Woodside Athletic Club

Joey Kappaz a year ago

I used to be a member here and we had the best time. We highly recommend it to anyone new to the area looking for a nice swim club.

Jon Ong Edited 3 years ago

A great family club full of fun events, nice people, and summer thrills. Get on the list now!

Paul L 4 years ago

I was four years old when woodside opened, was a godsend and major upgrade from playing in the sprinklers. Sounds like it hasn’t changed, a great place for kids, but adults do better in the evening. I have my own pool now 😸

Jessica 5 years ago

We joined to get our 5yo sons serious swim lessons and expose them to swim team. As another reviewer said, lessons are impossible to schedule even though the website touts them. Swim staff takes weeks to reply to communications and then instructors don't show up to scheduled lessons. And despite charging $2,500 to join, there is no one to help when you have a problem. The "managers" are teens with no authority and the Club president doesn't reply to emails or return calls. A couple other things to note--there is very little shade coverage and it's nearly impossible to get one of the 10 lounge chairs in the shade. There is also no food allowed on the pool deck, you have to go in a gated area with picnic tables anytime you want a snack which is just not practical with little kids. There are only lounge chairs on the pool deck, no cafe tables--not even side tables. If you are researching clubs, I highly recommend you choose a different club--there are SO many better options in the area.

A Benson Edited 4 years ago

This is our 3rd summer there and the kids love it but the pool is overrun with kids and people. The locker room is pretty run down and the snack stand only has chips and candy so I’m not thrilled about that since that’s all my kids want. They did a decent job with COVID but it’s impossible to get swim lessons a for my younger kids so it’s very frustrating. I’m having to join another swim school for them to get lessons which defeats the purpose of a swim club. Added Summer 2022: My oldest did the swim team this summer and he enjoyed it and has become a stronger swimmer and better with all of his strokes. The coach Kelly knows her stuff but rarely if ever communicates with the parents and wasn’t very encouraging at the swim meets for the swimmers. If I had a question I had to email the parent who handled the email communications for the team and coach Kelly only acknowledged my emails that were meant for her as she is the coach and never responded to the other 2 or 3 I sent about my son. There was a B swim finals banquet and it was a joke as it went on while the club was open and they just served dinner and the kids could tie dye a tshirt. None of the coaches congratulated or thank