Lowertown Pool

The move to Shutdown status across the province will temporarily close City-managed recreation and cultural facilities for most indoor activities, limit the capacity at outdoor recreation amenities and suspend in-person City counter services. Shutdown comes into effect on Saturday, April 3 at 12:01 am.

The following recreation and cultural programs will temporarily suspend operations:

• All reserved recreation activities – including indoor skating, swimming (public and lane swims), cardio-weight rooms, sports activities – team play and practices, select cultural programs that operated by reservation only, and indoor fitness classes

Details:

• Select the button below to reserve your spot. Available sessions for the next two days will be displayed in green.
• Reserve your space as of 6 pm for up to two days in advance.
• Please show up no more than 15 minutes prior to your reservation.
• Your spot is reserved up to 10 minutes after the start of the session.
• You can reserve one session per day.
• If you are unable to reserve a spot online, you can make a walk-in reservation on the day of, if there are spaces remaining. To avoid disappointment, we strongly encourage you to reserve your space online.
• Payment can be made on-site.
• You can book a maximum of:
  • 6 spaces at a time for public swims.
  • 2 spaces at a time for lane swims.

Helpful info:

• COVID-19 safety measures (including mask rules, fitness rules and arena rules)
• Drop-in fees
• Program descriptions
• Cancel your reservation
• Swim admission standards

Some changes are coming to our drop-in reservation process!

• You will soon be able to view session times in the front desk booking system for a week in advance. This will provide you with the most accurate view of available sessions.
• Sessions will continue to be available for booking 2 days in advance.
• The full schedules in chart format will no longer be posted on ottawa.ca. If you are looking for a full schedule, please feel free to contact the facility of your choice and request a copy be sent to you via email.

We are continuing to make improvements to our booking system to ensure a positive experience for our clients, and can’t wait to share more exciting enhancements with you in the coming months.