Using the Pool
- Children who are 8 and older are permitted to go into the pool by themselves, but those between the ages of 8-11 must have a parent or guardian who remains in eyesight of them for the duration of the swim;
- Children 7 and younger must have a parent or guardian in the pool with them, within arms reach;
- Children 4 and younger cannot use the hot tub. Children who are 5-15 years old must have an adult with them while using the hot tub.
- No bags, food or outdoor shoes are permitted on the pool deck.
- No mask, glass or tempered glass goggles permitted on the pool deck or in the pools.
- For Open swims, those 12+ in age may attend without a parent/guardian.
- Parent & Tot swims are for parents/ guardians and children under the age of 5 years old.
- Parents/Guardians must remain on the pool deck during the duration of swimming lessons if your child is 11 years old and younger.
Swim Schedule
Hours are subject to change based on staffing at anytime
Please note that we cannot accommodate group bookings for public swims outside of our pool party packages. You can find information about our pool parties, and details on how to book here: https://www.coleharbourplace.com/events-rentals/pool-parties
Pool Closures
- Sunday November 24, 2024 - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Wednesday November 27, 2024 - 3:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Friday November 29, 2024 - 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Thursday December 5, 2024 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Monday December 9 - 13, 2024 - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Friday December 27, 2024 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Monday December 30, 2024 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Thursday January 2, 2025 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fall Pool Schedule 2024
**Effective September 3, 2024**
| Monday | |
| 6:00 am - 8:30 am | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Social Waterfit |
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am | Parent & Tot |
| 9:30 am - 12:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Parent & Tot / Deep Water Aquafit |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Pool Closed for Lessons |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Lane Swim (3 Lanes) |
| 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Open Swim (Leisure Pool Only) |
| 9:00 pm - 9:50 pm | Adult Swim |
| Tuesday | |
| 6:00 am - 7:30 am | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Aqua Bootcamp |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Parent & Tot |
| 8:30 am - 12:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Aqua Aerobics |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) / Parent & Tot |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Pool Closed for Lessons |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Open Swim |
| 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Aqua Dance |
| 9:30 pm - 9:50 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| Wednesday | |
| 6:00 am - 8:30 am | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Social Waterfit / Parent & Tot |
| 9:30 am - 12:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Parent & Tot |
| 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm | Lane Swim (5 Lanes) |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Pool Closed for Lessons |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Private Pool Rental - No pool or hot tub access except for the rental |
| 8:30 pm - 9:50 pm | Lane Swim (3 Lanes) |
| Thursday | |
| 6:00 am - 7:30 am | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Aqua Bootcamp |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Parent & Tot |
| 8:30 am - 12:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Aqua Aerobics |
| 2:00 pm- 3:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) / Parent & Tot |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Pool Closed for Lessons |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Lane Swim (2 Lanes) |
| 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Aqua Dance |
| 9:30 pm - 9:50 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| Friday | |
| 6:00 am - 8:30 am | Lane Swim (4 Lanes) |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Social Waterfit |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Parent & Tot |
| 9:30 am - 12:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Pool Yoga (Leisure Pool) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Parent & Tot |
| 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Pool Closed for Lessons |
| 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Member Swim |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Open Swim |
| 8:30 pm - 9:50 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| Saturday | |
| 7:00 am - 9:00 am | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Pool Closed for Lessons |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Private Pool Rental - No pool or hot tub access except for the rental |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) / Parent & Tot |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Member Swim |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Parent & Tot |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Private Pool Rental (Comp Pool Only) |
| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Open Swim (Leisure Pool Only) |
| 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Open Swim |
| Sunday | |
| 7:00 am - 9:00 am | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Pool Closed for Lessons |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Private Pool Rental - No pool or hot tub access except for the rental |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lane Swim (2 Lanes) |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Open Swim |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) / Parent & Tot |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Member Swim |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
| 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Open Swim |
| 7:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Lane Swim (6 Lanes) |
For those attending swimming lessons at CHP, the following rules/guidelines are in place:
- You will be allowed in the change rooms only 10 minutes prior to your lesson time.
- Change room doors to the pool deck will open 5 minutes before lessons.
- No outdoor shoes on the pool deck.
- Lockers are available for use in the change rooms.
- Once on deck, please locate your swimming level sign on the wall and stand under it. If you are unsure which level you are registered for, please look for the “deck supervisor” in blue.
- The program participant’s instructor will meet you at your level sign.
Swimming Lessons
CHP Skippers (3-5 years old) 一 Level Comparison Chart
| Skippers 1 | Skippers 2 | Skippers 3 | Skippers 4 | Skippers 5 | Skippers 6 |
| Enter/Exit water | Submerge head | Open eyes underwater | Pool rules | 10 rhythmic bobs | Standing front dive |
| Hair wet | Assisted exit from the pool | Into to main pool in PFD | Buoyant objects | Being a safe skater | Forward roll (PFD) |
| Ears wet | 2 rhythmic bobs | Jump in & recover to the side | 5 rhythmic bobs | When/where to swim | Intro to the diving board |
| Face wet | Jump in with PFD (assisted) | Front glide & kick with underwater pull | Seated front dive | Intro to sculling | Weight transfer |
| Back float (assisted) | Back float (head support) | Back float (unassisted) | Rollover floats | Big arms w/aid (5m) | Front crawl (5m) |
| Front float (assisted) | Front float (unassisted) | Front float (unassisted) | Surface support (10sec.) | Back swim (5m) | Back crawl (5m) |
| Crab Walk | Front glide (assisted) | Front glide (unassisted) | Front swim (5m) | Front swim (7m) | Front swim (10m) |
| Kicking on steps | Back glide (assisted) | Front glide & Kick (unassisted) | Back glide & kick main pool | Surface support (20sec.) | Back swim (10m) |
| Jump, turn & walk (unassisted) | Exploring leisure pool | Back float & recovery (unassisted) | Front glide & kick main pool | Jump in, swim 5m front/back | Surface support (30s) |
| Jump into waist-deep water | Jump into chest-deep water | Back glide & kick (unassisted) | Jump in, swim 5m front/back in PFD | Kneeling front dive | Jump in, swim 10m (deep water) |
| Blow bubbles (face in) | Flutter kick in PFD | Back glide (unassisted) | Side glide (unassisted) | ||
| Comfortable being splashed | Side glide (assisted) | Side glide & Kick (unassisted) | |||
| Alligator walks | Kicking with flutterboard |
CHP Swimmers (5+ years old) 一 Level Comparison Chart
| Swimmer 1 | Swimmer 2 | Swimmer 3 | Swimmer 4 | Swimmer 5 |
| Enter and exit shallow water | Jump into deep water, return and exit | Kneeling dive into deep water | Standing dive into deep water | Shallow dive into deep water |
| Jump into chest deep water | Side roll entry wearing PFD | Forward roll entry into deep water with and without PFD | Tread water 2 min | Cannonball into deep water |
| Jump into chest deep water with PFD | Recover object from bottom in chest deep water | Tread water for 60 sec | Swim underwater 5m | Jump entry into deep water and tread 2 min |
| Hold breath underwater for 10-15 sec | Jump into deep water | Handstand in shallow water | Roll entry into deep water, tread 1-2 mins and swim 50-75m | Back somersault |
| Exhale underwater through mouth and nose (5-10 times) | Flutter kick on back 10-15m | Front somersault | Whip kick on front 10-15 | Stationary eggbeater kick 30-60 sec |
| Open eyes underwater | Flutter kick on side 10-15m | Roll entry into deep water, tread 1 min and swim 50m | Breaststroke arm drills 10-15m | Breaststroke 15-25m |
| Wearing PFD jump into deep water, tread for 30 sec and kick on back 5-10m | Whip kick in vertical position 15-30sec | Flutter kick on back 5m, pendulum roll to front and flutter kick on front 5m | Front crawl 25-50m | Front crawl 50m |
| Float on back | Front swim 10-15m | Flutter kick on front 5m, pendulum roll to back and flutter kick on back 5m | Back crawl 25-50m | Back crawl 50m |
| Float on front | Back swim 10-15m | Whip kick on back 10-15m | 25m front or back crawl with 15-20 sec rest | Head up front crawl 10-15m |
| Roll laterally front to back and back to front | 12m flutter kick with 10-15 sec rest | Front crawl 10-15m | Sprint front crawl 25m | 50m front or back crawl with 30 sec rest |
| Glide on front 3-5m | Water smart | Back crawl 10-15m | Water smart | 10-15m breaststroke with 15-30 sec rest |
| Glide on back 3-5m | 25m flutter kick with 15-20 sec rest | Sprint front crawl 25m | ||
| Glide on side 3-5m | Water smart | Sprint back crawl 25m | ||
| Flutter kick on front 3-5m | ||||
| Flutter kick on back 3-5m | ||||
| Water smart |
| Swimmer 6 | Swimmer 7 | Swimmer 8 | Swimmer 9 |
| Stride entry into deep water | Head up front crawl or breaststroke 25m | Somersault sequence, forward and back | Entries with aids |
| Compact jump into deep water | Scull in ready position 30 sec | Stride entry, swim head up 25m and ready position | Head up swim 25m and scull in ready position |
| Tread water legs only using lifesaving kick for 30-60sec | Carry 2.3kg object 15m | Eggbeater kick on back 25m | Defense methods front, rear and side |
| Swim under water 5-10m to recover object | Surface dives, foot and headfirst | Support 2.3kg object 1 min | Eggbeater kick - travel, change direction and height |
| Eggbeater kick on back 10-15m | Lifesaving kick 25m | Search and recover object | Carry 4.5kg object 25m |
| Scissor kick 10-15m | Inflate clothes/ use as buoyant assist | Remove conscious victim | Remove unconscious victim |
| Breaststroke 25-50m | Obstacle swim 25m | Front crawl 75 m | Search to recover object |
| Front crawl 50-100m | Front crawl 50m | Back crawl 75m | Turn and support victim face up |
| Back crawl 50-100m | Back crawl 50m | Breaststroke 25m | Front crawl 100m |
| Interval training: 4 x25m breaststroke with 30 sec rest | Fitness training: 350m workout | Lifesaving medley 100m | Back crawl 100m |
| Sprint breaststroke 25m | Swim 100m in 3 mins or better | Swim 200m in 6 min | Breaststroke 100m |
| Workout (300m): 50m warm up, 4x25m front crawl with 15 sec rest, 4x25m back crawl with 15 sec rest and a 50 cooldown | Assess conscious victim | Assess conscious breathing victim | Fitness training: 600m workout |
| Water smart | Contacting EMS | Care for victim in shock | Swim 300m in 9 min |
| Care for external bleeding | Obstructed airway, conscious victim | Care for bone or joint injury | |
| Look and see | Victim simulation | Care for respiratory emergency | |
| Victim simulation | Victim recognition | Locate and describe submerged object | |
| Victim recognition | Victim avoidance | Rescue with towing aid 20m | |
| Rescue drill: throw aid to target 30 sec | Rescue with buoyant object 20m |
Conversion Charts
| Level Completed | CHP Skippers (3-5 Years Old) |
CHP Swimmer Program (5 Years Old & Up) |
| Skippers 1 Completed | Skippers 2 | Swimmer 1 |
| Skippers 2 Completed | Skippers 3 | Swimmer 1 |
| Skippers 3 Completed | Skippers 4 | Swimmer 2 |
| Skippers 4 Completed | Skippers 5 | Swimmer 2 |
| Skippers 5 Completed | Skippers 6 | Swimmer 3 |
| Skippers 6 Completed | Swimmer 4 |