Swim lessons in Vancouver and Burnaby
What each City says about swim lessons, how to register, and which pools offer them. Lesson times and fees were not read, so they are marked Unconfirmed.
Vancouver swim lessons
Provider: Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation official page
- Swimming lessons for pre-school, children and youth age groups source
- Infant, toddler and adult lessons: 'not available at this time' source
- Advanced aquatic leadership courses at Templeton Park Pool (page: 'courses in advanced aquatic leadership') Unconfirmed (Templeton page also says 'lessons for all ages and levels', which conflicts with the 'adult lessons not available' note on other pages) source
- Levels
- Unconfirmed (Lesson levels, class times, prices and session dates not read from ActiveNet)
- Registration
- Register through vanrec.ca / ActiveNet ('Register for aquafit and swimming lessons' link on each pool page). Registration opening dates not stated. Unconfirmed source
- Fees
- Unconfirmed (Lesson fees not read (varies by session))
- Pools offering lessons
- Britannia Pool, Hillcrest Aquatic Centre, Kensington Pool, Kerrisdale Pool, Killarney Pool, Lord Byng Pool, Renfrew Pool, Templeton Park Pool
Burnaby swim lessons
Provider: City of Burnaby (Lifesaving Society Swim for Life) official page
- Parent & Tot, 6 months - 3 years: Jellyfish, Goldfish, Seahorse source
- Preschool, 3-5 years: Octopus, Crab, Orca, Sea Lion, Narwhal source
- Children 6-14: Swimmer 1 (Intro), Swimmer 1-9 source
- Teens/adults: Stroke Improvement (12-16), Bronze Star (12-18), Adult 1-3 (14+) source
- Lifeguard/leadership: Bronze Medallion 13+, Bronze Cross 13+, National Lifeguard 15+, instructor courses 15+ source
- Private lessons, ages 3+ source
- Levels
- Equivalency chart (PDF): https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2022-12/Swim-Lessons-Equivalency-Chart.pdf source
- Registration
- WebReg at 10 am: Burnaby residents 30 days ahead, non-residents 27 days ahead; one lesson set at a time; rolling registration continues. Phone/in-person registration at each centre. source
- Fees
- Unconfirmed (Lesson fees not read)
- Pools offering lessons
- Bonsor Recreation Complex, Edmonds Community Centre (Fred Randall Pool), Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre
Swim clubs and pool rentals
- Rent a pool or lane (Park Board) (Vancouver): Hourly rental of pools/lanes for swim clubs, private events, scuba lessons etc.; rates on the rental page source
Swim clubs: Unconfirmed (No official directory of swim clubs found; Hillcrest page says swim club use is being increased on the 50 m pool schedule (club names not listed)) source - Pool rentals (City of Burnaby) (Burnaby): Indoor pools: aquaticallotments@burnaby.ca; outdoor pools (weekends 10:30-12:30): outdoorpools@burnaby.ca (booking form rates $420/$503 resident per the form) Unconfirmed (Outdoor rental rates read from the booking form earlier; confirm before publishing) source
Swim clubs: Unconfirmed (No official directory of swim clubs found)