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Goldfish Swim School - Chesapeake, located at 1249 Cedar Rd #105, Chesapeake, VA 23322, USA, is a dedicated facility offering a unique learn-to-swim experience for children. They provide a safe, fun, and encouraging environment with small class sizes and highly trained instructors, focusing on water safety and swimming skills for infants through pre-teens.
The pools at Goldfish Swim School - Chesapeake are consistently maintained at a comfortable 90 degrees Fahrenheit, ensuring a 'shiver-free' experience for all swimmers.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? Goldfish Swim School consistently receives overwhelmingly positive reviews, with many parents noting that it exceeded their expectations. Reviewers frequently praise the welcoming, professional, kind, attentive, fun, and patient staff and instructors, who are particularly effective with hesitant or neurodivergent children. Many report significant progress in their children's swimming abilities and confidence, even achieving milestones like getting their face wet or going without goggles. The facilities are described as clean, bright, adorable, and well-organized, offering convenient amenities like showers, changing areas, and observation areas for parents/grandparents. The convenient location and seamless operations, from front desk to management, are also highlighted as major advantages. Parents frequently express excitement to continue their children's swim journey with Goldfish Swim School.
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Accessible Restroom
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August 12th, 2025Constance McCallister
What an amazing grand opening! The school exceeded all our expectations. We were thrilled with the convenient location after traveling much farther for three other swim schools for our four year old. Not only was the staff incredibly welcoming but my son had his most successful swim lesson ever. He has done two YMCA classes and one at Tide Swimming which was a long drive but this setup was by far the most organized we have seen which makes a huge difference with so many families and kids around. The smaller lanes turned out to be perfect for him especially since he has been hesitant about getting water on his face. To our surprise he went in without his goggles which was a huge milestone. The platforms in the pool allowed him to feel safe and secure and even though I was not right next to him I felt completely at ease. The instructors knew exactly how to help him shake off any nerves and quickly got him smiling again. I could clearly see how much more fun he had here than at any other lesson. From the warm welcome to the little fish toy he took home the experience was fantastic from start to finish. Their website is also easy to use and makes it simple to find information and get started. We are now planning to enroll our nineteen month old daughter who was practically begging to get in the water. Honestly we had started to think swim lessons were not making much progress but today completely changed our minds. I can truly see our son starting to swim on his own here which is something I never saw at the other places. We could not imagine a better first day and are so excited to continue our journey with Goldfish Swim School.
August 16th, 2025Jennifer Freeman
It is simply adorable and a great idea. My grandson is taking swim lessons here now (he's 1, turning 2 next month) and I love the setup and format. The parents get in pool with babies for their class and there's an area you can sit and observed (perfect for grandparents). They also have showers, changing areas, and hair dryers for your convenience. If you have a little one, when you sign up (class, membership, or both) They give them 1 free pair of swim underwear.
August 20th, 2025Sterling Myers
We are really enjoying our local Goldfish Swim School! My son is excited every week when lesson day comes around. The teachers are attentive, fun, and firm, which is so great when it comes to water safety. The facility is clean, bright, and adorable. Highly recommend!
August 15th, 2025Rachelle Warren
We are very impressed with all the staff and the school. Everyone is very welcoming, professional, kind. The customer service alone is amazing! The school is very nice and very clean. It feels like you’re in a vacation place. My 6 year old enjoyed his first lesson a lot! We love it here!❤️
August 12th, 2025Linea Johnson
We just left our first lesson with Goldfish and I have to say, I am very impressed. From the front desk staff to the management team, everything was run seamlessly. Our neurodivergent toddler’s instructors were so patient and kind that he instantly became comfortable with them. I would highly recommend this place - what a wonderful place for children to learn how to swim.
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
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| Monday | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 – 7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
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