Vancouver boasts five outdoor swimming pools, all open in the summer. However, we've listed only Vancouver's two biggest, most beautiful and most conveniently located.
If you want to swim indoors, you'll find information about the many indoor pools in Vancouver and the North Shore here.
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| Kitsilano Outdoor Swimming Pool
2305 Cornwall Street
604-731-0011
137.5 metres (150 yds x 60 ft wide)
Fresh water 25C (77F)
Zero depth entry to 9 feet |
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The Kitsilano pool is 137 metres of heated bliss.
Open from the middle of May to the first week in September. The rest of the year, the seagulls enjoy it immensely.
Bus #2 or #22 south on Burrard to Cornwall
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| Second Beach Pool
Stanley Park
604-257-8371
Free form with 50 metre lanes
Zero depth entry to 5 ft Temp 27C (80F) |
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The beautiful Second Beach pool, like the Kitsilano Pool, is right on the beach. It is also in Stanley Park in a beautiful setting. This is a very kid friendly pool designed for maximum fun. If you're an early riser, Second Beach Pool is a wonderful early morning destination, even when it's closed because it's a serene sight in a serene location.
It's open from the middle of May to the first week in September.
Bus #135 daytime Monday - Saturday or #23 or #35 evening / Sunday / holidays or Bus #240, 246 to east park entrance.