Aquatic Facility Resources

— local, national, and international in scope


Swimming Canada | 2025-03-13

Swimming Canada continues to advance national aquatic infrastructure development by providing tools and guidance for communities across the country. Most recently, they released a new Facilities Toolkit, a living document designed to guide best practices in new builds and facility planning. This resource will evolve over time and serve as a foundation for aquatic infrastructure discussions and development nationwide.

Swimming Canada Facility Toolkit (March 2025)


Ontario Aquatic Sport Council | 2025-01-10

The Ontario Aquatic Sport Council has developed a White Paper titled Building More Aquatic Centres in Ontario to support advocacy efforts with provincial and municipal governments. This paper outlines the urgent need for aquatic facility investment and serves as a valuable reference in our own infrastructure discussions here in Nova Scotia.

Swim Ontario Aquatic Sports Council’s Building More Aquatic Centres


Swim England – Value of Swimming | 2022-11-22

An excerpt from Swim England's Values of Swimming Report

“Ensuring swimming clubs and members have access to facilities in order to train and develop swimmers is an essential part of Swim England’s strategy.”

Swim England Facility Development Toolkit


HRM Long Term Aquatic Strategy | 2019-05-01

Halifax Regional Municipality’s Long Term Aquatic Strategy (6Mb)