Mark Colangelo
August 12, 2018 08:13
We have been coming here pretty often for the past couple of years for my children's swim classes. I think they have some nice, dedicated staff and I feel safe leaving my kids in their hands. It is pretty uncomfortable watching the classes from the viewing area's due to overcrowding and a lack of seating. The lifeguards seem attentive and are not just kids staring at their iPhones. The family bathrooms are very important as I find the mens room a bit creepy with more nudity than seems necessary. Overall, the entire place could use a renovation and a good cleaning but I am sure their funds are limited. At the very least, new bathrooms would be very nice. On a side note, yesterday, they had what appeared to be a surprise emergency test for the lifeguards. It was EXTREMELY disturbing and a little traumatic. A fire alarm went off very loudly. Their was a lot of action in the pool area. It took me a second to realize that this was a pool emergency and that it was serious. All the kids, maybe 30 of them, exited the pool and lined up along the walls. A panic hit me when I realized just what was happening. Something bad happened. Someone appeared to be unconscious and was being rescued but it seemed bad. I thought the guy broke his neck or had a heart attack and was dead. After a minute, the guy got up and walked away. This was an unannounced test, I think. My son was terrified. All the kids were, and the parents were even more freaked out. Who thought it was a good idea to do this with a pool full of 3-6 year olds with parents watching? I understand the need for realistic tests, but this decision was very poor.