Handpicked from 168 vetted & reviewed Swim schools in the San Diego area, discover the top 5 elite providers among the selected group of 24 finalists.
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Top-rated companies A-Z in San Diego
Aquasafe Swim School
Corky Smith Gymnasium
Kick n Swim
Safe Swim Academy
Shark Swim Lessons
Prominent finalists A-Z in San Diego
Alli Jo’s Swim School
Alpine Country Swim School
American First Responder CPR & First-Aid Training
Blue Water Swim School
K&K Swimming LA
Main Street Swim School: San Diego
My Baby Swims
Nova Swim School
Olympia Swimming School
Pact Mentality (Smith Swim School)
Reza Taba the Swimming Coach
Safety 1st Aquatics
Swim By Natalie
Swim Lessons Made Easy
Swim Lessons San Diego
Swim Synergy
Swimsation Swim School
Triton Tykes
Waterway USA Swim School
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Kick n Swim
(2)
“At first, she was afraid to be swimming without us around, but instantly became comfortable with Breena.”
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Safe Swim Academy
(19)
To Learn
Patient
Skills
“My daughter tends to be very nervous around new people, and I figured I'd have to get in the pool with her, but Monica is so approachable and actually got her into the pool within moments while I watched from the sidelines!”
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Shark Swim Lessons
(8)
“Had lessons for our younger kids and they learned really quickly how to swim.”
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Corky Smith Gymnasium
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“The City of San Marcos launched its new public-facing GIS, or geographic information system, to provide the community with a new transparent resource for exploring the City's features, elevations, trails, land use areas, transportation lines, boundar...”
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Aquasafe Swim School
(6)
“I have been amazed at my daughter's progress and I have been impressed with how much Julie has inspired my daughter's love and comfort in the water.”
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Best of 2023
Qualification Criteria for best of Winners
Minimum Overall Score
98 (100)
Minimum Reputation Rank
98.8 Percentile
All of our award winners are based on identifiable facts - reviews, performance, and experience - collected by scientific means. We use this data to assess each business’s essential features, weighting them according to their importance to customers.
“If only I knew Main Street was literally less than 5 minutes I would have put all that money wasted on time and gas at the other 3 school on them 😊 Also, I like the attentiveness of the instructors with my kids since all 3 kids are high functional a...”
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Safety 1st Aquatics
(1)
“Wants to go to the beach every weekend now.”
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Reza Taba the Swimming Coach
(2)
“Really friendly and super efficient with the class time.”
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Swim Lessons Made Easy
““ Thanks for your patience and wonderful instruction. I'm still amazed at your ability to teach numerous skills in only four days. I've been around many instructors, across various fields, and few have the ability to articulate their point as clearly...”
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Swim By Natalie
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Alli Jo's Swim School
(30)
Safety
Learned
Summer
“When asked what's her favorite part about swim lessons- she says “going underwater”- she didn't even like to get her ears wet in the tub before these lessons!”
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Swimsation Swim School
(19)
Strokes
Patient
Skills
“Corine is incredibly professional & was so sweet with my 13 month old son who loves the water, but we wanted to start swim lessons pretty early for safety concerns.”
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My Baby Swims
(10)
Parent
Skills
Summer
“Brad is a talented ISR teacher and it is obvious that he is in alignment with his soul's work, beautifully guiding children to feel empowered, develop their skill set, and remain safe in the water.”
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Swim Lessons San Diego
(6)
Swim Lessons
“My older child (7) was introduced to all of the strokes and my younger child (2) became comfortable in the water with safety flotation devices and has become increasingly comfortable jumping in the water.”
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Pact Mentality (Smith Swim School)
(5)
Lessons
“My daughter is a stubborn little girl but Marqui worked great with her he was encouraging and patient the whole time by the end of the 6 weeks she loved going to swim everyday!”
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Blue Water Swim School
(2)
“This place has a good handle on ones abilities and with their learning scale associated classes, will help get everyone from children to adults to learn how swim.”
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Triton Tykes
(1)
“Their attention to detail and excellent communication (with the parents and the kids themselves) set them apart as the best swim instructors in Atlanta.”
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Alpine Country Swim School
(3)
“Alpine Country Swim is a true blessing to the Alpine community and all the kiddos learning how to swim confidently.”
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Swim Synergy
“In a country where drowning is one of the leading causes of death: swimming is a necessary life skill. "Drowning IS a preventable tragedy" when "layers of protection" are utilized to create increased security: both in and around the water. Swim Syner...”
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Olympia Swimming School
(1)
“Her passion for teaching is obvious, and or son absolutely fed off her enthusiasm.”
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Nova Swim School
(6)
Lessons
“Our youngest learned to love swimming so much thanks to his teachers especially Miss Tabitha and his coaches who have taught him discipline that he had made it his sport at 6 years old and is on his way to the swim team at 8.”
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Waterway USA Swim School
(10)
Lessons
Afraid
“I took my 3 yr old son to his first swimming lesson, he has been afraid of the water but instructor Yuri made him feel comfortable and he actually enjoyed the class and kept asking me to take him back the following day.”
“I've taken this class 2 other times and I found I really felt confident in giving CPR when all through nursing school I was afraid but I feel after this course I'm ready to take on life saving measures in different scenarios, thank you for taking you...”
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K&K Swimming LA
(30)
Confidence
Coach
Patient
“Without ever condescending or talking down to their swimmer, they articulate the HOW and the WHY of each step at a level that resonates with a child's view of the world – so that our little swimmer comes away from each lesson not just with increased ...”
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