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Aquatic Centres

Top level competitive swimming and diving meets can be hosted with ease in the aquatic centres in Ladysmith and Duncan. Before the laps begin, competitors will appreciate the gym and training areas in these modern facilities.

Frank Jameson Aquatic Centre

The Frank Jameson Community Centre in Ladysmith features an aquatic centre, with a four-lane, 25-metre Olympic short course pool, aquatic lifts and stairs for accessibility, a climbing wall, slides, rope swing and basketball hoops. The centre offers a well-equipped fitness centre with cardio, strength and free-weight training equipment, as well as a gymnasium, youth centre, and two meeting spaces. More information can be found on Ladysmith’s recreation page.

Cowichan Aquatic Centre

The region’s flagship facility, in Duncan, is a fully accessible, multi-featured aquatic venue with full size pools, steam room, sauna and swirl pool. There are fitness classes, a full fitness centre, meeting spaces, and facilities to host events.  Activities take place in the 25-metre competitive pool, and 25-metre wide wave pool (warm-up pool). There are one and three-metre diving boards, a 12ft depth, lazy river, twin waterslides, swirl pool, sauna and steam rooms. Change rooms have private and communal showers. Visit North Cowichan’s website for more.

For more listings see Cowichan Region Sports Facilities.

Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.