Brushing Up on Swimming Thanks to Jump Start Clinics at Goldfish Swim School (St. Charles, IL) {Review} #GoldfishSwim

Disclosure:  I received complimentary lessons in exchange for sharing my honest opinion.

So my boys have been in swimming lessons for about 10 months now but with Summer in full swing here I figured some extra lessons now coudn’t hurt.  My daughter is just starting lessons and she definitely needs extra help. Well Goldfish Swim School in St. Charles offers Jump Start Clinics which are just four days of swimming classes, total.  Yes four days in one week, not per week.  At first I wasn’t sure the value was there, I mean we already take lessons but it is definitely helping.  For those kids who aren’t in swimming lessons but haven’t swam since last summer, Jump Start Clinics would be absolytely perfect!  Have a vacation planned where your kids will be swimming a lot, again Jump Start Clinics would be perfect!  I actually got my neighbor to sign her son up as I raved about how much we love Goldfish.  She had said he son can swim fine but is out of practice after she saw him struggling at a lake while on vacation.  I can’t wait to hear how her son did with his Jump Start Clinic!

For us though it is instilling in my kids extra practice and more of a love of water.  I don’t want them afraid of water or to dread going swimming.  I feel so bad for the kids that cry when their parents try to let go of them in the water or my kid’s friends who won’t come swimming with us because they are not good swimmers.  I want my kids confident in the water and I want to be confident if they are with our friends or parents swimming. The benefit of Jump Start Clinics too is that its not a huge commitment, just four days of 30 minute lessons to refresh your kids and hopefully bring back swimming to them.  They say “Once you ride a bike you never forget” but at least for me when I recently got on a bike after probably 15 years of not riding a bike, I had to go slow and refresh myself with riding a bike.  Swimming is the same way, once you learn it I think its always there but it doesn’t hurt to give yourself a refresher or brush up on your skills!

Here are the details of Jump Start Clinics:

• What: 30-minute lessons for four consecutive days – Monday through Friday
• Why: To brush up on swim skills, technique and water safety
• Cost: Fees are paid by week, contact your specific location for pricing. (sibling discounts offered)

My kids are doing their week of Jump Start Clinics now and like I said, extra practice isn’t going to hurt them!

Here is a recap about “What I love about Goldfish in St. Charles” in general:

• Super kid-friendly colors and designs
• 4 Feet deep water throughout the pool
• 90 degree water – yeah for not being ice cold!
• Tons of showers
• No more than four children per instructor
• Purified water, not chemical smelling or feeling
• Experienced and Red Cross certified swim instructors
• Air conditioned viewing gallery for parents to watch kids
• Tons of changing rooms
• Complimentary diapers for kids, such a nice bonus!
• Swim suit dryer, its the little things that make me happy
• Ribbons given out for learning or trying new things
• They are constantly evaluating your child and will bump up your child if need be
• Amazing staff
• Open swim times and events around the holidays

Want to read more about my experience with Goldfish?  Check out my other blog posts on Goldfish Swim School in St. Charles!

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Find Them at:

Goldfish Swim School – St. Charles
3455 Legacy Blvd St Charles, IL 60174
(630) 584-3474

Oh and even if your not ready to put your child in lessons, don’t miss out on their Open Swim times!  Its for non-members too!  Just walk in and pay either $5 per person or $15 for a family!  Check out the Goldfish Swim School WEBSITE for Open Swim times!