grows with each lesson! The instructors are very knowledgeable, especially when working with children, and they know how to support them in the water while building their trust. We also love their flexibility!
April 16th, 2025Micah Miller
British Swim School has been great! I'm doing the adult group swim lessons and I couldn't be happier. The class sizes are small, ensuring I get a lot of instruction. They work with you based on where you are at as a swimmer.
March 21st, 2025Tiffany Bloomingdale
We love taking our 5-month old to swim class! Our neighbor raved about the program and we’d also recommend it to friends. The staff and instructors are highly engaged and prioritize safety. It’s been fun and adorable to see her in the water each week with new friends!
January 28th, 2024Stephanie Soares
The "group lesson" is actually a string of 1:1 lessons. You child will sit on the edge of the pool while kids take turns. My son got 3 minutes of lesson for each week he did lessons. They don't do things in groups at all. This equates to about $400/hour and I can't imagine how many lessons it would take to make progress at 3 minutes a week. Their membership and cancellation is also kind of sharky, considering the misrepresentation of what they're selling. We ended up paying $40 membership fee and 30 days notice is 4 lessons ($160), so $200 to cancel. In sum, almost $300 for those 6 minutes of lesson he received. AVOID.
August 9th, 2022Kaisha Fahje
We have 3 boys enrolled here (8,6,4) and they all started at the same time. Our oldest two have had lessons previously elsewhere but it was awful and very traumatic. They no longer wanted to be near the water. They recently started showing interest again so we went on the waiting list to get in. We finally got in and it's been great! They all 3 started in the same class. Since then one of them has moved up while the other 2 are still in the beginner class. My two in the beginner class are struggling a little. They started out so great and confident and then every week we showed up we had a new instructor. That has really messed with their progress which is frustrating as a parent. Especially when they had these skills down weeks ago and now it's like they are starting all over. Other than the constant change of instructors which has improved these last 2wks things have been great. Each instructor is knowledgeable and patient with the kids and doesn't push them. They go at the kids readiness which is reassuring for kids. All in all I would definitely recommend. The staff issue is everywhere so we are trying to roll with it, but it does get frustrating, but if you can get through that then definitely give them a chance. You will see huge improvements with your child and their confidence by the water
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
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| Monday | 4:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 4:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 10:30 AM – 2:45 PM |