Waterworks Swim School San Francisco in San Francisco, California

“My son has been enrolled at Waterworks for over a year with weekly lessons and still hasnu2019t fully learned to swim u2014 and the main reason is constant cancellations. Since December 2025, they have canceled 10 of his classes. For young kids, inconsistent instruction isnu2019t just inconvenient u2014 it causes them to lose momentum and regress, because swimming requires routine, repetition, and confidence-building week after week”

— Phil C. · ★☆☆☆☆

“We couldnu2019t be happier with our childu2019s progress thanks to Ms. Shaniya! She is incredibly patient, encouraging, and makes every lesson fun while still focusing on strong technique and safety. Our child has gained so much confidence in the water and is swimming better than we ever imagined in such a short time. Shaniya has a wonderful way of connecting with kidsu2014she motivates them, celebrates their progress, and gentl”

— Nives S. · ★★★★★

“I just had the best experience with an instructor from the San Francisco Waterworks. Her name is Isabel and she is the best swim teacher I have ever met. My kids loved her. You can tell how much she loves her job. I was talking to her and she said she focuses on skill, technique and mostly just making swimming fun. My kids are a handful at times but Isabel clearly has a way with kids and they were perfect angels in t”

— Brian N. · ★★★★★

“My initial experience was good when I was able to schedule my kidsu2019 lessons with the same instructor. After numerous cancellations by Waterworks and the hassle of trying to schedule makeup sessions, I learned that my kidsu2019 instructor was no longer there. So I scheduled with another instructor just to have my sonu2019s last two Friday sessions cancelled again with less than a dayu2019s notice each time. I canu2019t seem to get a ”

— C C. · ★★★☆☆

“I had put my son in Park and Rec group swim classes for 2-3 years, but my son never advanced because he was too afraid to put his head/face in the water. Semi-private lessons with swim teacher Tiffany changed all of that! Tiffany helped my son to feel safe in the pool, made learning swimming fun, gave constructive feedback that was encouraging, and was extremely patient with him. Tiffany uses all of the 20 minutes in”

— Rebecca L. · ★★★★★

“Havenu2019t really started so I canu2019t review on how good the school is. But we paid for a package, and the same teacher keeps cancelling our class, and my daughter havenu2019t started her lesson yet until she is at the point of no interest (It took us a while to convince her to a swimming class, and every morning of the day of the class we keeps getting cancelling massage). I have a feeling like the teacher may not want a be”

— Ben C. · ★★★★☆

“This used to be a good swim school but has gone way down in quality since I enrolled my two kids there. They recently raised their prices and didn't know notify any of their clients. They have lost any good instructors that they had. They charge two weeks in advance. There's much better places than this so take a look around before you even think about this place. I pulled both my kids out and so did two of my friend”

— Daire L. · ★☆☆☆☆

“My 6-y old son has been going to Waterworks San Francisco location for about 6 months. He liked all the instructors who he had which was impressive. He had classes with Willow, Zone, Cass, Gabby, and Ivan. I want to write the review especially to thank his instructor Rocio. The first time I booked class with her, there was a lot of traffic and all kinds of incidence piled up together that I spent 2 hours in commute o”

— Chengcheng F. · ★★★★★