Member Testimonials
The pool and water exercises
The Lakewood YMCA is so friendly, warm, and supportive. I also love Y360. You can pull up a fun class at your convenience in your own home.
Staff and members care about the Y and each other. Wonderful place and environment.
The teachers are knowledgeable and kind.
The instructors give my child a lot of help and comfort when she is scared to try new techniques. I’m thankful for their compassion.
The instructor that my kid have he is truly Amazing I couldn’t ask for anyone else.
The instructors seem to know what they do. They are well trained to take trainees step by step. It’s amazing one goes there without knowledge of how to get familiar with water and they finish up victorious being professionals. KEEP UP YMCA CREW!!
All the instructors are great!
Friendly and patient staff and teachers. Work well with families and children
The Lakewood Y has been extremely helpful in making needed schedule changes for our swim class.
Everyone was willing to listen, and to get our little swimmer into just the right class. Thanks to everyone just for being you!
Y kids look forward to it each week
My three older kids learned how to swim st the YMCA.
Level 1 Instructors are friendly. My child got acquainted quick and no longer afraid of waters.
The lessons are well thought out and the instructors are attentive to the needs of the individual swimmer.
We have loved the YMCA’s swim lessons! My son has been taking them for a couple of years now, and he continues to enjoy them and learns from his incredible instructors with each new session. Plus, it’s incredibly affordable when compared to other swim lessons in the area, and we’re able to sign him up for additional activities/sports each session, which are included in the price of the overall membership.
Very good
Great energy from the instructors. My kids want to go to swimming lessons. They enjoy playing in the water.
My son Abel has the most amazing instructor. My son is on the autism spectrum and has sensory processing disorder. He has always been terrified of water and has gone through many therapies. We recently just got him to start using a hand held shower head to take a shower. He stated that he wanted to try the pool so I signed him up for classes. This was his first experience with the pool. He won’t even play at the splash park or the water table at daycare. His instructor was so patient,kind and encouraging. First class she got him in the water up to his neck. Second class she was able to get him to swim while holding on to her. Today she got him to dunk his head. He was so excited and proud. So am I! I’m holding back tears just writing this. Thank you for this amazing opportunity for my sweet boy.
The emphasis on safety
Great instructors, will recommend!
The family locker room and the teachers.
Me gusta que los grupos sean chicos, pero si me gustaría que las clases duraran un poco mas de tiempo y especifiquen una clase por ejemplo a patalear y a mejor su posición para nadar boca arriba, otra clase a flotar y a mejorar su braseado y así consecuentemente, para que los niños sigan aprendiendo y mejorando.
Friendly fun instructors. Their warmth makes my young kids more comfortable and willing to be brave to try new things.
Very professional and friendly
Great staff
The Lakewood YMCA swim lessons are outstanding. The level of service and quality of instruction is above expectations! It really boils down to a few things - leadership is present and always working to improve instructors. Destiny and Yasuko are on deck helping parents, instructors and kids. I’ve seen destiny jump right in and ask what staff want to be trained on a certain level. Their presence and attitude flow to the staff. I am blown away at how engaged and trained the aquatic staff are. Especially the younger employees (HS and college age) who are getting a good foundation for their future careers/employment. The levels are consistent (kids are in the right classes) and the directors have no issues moving kids to the right levels or confronting parents that their child is in the wrong level. Each level is being taught the right skills and kids are being challenged. We take lessons regularly at three Y’s (Lakewood, Sumner and Puyallup) and I recommend Lakewood to anyone that will listen!! It’s the furthest from us but I will hands down drive out there because lessons are so good!
Great teachers
The instrustors are patient with students and teach at a good speed.
The scheduling is easy, lots of class options, and teachers are great.
I feel like Lakewood Family Y staff members are very concerned with my experiences and celebrate my progress with me.