{"id":652503,"date":"2026-08-24T21:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=652503"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:13:31","slug":"vancouvers-oldest-swim-club-facing-facilities-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vancouvers-oldest-swim-club-facing-facilities-crunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Oldest Swim Club Facing Facilities Crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vancouver\u2019s Oldest Swim Club Facing Facilities Crunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vancouver\u2019s oldest swim club is struggling to find pool space amid a deepening battle for facilities in Canada at large.<\/p>\n

Dolphin Swim Club, which has roughly 240 swimmers, is being forced out<\/a> of the Britannia Community Centre pool as it is undergoing a $15.7 million renovation. That scheduling change has at been delayed until January 2027, instead of the mid-September effective date that was feared last week. Dolphin SC has been using the pool four days a week.<\/p>\n

The club has lost 40 percent of its pool capacity after the Vancouver Aquatic Centre closed for what is anticipated to be a redevelopment stretching into 2029. That project includes a $175 million investment, but it comes with downsizing the existing 50-meter pool to a 25-meter pool. (The renovation required a vote in June<\/a> for an additional $22.5 million in funding to get to the $175 number.)<\/p>\n