Noonan Family Swim School

Great for brand-​new swimmers and water safety. My kids really enjoyed going to lessons and times were always convenient for us. Pool facility is fine, locker rooms are less-​than-​stellar and our instructors were good. We went for about 6 months and my 3 year old and 5 year old didn’t seem to progress very quickly. Neither of them can even doggy-​paddle across the pool yet, although they can both pull themselves out of the pool if they fall in. I got the feeling that the only way for my kids to progress at Noonan was to do private lessons, or more than once a week lessons.

Great swim program. Very conienent for young swimmers. Small pool but covered with a tent. Instructiors are noce and times are good for my schedule.

Our kid has been going here every week on Wednesday. Yes the turn over is high but overall we have a great instructor and Out kid has improved every year in her lessons. Although she misses her instructors the main importance is that she keeps learning something new. When she was about 2 she feel in the pool by choice she did not cry, she rolled over and just back floated until we could get her out. That’s the important part.

Enrolled my 2.5 year old — we started at splash babies level and she advanced to the red level after a month and a half. The swim instructor (Ms. Caitlin) is so amazing with the kids, super patient and fun. She’s learning water safety skills and getting comfortable in the water. My daughter looks forward to her swim lessons every week!

Love this place. We’ve tried others, but Noonan has a warm pool, friendly, patient, knowledgable instructors, a clean facility, and a system. My son makes progress every week. Try it!

Great location off the 5, parking is good. Our instructor has really progressed my son. It is reasonably priced. We are happy.

Update: Going from 1 to 3 for now.
My kid likes his instructor a lot, so a bump in rating.
The men’s shower head was changed, though it shouldn’t take a Unilocal note to fix it.
Tennis shop still always keeps the backdoor between the Tennis shop and shower open. I really don’t want to have tennis shoppers see my kid naked having a bath, so always have to move the dirty vacuum cleaner blocking the door and then close it.

My daughter had 4 teachers in 3 months. This is not a good swim school. Turn over is very high. She has learned close to nothing during the time spent there. I honestly don’t know how anyone can recommend this school.

We have been really happy with the progress our daughter has made at Noonan over the last year. I really like their formulaic approach to teaching kids strokes. The teachers are enthusiastic and patient with the kids. We have scheduled a few makeup sessions and it has never been difficult. Only reason for 4 stars here is the facility. The pool is in a tent that gets quite drafty while waiting for the kids and the bathrooms are run-​down.

My son started here at 8 months old and we did lessons every saturday for a little over a year. The first six months were good, but after that things started going down hill. There seemed to be a big turnover in instructors and while my son seemed to enjoy class enough, he was not progressing or learning more.
We would have probably continued had it not been for their overly rigid make-​up policy. If you miss a class, they will purposely not make room for you to make that class up during your normal class time. They will only offer you times that don’t fit your schedule and even a location that is 20 miles from your house. Unfortunately, we encountered this more than once, therefore, we won’t be returning.
I hope in the future they will become more customer focused and realize that people will do business with people who make it easy to do business with them.

Our daughter started here when she was six months old and I used to really love the school. The water was always appropriately warmed and the instructor was always encouraging and friendly. After a year hiatus due to medical issues, our daughter returned to Noonan at age two, at age four she was still doing the same water safety activities and not swimming. During that time there was a constant change of instructors and though the kids were progressing to the next level on paper, they were not in the water. We left four months ago with 2 other set of parents and have seen an improvement with the new swim school we have chosen. Our daughter is still not swimming across our pool, but she can swim under water for short distances now. Noonan was good for getting her acclimated to the water and teaching pool safety, but unfortunately they fell short of our long term expectations.

Not enough room and changing tables for infants/​todlers; there are 3, if there are more little ones in a class then you end up waiting for a table to change your baby (which means your baby is soaking wet cold waiting!). Also, there is only one bad shower, you basically have to take your baby home with that bleach water on his skin and give him a bath again! The bathroom is completely useless. Also, I was told at first I can take first class as a free trial, then they ended up charging me non-​refundable $ 28 registration fee, even though I was not coming back. Very dissapointing, they could do a lot better than that.

Small dirty pool with disgusting restrooms /​lockers-​think motel 6 but smaller and not nearly as nice. Below average staff and pricey. In this area you can do a lot better!

I was an ocean lifeguard for 8 seasons, I taught swimming lessons and was. Jr. Lifeguard Instructor.
My wife convinced me to take our daughter here, my daughter’s experience here made bringing my (younger) son here a «no brainer». The quality of instruction is fantastic, from 6mo old infant water safety/​familiarization to basic swimming that my 3 ½ year daughter is in.
Standing on the sideline for this is difficult for me because of my background, but these instructors are wonderful & both of my kids absolutely love going here.
I think they are competitively priced, they are a little more flexible schedule-​wise than the other more famous early age swim school (hint it’s in Pacific beach). They have several locations around the county.
I would give them five stars, but the facility leaves a bit to be desired. I understand that they are planning a remodel/​facility upgrade in the near future. I will amend my review at that time.
Parking & especially traffic can be a problem because of their location next to the fairgrounds, go early, especially during the San Diego County Fair. They do a good job of notifying you of fairgrounds events ahead of time so you can head there a little early.

Noonan is the second swim school that my son has been enrolled in, and it is by far the better one. We initially took him to a YMCA-​type facility, but the class was too large, and the kids spent more time playing with toys than learning to swim. The Noonan Family Swim School is perfect for small children, infants and toddlers — the pool is warm and clean, the staff is super-​friendly, and they work with the children (and parents) on specific skills that encourage both safety and proper swim technique — even at the Splash Baby level. My son was initially uneasy in the water, but he has since progressed to a confident and happy little swimmer, thanks to the excellent instruction he has received at Noonan. The class ratios are small, the activities are fun and engaging, and the staff is friendly and very professional. I have nothing but positive things to say about this swim school — it’s worth every penny.

Small pool crowded with lots of kids. My son seemed to enjoy it, but I thought it was a little pricey for lessons that were split with other kids in a group setting. It was 21.00 per lesson for 30 min.
I Didn’t like that I need to give a 30 day notice to cancel (this wasn’t advertised over the phone from the get go). I find business practices like this one a little deceptive.
I’ll prob finish the 4 lessons and reevaluate.

We’ve only been to this swim school, but I think it’s great. The Noonan Family Swim staff are very knowledgeable and courteous. Even if my son and I have problems in the pool, they work with us to adjust the exercise. Regular session classes last 6 weeks and meet once a week for a half and hour (Mommy and Me classes). I have to give it only 4 stars because their make-​up policy is very strict and expensive. I understand why they make it so stringent– to prevent a whole bunch of people from making up classes and causing scheduling problems. However, it’s just a little too strict. Otherwise, the staff is great and the locations are good.
Miss Katy is the one that keeps the kids coming back. She’s very attentive to the kids and the parents. When you have a question or concern, she’s always there to listen. And above all, she really does love the kids!
Mr. Joe is great too! He has a knack for keeping the kids interested and gets them on point with their swimming forms. I love how he uses different tools like singing to encourage kids to get to their goal.