Aqua-Tots Swim School Sterling

About

Aqua-Tots Swim School Sterling, located at 45591 Dulles Eastern Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166, USA, offers year-round indoor swim lessons for children of all ages, typically starting from 4 months old. The school focuses on water safety education, building confidence, and teaching fundamental swimming skills through a structured curriculum with certified instructors. It provides a comfortable and family-friendly environment for learning to swim.

The indoor pool(s) at Aqua-Tots Swim School Sterling are consistently heated to a comfortable 90 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 32 degrees Celsius) to provide a warm and inviting learning environment for all swimmers, especially young children.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? Aqua-Tots receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, particularly for its welcoming, patient, and experienced staff and instructors (e.g., Coaches Cynthia, Mason, Brian). Parents highlight the gentle and engaging approach with children, making them feel safe and excited while learning crucial water safety skills in a fun, structured environment. Many reviews praise the significant progress children make, from overcoming fear of water to gaining confidence and comfort. The facilities are consistently described as clean, well-maintained, and warm, with convenient scheduling and helpful, friendly front desk staff (e.g., Bijan). Customers highly recommend Aqua-Tots for introducing babies to swimming and helping older children develop strong water skills, often expressing gratitude for the positive impact on their children's confidence and enjoyment of swimming.

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Amenities

• Accepts Credit Cards
• Accessible Entrance

Reviews

Listing Reviews

August 2nd, 2025

Alfredo Naar

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An amazing experience for our one-year-old! We’ve had such a wonderful time with Aqua-Tots! From the very first class, the staff was so welcoming, patient, and clearly experienced with little ones. The instructors are incredible—so gentle and engaging with my one-year-old, making her feel safe and excited to be in the water. What I really appreciate is how they combine fun with important water safety skills, even at such a young age. Every class feels structured but playful, and it’s been amazing to watch my child become more confident and comfortable in the water each week. The facility is always clean, well-maintained, and warm enough for babies. Scheduling is also super convenient, and the front desk staff are always helpful and friendly. I highly recommend Aqua-Tots enough for parents looking to introduce their baby to swimming in a fun, safe, and encouraging environment. We’re so grateful for this experience!

June 11th, 2025

Elaine Cade

Our family had a temporary stay in Sterling for military orders, and we transferred to this location for lessons. The entire staff is incredible, the coaches are very thorough with instruction, and the building was always clean. We're SO bummed to be moving again and leave these guys. Definitely recommend, 10/10 🫶

August 2nd, 2025

Kamaria Goddard

My son loves coming to swimming here and everyone is always so welcoming. Coach Cynthia is the best and Coach Mason is also great with my son. My son and I both receive feedback from the coaches after each lesson which lets us know how he is progressing. I will definitely recommend bringing your kids here to learn to swim. Bijan is also very friendly and love his energy every time we come to class.

December 22nd, 2024

DeYoung Family

We love our Aqua Tots experience! Coach Brian is fantastic and has helped our son with breath control and feeling comfortable in the water since 5 months old. Bijan at the front desk goes above and beyond to be welcoming, answer questions, and open the doors to make it easier to get in and out with the stroller. Our son enjoys his swim classes and his friends he has met. The facility itself is clean, plus there are plenty of changing stalls and showers for after class. We plan to keep coming here for the foreseeable future, as long as our son still needs lessons!

October 5th, 2024

Jennifer Bae

We just had our last swim lesson of the year at Aqua-Tots Sterling, and we had a wonderful season. We began looking for swimming classes in the area in spring to help our daughter overcome her fear of water. She could not enjoy splash days at school, because of how much she disliked water in her face. She cried during most of the class on her first day, but thanks to coach Mason and coach Cynthia, there were no tears by day 2. She refused to dip her face in the water for the first few lessons, but I am happy to say she is no longer afraid to go under the water, and is able to pick rings up from the bottom of the pool now. She enjoyed swimming so much that our family spent most of the summer weekends at our community pool even on the days she had her swimming class. It was wonderful to see our daughter progress over the last few months, but what I enjoyed most was seeing her eager to attend her class every Saturday and coming out of her class beaming with confidence and joy. We cannot thank Coach Mason enough for everything. He has been a wonderful coach. The staff at the front have always been helpful over the last few months answering all of the questions we had and helping us with rescheduling when needed. The facility is still fairly new and clean, which I appreciated as well! We look forward to coming back next year!