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Modified Length Swim schedules will be in effect March 10 to 14, 2025

Modified Length Swim schedules will be in effect from March 10 to 14, 2025 to provide pool space for scheduled lifeguarding and leadership courses. 

Monday, March 10 to Friday, March 14:

• Length Swims from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. will take place in the 65-metre pool mid-section with 4-lanes available.  

Monday, March 10, Wednesday, March 12 and Friday, March 14:

• Length Swims from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. will take place in the 25-metre pool and 65-metre mid-section and deep-end. The 65-metre pool deep-end...

Registration beings for Spring Swim Lessons on March 5, 2025

Spring Swim Lesson registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 online at www.Brantford.ca/ACTIVEnet or in-person at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre. Online registration is highly recommended. You can view lesson schedules online at www.Brantford.ca/ACTIVEnet. 

• Early Spring Swim Lessons begin March 17, 2025. Lessons run weekly for 8-weeks.
• Late Spring Swim Lessons begin May 12, 2025. Lessons run twice per week for 4-weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays OR Tuesdays and Thursday. 

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Revised pool schedules will be in place on March 2, 2025 for a Special Olympics swim meet

The Special Olympics is hosting a swim meet at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre on Sunday, March 2, 2025. As a result, the following revised pool schedules will be in effect. 

Revised schedules on Sunday, March 2, 2025:

• 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Hydrotherapy Pool Drop-in
• 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Length swim is CANCELLED
• 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Family Swim is CANCELLED
• 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Public swim is CANCELLED

Swim lessons will take place in the 25-metre pool. The sauna will be closed for repairs and...

Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 2025 Family Day holiday schedule

For the public's information, the following schedules will be in place for the upcoming Family Day holiday at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre on Monday, February 17, 2025. 

Family Day special activities

As part of Brantford's Winter Fun Fest series, we're offering the following additional programming on Monday, February 17, 2025.

• Family Day Public Skate from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Regular skating admission applies.
• Family Day Public Swim from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Regular swim admission applies.

Revised pool schedules will be in effect on February 22 and 23, 2025 for a swim meet

Ontario Artistic Swimming is hosting the Central West Winter Regionals swim meet at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre on Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23, 2025. Revised swimming and pool fitness schedules will be in effect during the meet. Swim Lessons will take place in the 25-metre pool. The sauna will be closed on February 22 and 23, 2025. You can view revised program schedules below.

Revised schedules on Saturday, February 22, 2025:

• 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Length Swim is CANCELLED