The Long Center

Pool! Pool! and more Pool! When you walk in the smell of chlorine just makes you want to jump in! It looks very well maintained and clean, with long lanes. Very, very inviting. I believe they have swim meets here as well. And of course there’s all kind of aquatics and swimming instruction classes.
I’ve been here several times with my little one using the connecting playground called Limitless Sunshine, which is a cute and fitting name. We always had a great time and left tired. There is a soccer field that’s next to it and we used just to run. Aaahhh such wonderful memories of my little one with her bright smile. This place was perfect for us and I’m glad I found it.
I checked out the Long Center because she had to use the potty when we were at the playground, and was very impressed with all that it has to offer. I ended up going on a tour, but never joined for some reason which I can’t remember. It’s quite huge for a recreation center/​gym. There seems to be every kind of class you can think of. probably even Irish dancing lol. If you are reading this review considering coming to the Long Center, you totally should! Now go have fun and thank me later lol.

Great place for recreational swimming as well as competitive swimming. Lots of parking, outdoor soccer fields and a large gym. Staff is friendly and accommodating.

I’ve been taking my granddaughter to swim lessons all summer. I look & observe every place I go. Today was about the last straw for me. 1^st, as swim lessons are slowly moving along, there were about 8 kids free swimming directly in the way of the swim instructor. These kids were also blocking the way for an All Childrens swim teacher trying to teach her one special needs child. I’ve seen these same kids over & over all summer. Today I go to the Lifeguard to ask why these kids were in this area. She was sitting directly in front of them and I quote…“Oh, I didn’t notice them”. Scary since she’s a lifeguard. She gets up and yells for them to move. They did for a short period. Both the All Childrens instructor and the mother of this child thanked me repeatedly for getting these other kids away from the students.
Class is over and we’re walking by the front desk. Unfortunately, one of the front desk women is so unbelievably rude, I’ve heard about her attitude many times from other parents. So, I didn’t want to even stop to ask a question because I’ve also had to deal with her before. But, thinking that «today» she may be in a better mood (will never happen), I stopped. I asked her to write her name down after she was extremely rude to me when asking a basic question. Oh she wrote it, but her writing was sloppy. I will try to decipher her letters. Capria Murli… She is a stocky, older woman with shorter greyish blonde hair. Never once has this woman even been close to polite. RUDE & INSULTING! I worked my entire life as a front desk, people friendly employee. I always loved my job interacting with people. The Long Center is a part of the City of Clearwater. I am appalled that this woman is allowed to represent my city.
I will call her supervisor in the morning. And I promise I will complain until I get an answer as to why she sits in the public view. I’m done with her lack of respect for others. As a warning to 1^st timers going into the Long Center… be prepared. She is horrid.
J White

This review is just for the soccer fields. I’ve been playing here two summers now and was pleasantly surprised to see how good the condition of the fields were. They don’t collect a lot of water like a lot of other fields in the area do even during the peak of rainy season. Less game cancellations is always a plus in my book!

I love the Long Center.
If you are looking for a low key place to workout and swim, then the Long Center is for you.
The annual rates cannot be beat and the pool is Olympic sized and always the perfect cool temperature vs too hot indoor pools. Yuck.
It’s clean and the staff is friendly. There are tons of activities for adults and children. There is a small weight room and they do have cardio equipment.

Incredible acquatic facility and an excellent gymnasium. Great venue for children’s State Gymnastics competition.

The Long Center is a beautiful Rec center. The aquatics area is especially impressive. Adults and children can participate in all sorts of sports activities here.

I used to have a gym membership a few years ago. Since then I have returned periodically for exercise classes. I would be more likely to join, but although I live very close Im not within city limits so member fees are more expensive
The gym itself is a pretty small area with a few basic machines and weights, I must say that could be improved a bit. There is a large indoor basketball court which is almost always in use with local group teams. The indoor pool and locker rooms are impressive too. The Zumba class is always a great time! Also a good place to take kids for swim lessons or to check out the on site playground
If I could get the Clearwater city limit rate I’d definitely come back more. Recommended

The Long Center has one of the best playgrounds in the city. It’s absolutely massive, with many different play structures that will accommodate a range of children. They have slides, monkey bars, swings (including a really nice seat-​like infant swing), climbing walls, and an awesome music station. The entire playground is surrounded by a chain length fence and has latched gates to keep the children inside the enclosure.
There is tons of parking all throughout the Long Center. It’s also easily accessible by the PSTA bus line.
They offer many classes for children, including programs for homeschool kids that take place in the early morning. Some of the classes are martial arts, swimming, archery, and a chess club. Very convenient! They offer both evening and weekend classes as well, plus special programs that happen at certain times throughout the year.

I live in Largo and I really wish this facility offered the Clearwater resident discount also to nearby Largo. This place is huge and wonderful! They have a huge swimming pool and many rooms for classes. The gym also looked really nice!

This is a great place for swimmers. Olympic size pool for 25M and 50M. They have masters swim programs and kids programs and often hold swim meets.
The employees are mostly nice, but sometimes this one lady at the front desk is grouchy and difficult. If you live in Clearwater, then you get a good deal on membership and passes.

I live in St. Pete and have only been to The Long Center once, for the TriKidsRock Swim, Run, Hurdle triathlon. I was blown away by the fabulous aquatics center. The facility is beautiful. I only wish it was closer to me! My kids had a great experience at the triathlon, taking advantage of the pool, the fields, and the surrounding area for the run. Parking was easy.