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Amazing modern facility comprising of 6 basketball courts all air conditioned and indoors with grand stand seating that folds away and basketball rings that raise up and away to open the whole place up into a space that can be used to facilitate events comfortably.
Approx neighboured with a new 25m² playground and toilet facilities everyone is happy.
We visited an Lego exhibition which was amazing.

We went to Brixpo 2025 here and the venue was very nice and clean

I am so thrilled about Damien’s purchase of the 3 Mag Grip Attachments. They’ve completely transformed my back workouts!

We lost 20 minutes of our booking.
Booked two courts for badminton. Went to YMCA in time and the court were not ready. ‘You have to set up your own nets’, thats the part of the booking. The information was not given during the time of booking. So we grabbed the all equipment and set it up.

Now, when you are playing you will get direct outside bright light in the short-sighted line and you will face difficulty seeing the shuttles. We requested to drop the curtain or shades and they said, ‘yes’, but that didn’t happen.

Also remember that you also have to put the equipment back if there is no other booking after you. Enjoy!!!

Should I book again??? $30/hour/court and you receive awful service.

Nice basketball courts, good staff

When are they going to polish the floors???? You literally slide on the basketball court. I play casual ball here and you cant change direction cause your literally skating on ice. You guys really need to grip the courts up again before someone gets hurt

Didn’t go in. Impressive outside, ultra modern building, spacious, ample parking. Spotted an odd guy in a coat and open red shirt, sneaking behind cars and checking out something. Noticed that as he did the same to car. Couldn’t figure out what he’s up to. Later walked into the building!

Chill day at the pool, there are a couple of BBQ’s so you can bring your own meat and have a Barbie by the poolside. There’s also a coffee shop with a good menu if you don’t feel like making your own. Three pools for different age ranges. The main pool is very large. Surrounding areas are clean and many lifeguards are around.

George Bolton Swimming Centre is a great outdoor swimming place in summer. It is located in Hazelwood Park Reserve. Three pools for people of different ages and levels. The lifeguards here are professional and attentive. Many old gum trees and lawns for rest and picnic. There are also a barbecue area and some children’s play facilities. Food and drinks are available at Hazel’s poolside cafe. The toilets and shower rooms are large and clean, with some family rooms.

Great pool to take the kids to and a large lap pool for those wanting a bit of exercise. Cafe food was great, service impeccable and promptly cooled.
Highly recommended!

Beautiful location set amongst old eucalyptus trees with lots of grass area for sitting. Good facilities, change rooms, restrooms, kiosk, and 3 pools for different ages. The lifeguards are attentive. There’s even a couple public BBQs and tables. It’s all right next to a beautiful huge park with some play equipment. You can buy goggles inside if you need.

Outdoor pools, beautifully nestled amongst lots of lawn and trees, plenty of natural shade and shaded areas.
Car park is a long long long walk away, and entrance was inconveniently really hard to find for the first visit.
The offer several seating areas and a bbq facility.
I love that the kiosk is not so far from the toddler splash/play area.
The splash & water play area for the little ones are fun but not so keen on constantly have to share the toddler pool with the ducks.
The toilets & showers are kept clean.

Came in after 5 with my two teenage boys, and the staff said I need to pay as a spectator even I don’t swim, and they also knew I need time to sort out the dog, but they didn’t mention a word that the pool is close at 6pm on Sunday!!!!! and got boys out of the pool at 5:50, so paid 3 tickets just for 20mins swimming!!! They should at least remind us the close time when we entered the centre not just ask us to pay for everything and keep quite with the most important info!!!

Great pool surrounded by trees and beautiful grass land.
They have a 50m pool for a good lap swimming and plenty of pool for kids to play. The kids pool is 0.7m deep and heated so my 3 year old really enjoyed as she can reach the bottom. The grass area has lots of shade and it is perfect for a picnic but the cafe in the swimming center is actually very good to if you want to eat there.
Is AUD8.5 per adult to go in and AUD7.5 for kids over 4….under 4 is free.
The life guards are there to supervise the parents more than anything…they are always going after the parent that blinks their eyes while their kid is in the pool….fair enough…but I wish they could also be more in charge of the people in the pool like any other pool in the world….
Overall beautiful place to relax and play.

Staff in gym and fitness classes are fab, making sure that you are comfortable and adapt exercises accordingly. Swimming trainers for my son also great. Also my son does the water polo and Ollie, Matthew, Ryan and Corban and fantastic making the sessions fun and include everyone. Great place. Paula at swim info always happy to help and greet us. Great place

I’ve attended this centre for myself and friends to swim, for work with a very large OSHC group (115 children) and most recently with my young son for his hydro sessions. This place is exceptional with clean facilities, safety of life guards and good food and drinks.
The only downside for me is the tricky parking and waiting in a long line just to be able to walk through when my son arrives for his hydro sessions.

Beautiful pool nice and warm in winter to take toddlers in. Good entry fees and quality lockers.

One tough part was we were so warm in the pool area, that when we went into the toilet obviously being Adelaide winter it was incredibly freezing, we almost went into shock trying to do a wee and getting toddler out of her swimming gear. It was an extreme temperature change. Hard to combat and not upset with the centre but it was a part of the experience…. The changing areas had heaters though

I am always moved by the warm smiles of the friendly staff. The great facilities allow you to have a comfortable and enjoyable time. A clean and well-organized environment provides a pleasant experience. Thanks to this, I feel very satisfied while using it. We look forward to your good service in the future.

This afternoon we visited the centre at 2.30pm. My husband is disabled and needs to walk on crutches. We have been attending the pool twice a week for months now for rehab. I have to assist him with changing and ensure that he does not slip on the floor due to his disability.

Today the staff member behind the counter (older lady) was extremely rude and stopped me from going through without paying. We said that we have never had to pay before for a carer to simply sit there for 20 minutes. She said that she is cracking down on this and spectators must pay. It was the manner in which she went about this that frustrated us – she looked at me the whole time while my husband paid and did not ask if I was going in (it was pretty obvious as I was holding his back and standing next to him). She waited until I walked through the gates and then lifted her arm in the air and yelled “excuse me you can’t go in without paying” which caused a scene. Someone with empathy and good customer service skills would have dealt with the situation at the counter and explained in a kind way that the policy had changed – even offered to start the payment from the next visit to ensure customer loyalty. We wouldn’t have had a problem if the issue was handled appropriately and not rudely – yelling in front of everyone like we had committed a crime.

We left the centre in disgust without using the pool – carers and people with disabilities should not be treated this way. The policy is ridiculous when disabled people obviously need assistance. Especially when they have been in traumatic accidents and struggle financially due to their circumstances. My husband was so offended by the rudeness of enforcing the policy that he will not be returning out of principle and now cannot undergo the rehab that he needs. There was no empathy from the staff member in question.

I have edited this post after two weeks as I also sent an email of complaint to the YMCA and have not received a response or acknowledgement. It appears that even management do not follow up with customer service complaints.

I would not recommend this centre, especially not for multiple birth families. Not only it’s expensive, there’s never enough family change room. When I raised this issue, they weren’t very helpful, we ended up continuing to find our entire family with under two twin toddlers waiting a long time out in our wet swimwear. The worse are their admin and finance people. At the beginning, I did the registration online but weren’t ready to start our first lessons because my husband and I weren’t able to change our work schedules so we could both be available for the twins, I notifed them of our in abilitiesto make it to lessons by making absent online. They gave us such a hard time when we eventually made it there for our first time. The end was worse, I told them that the weather is getting too cold, our babies don’t enjoy it anymore, we wanted to put a pause on the direct debit until it’s warmer (the heated pool was never warm enough). They told us that’s not possible, we’d just have to cancel and reenroll later, but they would have to take two more debits from our account for each of our twins, and advised we have two weeks after that before they deactivate our passes. My husband had to travel for work the two weeks from when we talked to them, and we had some unused/make-up lessons from previous family travel also. We were pressured to booked the twins in twice each week straight after us finishing work and our babies picked up from childcare. Even so, by the time our passes got deactivated, the twins each still had two unclaimed make-up lessons, valid till mid September from memory. Last night (20/08/2025), when I tried to book these in for our twins, intending to request access at entrance as we still had lessons to attend, but they have already removed these unused make-up lessons from our member portal.

Staffs are friendly and helpful, swimming pool is great but always busy, you come to the pool and staffs are busy no idea who to ask which lane is for public use. Female change room only two available so imagine the line plus people using them takes forever like they are taking shower in their home. Please be mindful to others waiting for you finish. Just putting us off, hopefully the new change rooms will finish soon.

Has potential and looks good BUT No seating outside apart from a bench in the splash park and bench in front of the slides. There is a retaining wall you can sit on i guess. If your elderly or in need take your own(if allowed) There is a grass area but has steps to access it and its a hill so not good for the unsteady. The indoor pool was nice but kicked out for an exercise class and the second pool had a small roped off lane area for public play. There is some bench seating inside. The large pool outdoors is clean and nice but starts at 1.5 and goes to 1.8. so suited to an older child . There is no toddle pool. Now the cafeteria, it was not busy at all and i still waited over 25 mins for a bag of hot chips. So overall its nice and has ample shade but needs table n chairs plus quicker
turn around at the cafe. Mabey in time they will add seating. I will bring the kids back and the slides were a hit but def bring our chairs and some snacks next time.

My small human and I love coming to the centre for lessons and casually swimming.

She has flourished swimming and the outside area is fantastic for her.

The life gaurds have been overall pretty friendly and responsive when we’ve been around.

Also going in the afternoon on a weekday outside is less busy (so far) and we’ve been able to just relax and enjoy ourselves.

This place has lots of potential but the people who built it & the lot running it are brainless.
The toilets are always filthy. Never seen a cleaner in there ever.
The tiles around the pools both inside & out are dangerously slippery with or without shoes.
The outdoor pool has a step at the end of the entry ramp/stairs with zero warning. Couldn’t even tile it a different colour. The amount of people I’ve seen miss or trip over that single step is countless.
The lifeguards are either rude & on a power trip, telling people (including toddlers) off for every minor thing, or they’re 16 & let the place become a free for all. Manager told us it’s because “they’re young & don’t have the confidence to speak to people” so don’t expect them to save you if you get into trouble!
The cafe is EXTREMELY slow & pretty over priced. It’s a standard 30 minute wait for some hot chips on a quiet day. Almost $7 for a basic icecream from the freezer. Be prepared to wait in line for 20 minutes only to be told when you finally get to the counter that the kitchen is closed. Staff have the personality of a blowfly.
Lastly, out of the dozen or so times we’ve been this summer, at least half our visits have been ruined or cut short because some grub has defecated in the pool & they’ve had to close it. Now I understand this isn’t the facility’s fault, it’s the filthy general public who don’t care about anyone except themselves. But never in my 41 years have I ever experienced people pooping in the pools as consistently as they do at Salisbury pools. It’s just happened again this afternoon (17/4). It’s really revolting & puts you off going back.

Had a wonderful time at the newly renovated swimming centre. The gym is amazing and enjoyed my first workout. I love the nice roomy gym with plenty of individual change rooms, showers and bathrooms. There’s a virtual class area, weights and cardio areas. I love the nice big window area, it really brightens up the gym. The machines are all top of the range and there is plenty of each. The lockers are large enough to fit all your belongings including my big gym bag.

This place looked better as it seemed. Has a lot of potential to bring in more frequent customers or even members by opening a sauna and a spa. I am sure there are a lot of people like me that would love to see a sauna and a spa. I was so excited about this place as I live only 2 minutes drive but as soon as I heard it doesn’t have sauna and spa like every aquatic centres should, I was really disappointed. Please take this feedback into consideration. (Direct message to owner, if you’re wondering why this place isn’t as busy compared to other aquatic centres in Adelaide, then maybe take this review as an opportunity to make this change!! But as saying this. The staff are amazing with a good equipped gym. Thank you!

Awesome place. Good for anyone.
Picnic and swimming etc.

I haven’t been to a better Aquatic Centre before. There is a water playground that is so much fun with a few small slides and if you spend a bit more you get access to 3 giant slides that look amazing. There’s an indoor pool and an outdoor one and they serve food and drinks as well.

**Subject: Disappointing Policy for Families with Disabilities**

My son, who has a disability and requires the assistance of two carers, absolutely loves swimming. We found Paragon Swimming Centre at 97/99 Smart Rd, Modbury, to be a great facility in terms of the pool and general environment.

However, there’s a significant drawback that makes it unsuitable for families like mine. This centre does not accept the Companion Card because they are a non-government business. This policy means that both of my son’s essential carers are required to pay an entry fee.

This creates a real financial barrier. If the support workers cannot afford the extra cost, or if it becomes too much of a burden for us to cover, my son misses out on an activity he dearly loves and benefits from.

From a disability access and inclusion perspective, this is a major issue. While the physical facility is good, the lack of acceptance for the Companion Card makes it a difficult and potentially unaffordable option for those who rely on carers for support. Families needing to use a Companion Card may need to seek out other swimming centres that have a more inclusive policy. This has been a very disappointing aspect of our experience.

Fantastic, family run organisation. Staff are super friendly and know exactly what they’re doing. Great prices. My son did swimming lessons here from 1-5 years old. Chelsea got him so confident in the water!

I’ve enjoyed visiting this swimming pool with my grandma, as both the water and surrounding temperatures are very comfortable. Just a note for carers: I have given 4 stars as this location does not accept the Companion Card. However, the staff member who served me was very friendly and kindly offered me the concession rate instead.

This is our local pool, and we have visited the business for years without any issues.

On the 20th Oct 2024 my wife and daughter had a problem with a staff member unnecessarily causing an unsafe situation (turning off lights in the changing room as my family was taking too long to get changed — to be exact, 4 minutes after closing time).

I have discussed the matter with the management. The owner was polite, communicated promptly, offered apologies and assured that disciplinary action had been taken.

The owner and I are not aligned on what would be adequate compensation for the incident (which is fine, disagreements happen) and as such we’ve decided to leave it at that and go swimming elsewhere.

I would give Paragon 4 stars for our experience prior to the incident and 1 star for the experience relating to the incident. 3 stars overall.

I have reported facts only, not personal opinions.

Great swimming classes. Very supportive and happy to adapt to what the child needs unlike other schools. My 3 yo wanted me to swim with her and they were happy to. I didn’t need to as she was happy. But so nice to have that option.

This Centre is a small family business that has been running for 20 plus years.. You can feel that energy as soon as you walk in the door! AMAZING JOB AND KEEP GOING. I love it here and I will be telling all my friends and family to come here. I WOULD GIVE IT TEN STARS IF I COULD !!!!

For the price it’s not ideal.
You get a very small pool and a bench to place your belongings.

Compared to others for the same price, which provide you with a larger pool, amenities and even lockers to place your belongings!

Also having seen the previous responses to other reviews and its clear that this establishment is in no hurry to repair customer relations and is rather quick to tell you to ‘jog on’.

We love this swim school. My son has only been going for a month but his teacher is amazing with him. He was very nervous and each week she has taken it in her stride and he is progressing so much in such a short amount of time. The classes are small (3 in a class for 3year olds, I’m not sure how many kids for older classes). Not cheap but worth every cent. Highly recommend.

Kai was absolutely fantastic with Layla – so patient, encouraging, and professional. He made her feel confident in the water and she really enjoyed every lesson. Highly recommend him!

Couldn’t recommend Parafield Gardens Swim School highly enough and have been thrilled with our experience. Our son started lessons here at just two months old and has been coming week in, week out, ever since. His lessons with Sarah are a highlight of his week. All the staff seem to be passionate about their job and great at working with kids, even when they’re less confident and shy.

I would say this swim school is one of the best in the state for swim lessons. Heated pool area, heated changing rooms. Great instructors. My son loves coming to swim lessons here with Cassie.

Loving the Aqua aerobics classes. The pool is always a perfect temperature and the excellent instructors ensure we get a good workout. My balance and strength has improved.

My son’s been coming here since he was 2 months old and he absolutely loves. The class teachers Mel and Emily are absolutely amazing and do such a great job!

Fantastic swim instructors. Very patient,
teach each kids at there pace. No forceful methods. My sons been going with his nanna weekly and has gone from being very scared not wanting to go, to jumping into the pool on his own!

Staff are helpful and friendly and the pool is kept in excellent condition. The temperature of the water is ideal.
My only disappointment, which I appreciate is essentially a funding issue, relates to the reduced hours over winter. Would love it to have normal or at least close to normal hours over winter as well as summer similar to Melbourne’s Hawthorn Aquatic Centre. Unfortunately the reduced winter hours make it very difficult for me to get more than 1- 2 swims in a week due to my work schedule.

This pool is clean and wonderful to swim in , people are very friendly and easy to chat to , Staff are great , Good Cafe and Change Rooms are very Clean .there are classes here and vary mostly during the morning.. currently with varying opening times , so check regularly as winter times are different.

Great 50 m pool. Clean, clear Water, not crowded, friendly staff, change rooms clean and ok, but locked out for a school event.

Best pool in Adelaide, fantastic staff, always warm. Nothing beats chilling on the grass then having a swim

Lovely swimming centre with plenty of shade and excellent facilities. Staff were very friendly and eager to help. The shallow end of the big pool was significantly deeper than I was expecting. However, I discovered that one of the smaller pools was the exact depth I felt comfortable in. This was my first time at a public pool in over 15 years.

Excellent pool for lap swimming. Wide lanes, well organised for different speeds, easy parking.

I love Unley Swimming Pool …whether it’s for school swimming days or just a fun day out with your family & friends …Unley Swimming Pool is a wonderful environment to be on those warm or hot days when you just want to relax or go for a swim.
I can not recommend this pool more. Everyone here is so very lovely!!
Bless ❤️

Aussie swimming lessons at their finest! State swim has a brilliant reputation as conducting a solid swimming program for many years. Clovercrest State Swim has some fantastic female swim instructors with extensive experience in teaching the program. My child has really loved swimming each week for years, and can’t wait to get into the newly renovated pool. If you want a real swimming program with strict certification criteria’s, then the state swim program is the way to go!

I wish I read the reviews before booking.
I’ve been a longtime client, yet I get an emergency for 2 weeks and they immediately cancel my booking. I called to rebook and explain my situation and they were not flexible at all.
No returns for the make up classes I had cancelled and paid for prior. Unless you rebook with them at a later date which may be months later. These are scamming tactics to keep you somewhere where you are not happy I do not recommend anyone here!
Front desk staff are not friendly at all.

I make a call to state swim because I was confused because on 17 May, one of the staff cancelled two sessions but give me only one make class. My son is member of state swim almost three years. The way staff ( Rachel) talk to me it was so rude and unprofessional. I feel so bad normally this never happens to me before.

My kid started swimming lessons there back in December 24 now she is fearless with water and lots of improvement in terms of swimming abilities. Thank you to all staff and instructors Andre and Alex for coaching and guidance.

As a Mother that have two fully grown fish Kidd and a third that was frightened of the water, the staff here are top class!! They recognised the child’s fear and changed the way they approached the learning to accommodate. My little one has grown into a little fish of her own and the fear of the water is now not her main focus. I cannot recommend them any higher, all staff members are fantastic in the own styles of the way they educate the kids sticking to a strong baseline on what is taught and when. Love your work Clovercrest State Swim ❤

One of the worst and inconsistent place.
Every session they have a different trainer.
And it’s very hard to make this comfortable having a three year old kid. Hope they understand.

They were really helpful. When we spoke to them and our change of situation. They cancelled our Direct Direct without any notice. Rachel was very good, she credited my money back as well which was debited starting of the month. Very helpful staff and instructors. My daughter been going there since she was 6 months old and now she is 11 years old. ..we were very happy with the state swim. Highly recommended.

So it looks like a nice facility but the critical data missing is that it appears to open only seasonally- we drove up especially to swim in an outdoor pool from the city so wasted time and fuel please if indeed the pool is seasonal provide details as to the season and possibly a warning so people know.

Great affordable place for the family, friendly staff .The lessons are well priced and the kids really enjoy themselves, small pools available for young children. grounds are excellent size for games

Always a fun time, staff are very friendly, great atmosphere

Feel lucky to have this on my doorstep, the staff are friendly and go out of their way for you. Love the GF Food options.
Sitting under the shade of a tree on a hot day after a swim is perfect.
The whole place is always clean and tidy.

Well run, always friendly/welcoming. Pool heating is great. Love that they use salt/chlorine mix. This facility is integral to communities in the area. Would support converting it to indoors so that we can use it year round.

Kids love it here. 3 pools for different ages/abilities, all slightly heated. Doesn’t cost much to swim. Plenty of grassy areas and a BBQ available. Swimming lessons are competitively priced, with great teachers and kids get to stay and play afterwards. Such a shame it’s only open in the warmer months.

I recently visited Adelaide Hills Swimming Centre in Woodside and was pleased with the clean pool and well-maintained facilities. The staff were also friendly and helpful. Highly recommend it for a fun and enjoyable swimming experience.

The staff here are generally genuinely nice and friendly.

The facilities are still quite new so still provide great opportunities for all ages and needs, especially students, staff and alumni here.

The gym membership is worthwhile, including entry for the gym and the pool in any UniSA campus if you choose the highest membership.

I have been here since it launched. I always came here after school and now after work and I have had such a good time here, it always warm inside and the water is pretty warm as well.

Great Saturday school basketball space, but no seating for spectators – and sometimes not even enough for players during games. My request has fallen on deaf ears.

Good location,only few free parking and hard to get

Clean, well maintained place for morning laps.

Great venue for large presentations.
Carpark next door. Cafes and pubs nearby

My twin sons had their bachelor graduation ceremony

One of the best basketball court in Adelaide.