Vecova Recreation Centre

If you're a parent like us then you'll love to take your baby/toddlers to this pool as it's pretty warm. However, if you're not a parent going with kids stay away lol this pool is quite small, I don't even think it's 25 m in length although nice deep end. This pool could almost be said to he exclusively for parents and kids only. You wouldn't even be able to get a workout at this pool, that's how small it is. Great staff, friendly and lots of parking but yeah unless you have kids find another pool to go to.

All three of our children have learned to swim here. Very warm pool which is excellent with young kids (can't move fast enough to stay warm). There are stands inside the pool to watch your kids in lessons once they are unparented. On cold weekends for public swims the pool sometimes had it's capacity exceeded and people are turned away or wait. A great problem to have for a pool!

Very friendly staff, pool is very warm with many little thing to play, girls are having a lot of fun there! 5 star!

Great place for swimming lessons. The pool is at a more comfortable temperature than normal swimming pools.

Great place to have a swim if need warm water. Too warm to do laps. Great ramp for Walker or wheelchair. Great for babies and toddlers or standing around in water supervising a swimmer. Cost is ver reasonable. Bring lock. Have warm showers. Nice viewing bleachers on pool deck.

A feel good, cost effective, well-run place to come swimming and also play court sports like basketball or badminton! The staff here are well-organized and have pride in knowing that this facility supports members of our society that need extra help.

Not only can you play sports in the main gym or go swimming, there are meeting rooms, atriums, smaller gyms that are perfect for classes, seminars and get togethers. The cost of renting these rooms out is quite low and well worth an enquiry.

Located on the North side of U of C there is plenty of Parking and easy accessibility.

I am very pleased to have discovered this Centre and plan to find ways to frequent and support it.

Reasonable to swim. About half price compared to ymca. Water warm which is great for little kids. Once u are more advanced swimming or lane swim it will be too warm for that. Facilites a bit small and so busy sometimes its hard to keep floors clean. Thx for great staff and facility

Thanks to Alex, Caden and the whole Vecova team for making my daughter's birthday awesome! You guys are all magic and it is so amazing to see so many young people running the show. You guys do a great job from booking to set up to gymastics and play to take down. Thank you!

Good programs for the whole family, could use some updating but a nice plan with great swimming lessons for kids.

A decent recreation and aquatic centre. The facility is a bit old. Includes many programs such as yoga, air cadets, and fencing. The pool is not the standard size. Some food options in the snack bar. Offers many multi- use conference rooms and break out rooms. Located close to the university and bus stops.

All three of our children have learned to swim here. Very warm pool which is excellent with young kids (can't move fast enough to stay warm). There are stands inside the pool to watch your kids in lessons once they are unparented. On cold weekends for public swims the pool sometimes had it's capacity exceeded and people are turned away or wait. A great problem to have for a pool!

We come here for swim lessons regularly and my boys enjoy their teachers. The swim instructors are patient and attentive. They give the children turns receiving individual attention while the others watch and splash. My kids look forward to their half hour lesson each week.

When we come for family swim, there are toys, big floaters, kick boards and life jackets available. There is a little slide for younger children. The water is such a comfortable temperature. The showers are hot (but not enough to burn).

Great places for my daughter who is special needs.we have been swimming there for years.staff is wonderful and the facility is great.love the warm water pool.

Update: Vecova did follow up as indicated below and refunded our swim lessons. The guy I talked to on the phone was very easy to talk to and professional. It sounds like they will be talking to the instructors about how to handle kids who don't want to put their face in the water.

This review is based on the Sea Otter (preschool) swim lessons for my 4 year old. The instructors were terrible with my son.so terrible that I'm not even going to finish his last 3 swim lessons. It appeared that the ratio for the 3-5 year old swim lesson was 6: 1, but the class typically had a 4: 1 ratio. The last class was only 20 minutes of lessons and 10 minutes of playtime. My son may have received 3 minutes of instruction. The class was typically 25 minutes with no or 5 minutes of play time. The rest of the time was spent sitting on the stairs waiting (which he seemed to enjoy). This was my son's first un-parented swim lesson. The first male instructor powerfully dunked my son after my son repeatedly told him not to.it left a lasting negative impression with my son and the first instructor destroyed any trust. The next class we had a different instructor. I told her what happened and that my son was nervous about putting his face in the water. She didn't push him or dunk him, but he was still upset about the first lesson and was nervous doing things that he previously LOVED to do with me (i.e. Float on his back, swim with a pool noddle, etc.). My son is vocal and every time she told the kids to put there face in the water, he very vocally said he did not want to do that. When she went to get him he would walk out of the pool. She angrily asked me very loudly "DOES HE HAVE ANXIETY? !? " She wasn't as mean to the other 3 year old (not vocal) who kept getting out of the pool also. The next class and our last class, she was mean, snippy and impatient with my son. "YOUR IN SWIM LESSONS, BUD! " "RELAX! " she angrily shouted. The instructors have very short fuses. He did end up putting his face in the water but it had to be on his terms. Apparently children are supposed to OBEY strangers all the time even when they are scared or perhaps the instructors don't think children are human and have real feelings. Regardless, both instructors were horrible with my son. Two of the other non vocal, obedient, and not scared kids seemed to do fine. The nervous kids did not. The instructors are not good at teaching kids in this age group.

The other challenge I have with this place is it takes more time to drive there than the actual lesson and there is no way to extend the lesson as the pool was occupied after the swim lessons. My son loves water and wants to actually swim so a half an hour is too short.

The only pro to this place is that the water is warm.

Best facilities in town! My kids like to hangout at the break room when waiting from one another. Snacks, water, heating, and especially teachers, top notch!

Great pool for lil ones. The water is nice and warm. The staff all seem great with babies. I am always greeted with a smile.