Swimming Lessons

June 04, 2025

Recreation

Both Johnstown and Cardinal community pools will offer swimming lessons through the Lifesaving Society’s Swim for Life and Lifesaving Instructional Program. Lessons emphasize in-water practice to develop strong swimming strokes and skills, along with Water Smart education that lasts a lifetime.

Registration

You can register for swimming lessons by contacting our Aquatics Director, calling 613-803-4394 or dropping by the Cardinal or Johnstown pool during operating hours where staff are on-site to assist with registration and answer any questions.

Fees

$50 per session per child
Family Rate: $125 per session (for 3 or more children)

These rates do not include Bronze level courses

Private lessons

Private lessons are designed to support swimmers with unique sensory needs by offering one-on-one instruction. These lessons use adapted teaching techniques such as reduced noise, a slower pace, and visual cues to create a calm and supportive environment. With a flexible structure that emphasizes comfort, routine, and trust, sensory lessons are often held during quieter pool times. Instructors typically have experience or training in working with children who are neurodivergent or have physical or developmental challenges.

Private lessons are offered at Johnstown Pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.. The cost is $100 for five 30-minute private lessons. To register, contact our Aquatics Director.

Session 1: July 1, 3, 8, 10, and 15
Session 2: July 17, 22, 24, 3, and August 5
Session 3: August 7, 12, 14, 19, and 21

Cancellations

We cannot reschedule group lessons missed due to weather or mechanical issues. Refunds or credits will not be issued in these cases.
During thunder or lightning, lessons will pause for 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder or last bolt of lightning.
If there's a thunderstorm, feel free to call the pool for opening status updates. In heavy rain, the pool may close if staff can't clearly see the pool bottom.

Cardinal pool sessions

June evening lessons: Monday to Friday (session one: June 9 to 20)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Preschool 1

5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Preschool 2

5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Preschool 3

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Preschool 4

6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Swimmer 1

5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Swimmer 2

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Swimmer 3

6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Swimmer 4

5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

Swimmer 5

6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Swimmer 6

6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Evening lessons: Monday and Wednesday (session one and two)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Session 1: June 30, July 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21 and 23

Session 2: July 28, 30, August 4, 6, 11, 13, 18 and 22

Parent and Tot

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Preschool 1

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Preschool 2

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Preschool 3

6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Swimmer 1

6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Swimmer 2

6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Swimmer 3

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Swimmer 4

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Swimmer 5

6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Swimmer 6

6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Evening lessons: Tuesday and Thursday (session one and two)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Session 1: July 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 and 24

Session 2: July 29, July 31, August 5, 7, 12, 14, 19 and 21

Parent and Tot

5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Preschool 1

5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Preschool 2

5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Swimmer 1

5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Swimmer 2

5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Swimmer 3

5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Swimmer 4

5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Swimmer 5

5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Swimmer 6

5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Monday to Friday lessons (session one: June 30 to July 11)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Parent and Tot

11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Rookie, Ranger, Star

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Preschool 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Preschool 2

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 3

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Preschool 4

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Swimmer 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 3

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Swimmer 4

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 5

11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 6

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Monday to Friday lessons (session two: July 14 to 25)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Rookie, Ranger, Star

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 1

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Preschool 2

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Preschool 3

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 4

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Swimmer 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Swimmer 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 3

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Swimmer 4

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 5

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 6

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Monday to Friday lessons (session three: July 28 to August 8)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Parent and Tot

11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Rookie, Ranger, Star

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Preschool 2

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Preschool 3

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 4

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Swimmer 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Swimmer 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Swimmer 3

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 4

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 5

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 6

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Monday to Friday lessons (session four: August 11 to 22)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Parent and Tot

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Rookie, Ranger, Star

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Preschool 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Preschool 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 3

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Swimmer 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 2

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 3

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 4

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 5

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 6

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Johnstown pool sessions

Saturday lessons: July 5 to August 23

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Parent and Tot

10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Preschool 1

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Preschool 2

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Preschool 3

10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Preschool 4

10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Swimmer 1

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Swimmer 2

10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Swimmer 3

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Swimmer 4

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Swimmer 5

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Swimmer 6

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Monday to Friday lessons (session one: June 30 to July 11)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Parent and Tot

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Rookie, Ranger, Star

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Preschool 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Preschool 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 3

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Preschool 4

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Swimmer 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Swimmer 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 3

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 4

11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 5

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Swimmer 6

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Monday to Friday lessons (session two: July 14 to 25)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Parent and Tot

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Rookie, Ranger, Star

11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Preschool 1

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Preschool 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Preschool 3

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Preschool 4

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Swimmer 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 3

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 4

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Swimmer 5

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 6

11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Bronze Star

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Monday to Friday lessons (session three: July 28 to August 8)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Parent and Tot

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Rookie, Ranger, Star

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Preschool 2

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Preschool 3

9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Preschool 4

10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Swimmer 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 3

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 4

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 5

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Swimmer 6

11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Monday to Friday lessons (session four: August 11 to 22)

Please note: Times and swim level may change.

Parent and Tot

11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Rookie, Ranger, Star

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preschool 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Preschool 2

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Preschool 3

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11: 15 a.m.

Preschool 4

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to 11: 15 a.m.

Swimmer 1

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Swimmer 2

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Swimmer 3

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Swimmer 4

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Swimmer 5

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Bronze Star

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

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