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Presidio Community YMCA Letterman Aquatics Center
Presidio Community YMCA Letterman Aquatics Center: Large, accessible pool with lessons and family-friendly perks.
3.4
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Est. 1853
Presidio Community YMCA Letterman Aquatics Center: Large, accessible pool with lessons and family-friendly perks.
Presidio Community YMCA Letterman Aquatics Center features a large, multi-lane pool ideal for workouts and swim lessons, plus a kids pool and hot tub. The staff is noted as friendly and instructors praised in lessons. Located at 1151 Gorgas Ave in San Francisco, it serves as a community aquatic hub with accessible facilities. Some reviews cite schedule conflicts during water polo and class times affecting access.
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Access to a large pool with designated slow, medium, fast, and recreational lanes for all skill levels.
Structured classes for children and adults, taught by certified instructors to improve swimming skills.
Organized water polo sessions and teams for competitive and recreational players.
Use of gym facilities alongside pool access for a comprehensive workout experience.
Kids' pool and family-friendly programs designed to promote aquatic fun and safety.
Overall rating
Adam Azgour
Everything about the pool itself is amazing. But the lifeguards make the whole experience so horrible that you can’t even enjoy yourself. We were playing volley ball with a soft ball with my brother and some other kid and then some lifeguard said that it’s dangerous so we tried to find literally anything else to do and we were sword fighting with pool noodles, POOL NOODLES, and keep in mind that me and my brother are 14 and 12 and we both were ok with doing it and LITERALLY NOBODY was in the pool and the dude said that “I told you many times not to play with pool noodles, it’s dangerous”. ATP lifeguards be saving from everything BUT danger://////
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Brian Simpson
I take swim lessons there. I instructors have been great! Kids pool, hot tub. Large seems nice. Lockers are a B. Towels available.
Aaron P
This gym has serious, unresolved problems. The lockers are ancient, broken, and often impossible to lock—a security risk I’ve reported multiple times with zero results. The pool management is even worse. They prioritize swim classes and master programs, giving them entire lanes for a single person while cramming five or more paying members into a single lane. It’s a complete and utter mess that shows a total disregard for the members.
Jon S
YMCA treats paying members like second-class citizens. Swim teams, swim lessons, and water polo take over the pool with guaranteed access, while the majority of paying members, the very people who keep this place running, are completely shut out during key hours. On Fridays the pool is basically unusable, and this isn’t a temporary issue, it’s been happening for a long time and continues to get worse. And now they have the audacity to announce yet another membership fee increase starting July 2025. They claim it’s to “expand and improve services,” but the truth is the exact opposite: services are being slashed, pool hours are being stolen, and members are getting nothing in return. It’s dishonest, misleading, and frankly exploitative. Don’t be fooled by the YMCA’s “community-first” branding. The reality is they prioritize a few programs over the majority of their paying members, all while squeezing more money out of everyone. If you value honesty, fairness, and actual access to what you’re paying for, look elsewhere.
Brendan C
This YMCA is blatantly cheating its members. Since June 1, 2025, the pool has been closed every single Friday evening, permanently, for water polo — with zero notification and their website still showing the wrong pool hours to mislead people. On top of that, the pool is shut down 4:30–7:00 PM every weekday for swim classes, which makes it nearly impossible for working members to ever use the pool they pay for. We’re paying full membership fees for services that are consistently denied. This is false advertising, disrespectful to members, and a total breach of trust. The YMCA clearly prioritizes private programs and profit over the people who actually fund the place. Shameful and unacceptable.
