Swim Schedules & Lessons

JOHN DOLSON POOL SCHEDULE

W.G. JOHNSON POOL SCHEDULE

Lanes are open for lane swimming. Whether you swim slow, medium or fast, we have a lane to suit your needs. Lane etiquette must be followed. A leisure lane is available. 

Lane swim may be shared with Swim to Survive school groups on Fridays from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the John Dolson Centre.

Enjoy this opportunity for multi-use of the pool. Including unstructured playtime for children accompanied by a caregiver, adult leisure swim and lanes available for lane swim. The diving board will be available, and lifejackets may be used in the deep end. Children under 18 years of age must swim with someone 18 years of age or older. Swim Admission Process still applies. *lane is available.

Come spend time playing and enjoying the water. All ages are welcome, and the diving board is open for use. Everyone must follow the Swim Admission Process.

Water exercise is a good fit for everyBODY. These classes will energize you while they improve your fitness in a gravity-reduced, resistive environment. Each workout includes warm-up, cardiovascular exercise, muscle conditioning and stretch. The AquaCombo class will transition from chest deep to deep water, with the option to work exclusively at your preferred depth.

Deep water aqua fitness improves balance, while it challenges cardio and core strength in a zero-gravity environment.  No swimming skill is required, but you should be comfortable in deep water. Flotation belts are provided. AquaDeep can provide a new challenge to your land based training or expand your aqua fitness skills.

This class is ideal for adults, participants with joint pain, pregnant participants, people recovering from injuries or surgeries, or anyone new to aquatic exercise. AquaBility classes will help you improve balance, align and strengthen your core, and adapt exercises as required to suit your specific needs and exercise abilities. AquaBility participants are welcome to work in either deep or chest deep water.

An open swim opportunity for children, youth and adults with diverse abilities to participate in a fun, supportive and supervised water environment. The spa and sauna is open for use; and two lanes will be available for swimming lengths. 

To create a safe space, participation is only open to women caregivers and their children. Programs given the title of Women's Only Swims identify that the pool, deck area and sauna are designated for women only. This is applicable to the Women's Only - Family Swim, Women's Only Swimming Lessons and Women's Only - AquaCombo.  

Boys under 6 are able to attend the Women’s Only Swim with their female guardian.

Spend quality time with your child while you both have fun and learn and socialize. Through structured in-water interaction between parent and child, we stress the importance of play in developing water-positive attitudes and skills. Because activities and progressions are based on child development, parents register in the level appropriate for their child's age.

This class runs for 30 minutes and has an instructor to student ratio of 1:12.

This program develops an appreciation and healthy respect for the water before these kids get in too deep. In our basic aquatic progressions, we work to ensure 3 to 5-year olds become comfortable in the water and have fun acquiring and developing a foundation of water skills. 

This class runs for 30 minutes and has an instructor to student ratio of 1 to 4.

This program makes sure your child learns how to swim before they get to the deep water. These classes teach children 6 years and older, from beginner swimmers who want to build their basic skills. We focus on a lot of in-water practice to develop strong skills.

This class runs for 30 minutes and has an instructor to student ratio of 1 to 6.

This program makes sure your child learns how to swim in deep water. These classes teach children 6 years and older, from intermediate swimmers who want to build their basic skills to advanced swimmers looking for a challenge. We focus on a lot of in-water practice to develop strong skills.

This class runs for 45 minutes and has an instructor to student ratio of 1 to 8.

The Canadian Swim Patrol program is part of the journey to lifeguarding. This provides greater training for those beyond learning to swim. The Rookie, Ranger and Star levels continue to develop student's strokes and provide the skills for future success.

This class runs for 60 minutes and has an instructor to student ratio of 1 to 10.

You can sign-up for private and semi-private swimming lessons instead of our group classes. There is an additional fee for semi-private lessons and all participants must be at the same swimming skill level. 

Semi-private lessons

You must pre-arrange participants for semi-private swimming lessons. The City of Cambridge does not make these arrangements for you.

To avoid missing out on your preferred time slot, book one participant for a private swimming class and then call (519) 623-1340 during regular business hours to switch your private class to a semi-private class. You need to have the name(s) of the additional participants.

Swim to Survive and Swim to Survive Plus is a Lifesaving Society program that teaches Grade 3 and 7 students basic swimming fundamentals in an attempt to eliminate drowning in Canada.    

If you are a teacher or principal from any Waterloo Region or Waterloo Catholic District School Boards interested in the program, please contact John Dolson, Aquatic Coordinator at (519) 623-1340.