Pool

2019 Summer Schedule (July & August)

POOL SHUTDOWN - August 31 - Sept. 15th 

SATURDAY FREE SWIM - Every Saturday from 1:00-3:00pm.
Sponsored by the Perth Firefighters Association. 

PA Day FREE SWIMS - sponsored by the Kiwanis Club 

May 31, 2019 (1:00-3:00pm) 

SNOW DAY FREE SWIMS - sponsored by Cat's Cove Communications
Snow Days (Please call ahead for sponsored swim times)

Our annual pool shutdown takes place during the first two weeks of September. 

We will be closed on the following days for the Mike Brown swim meet:

• January 4 - open from 7:00am - 1:00pm (swim meet)
• January 5, 6 - CLOSED ALL DAY (swim meet)

We will be closed on the following 2019 holidays:

• New Years Day - January 1
• Family Day - February 19 - open from 7:00am-4:00pm
• Good Friday - April 19
• Victoria Day - May 20
• Canada Day - July 1
• Civic Holiday - August 6
• Labour Day - September 2
• Thanksgiving Monday - October 14
• Halloween - October 31 - open 7:00am-4:00pm
• Christmas Eve / December 24 - open 7:00am-1:00pm
• Christmas Day / December 25 - CLOSED ALL DAY
• Boxing Day - December 26 - CLOSED ALL DAY
• December 27, 28 - open from 7:00am-4:00pm
• December 31 - open from 7:00am-1:00pm 
• January 1 - CLOSED ALL DAY
• January 2 - open from 7:00am-9:00pm
• January 3 - open from 7:00am-8:00pm

Swimming lessons are offered every year in separate spring, summer, fall & winter sessions. We offer the Red Cross Parent & Tot, Red Cross Preschool and Red Cross Swim Kids programs.

Summer 2019 (July - August). Registration opens June 1st. 

We encourage you to register for swimming lessons online with Bookking. Please click the link to be redirected. Please note that the correct season must be selected by using the blue 'Filters' button on the top left hand corner.

If you have any questions about our swimming lessons or are unable to register online please come and visit the Front Desk or contact us at (613) 267-5302 or email to pos@perth.ca. 

Summer is right around the corner! 

Led by qualified counsellors, our camp fosters an environment of friendship, growth, and fun through games, crafts, sports, day trips and swimming. With a counsellor-camper ratio of 1:5, our camp offers summer fun in a safe and positive environment for children ages 4-12.

To see our themed weeks, please see our brochure. 
To see our calendar, click July or August.

Registration is now open!

Please click this link here to register for daycamp. You can also view and print the registration form. 

If you are having any issues with registering online, please call the Front Desk @ (613) 267-5302. 

Bronze Star - Dates TBA.

Bronze Star is excellent preparation for success in Bronze Medallion. Participants develop problem-solving and decision-making skills individually and in partners. Candidates learn CPR and develop the lifesaving skills needed to be their own lifeguard. Includes a timed 400m swim. 

Bronze Medallion / EFA - offered as Combo with Bronze Cross. See dates & times below. 

Bronze Medallion teaches an understanding of the lifesaving principles embodied in the four components of water-rescue education - judgment, knowledge, skill and fitness. Rescuers learn tows and carries, and defence methods and releases in preparation for challenging rescues of increased risk involving conscious and unconscious victims of various types. Lifesavers develop stroke efficiency and endurance in a 500m timed swim. Emergency First Aid certificate included. Minimum 13 years of age. 

Bronze Cross - offered as Combo with Bronze Medallion. See dates & times below. 

Bronze Cross is designed for lifesavers who want the challenge of more advanced training including an introduction to safe supervision in aquatic facilities. Bronze Cross is a prerequisite for all advanced training programs including the National Lifeguard certification. Includes a timed 600m swim. Prerequisites: Bronze Medallion & Emergency First Aid (need not be current). 

Bronze Medallion / Bronze Cross - Next course dates TBA. 

National Lifeguard - Next course dates TBA. 

National Lifeguard is Canada's only nationally recognized lifeguard certification program. National Lifeguard is a legal certificate for lifeguarding throughout the country. It is the only lifeguard certificate recognized by the province of Ontario for lifeguarding public swimming pools. Prerequisites: Bronze Cross, Standard First Aid & AED / CPR-C. 

Water Safety Instructor
Course components: 

• Parent Info Night: 7:00pm on April 2
• Skills Evaluation: Tuesday nights 6:00pm - 8:00pm (optional) 
• Online Component: To be completed before co-teach. 
• Coteach Component: April-June (dates and times to be arranged with instructors)
• Classroom Component: June 7 (4:00-8:30pm), 8 (8:30am-5:00pm) 9 (8:30am-5:00pm)

Skills Assessment 6-8pm on Tuesday nights (April 16, 30, May 14, 28 - these dates are optional). Classroom component runs June 7 (4:00-8:30pm), June 8 (8:30am-5:00pm), June 9 (8:30am-5:00pm). Cost: $330.00. 

Babysitting Course - Friday April 5th (8:30am-4:30pm).

The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviours to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. 
This course typically runs on a PA Day. Ages 11 and up. 

Standard First Aid CPR-C / AED - Dates TBA. 

Please contact the Front Desk to be placed on a waiting list for upcoming courses.  

50+ Fitness

Our dryland aerobics classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00am-12:00pm beginning on Oct. 2nd. Only 25 spots available - first come first served. See the poster here.