Pools/Beaches

Watermania in Richmond 57 metre a competitive pool with 2 movable bulkheads 1 and 3 metre springboards 5 metre tower. Wave pool with interactive play structures including a waterfall, geyser, rain bar, and spray toys, two waterslide, steam room, sauna, whirl pools, swim and fitness shop concession, 3,000 square foot fitness centre equipped with strength and toning machines and free weights.

The Vancouver Aquatic Centre is at the north end of the Burrard Street Bridge and is close to Sunset Beach. It is a popular destination for working out both in the pool and the fitness centre.

The phone number is 665-3424 and facilities include. 50 metres (164 ft x 68 ft) Tots Pool, Separate Dive Tank (16 ft deep), (2) 1 metre Diving Boards, (2) 3 metre Diving Boards, 5, 7.5 and 10 metre Towers. Sauna, Whirlpool, Weight Room, Pay Parking

50m indoor pool (interchangeable to 25m) 1m, 3m and 5m diving boards fitness area weightroom ozonated whirlpool; saunas; steamrooms bleechers and mezzanine overlooking indoor pool classroom (dividable in 2) female and male changerooms with full size lockers (both coin and non-coin lockers) and basket rentals public washrooms large lobby with seating, vending machines and wallet lockers high performance fitness testing laboratory administration and coaching offices. 

Vancouver’s nine indoor pools are open year round from early morning to late evening making it easy to fit busy schedules into programs for length swimming, aquafit classes or learn-to-swim lessons and more. Park Board pools are located throughout the city, are readily affordable and accessible to all. Take the plunge and get wet! 

Spanish Banks is a long stretch of beach on Point Grey. It is home to many beach volleyball leagues and neighbours Locarno Beach and Jericho Beach. On Jericho Beach there is the Jericho Sailing Centre where many people windsurf, kayak, and sail.

At the sailing centre you can visit the Galley restaurant for Burgers, beers and other...

...pub type food.

Spanish Banks has a nice natural feel to it and as you go around Point Grey there are many hidden beaches where people have some privacy. Further around the Point where the mouth of the Fraser river is Wreck Beach Vancouver's nude beach.

Kits Beach is located at Cornwall and Yew. It is a busy beach with lots of sun-bathers, basketball, tennis, footbag and other activities. The Watermark restaurant sits right at the beach for enjoying lunch or dinner with a waterfront view.

This beach has a high energy to it with six volleyball courts, a great outdoor basketball court and ten tennis courts. The place is a buzz where people and see and be seen.

At the East end there is a dog of leash park, museam and planetarium and on the West side a grass area for people to play kick bag, throw a football, more sunbathing and of course the huge Kitsilano Pool.

On the satellite view below the pool is indicated by pink, the volleyball by green, tennis by yellow and the basketball by blue.