Aquatic activities

Stay active and enjoy the fall session's aquatic activities at the Lévesque pool.

Registration for winter activities

Our winter session will start on January 12 and end on March 22. Registration opens at 9 AM on Monday, December 9 and continues until January 26 via Loisirs Montréal.

• More details will be available here starting November 25! (available in French only)

The course catalog is available online through Loisirs Montréal. To register to our activites, you need to create an account on Loisirs Montreal. To do so, you need a valid library card or recreation card.

Also, it is important to emphasize that anyone wishing to register for an aquatic activity must have a valid library card or leisure card, including children.

Private swimming lessons

We also offer private swimming lessons.

If this option interests you, please fill out this form to join our waitlist (available in French only).

Registered individuals will be contacted in the order of registration.

Open swim

Access to open swim is free of charge. There is a set schedule for open swim periods.

Swimwear is mandatory for anyone wishing to access the pool.

Swimming caps are at the discretion of swimmers. They are not mandatory.

Children 7 years of age and under must be accompanied by a person 16 years of age or older. Children ages 5 and under must always be within reach of the person accompanying them.

The average temperature of the pool is 27 degrees Celsius.

It is possible to bring accessories on site (water toys, etc.), but the use of these remains at the discretion of the pool staff depending on the size of the items and the traffic in the pool.

On site equipment loans

In the shallow water area:

• Pool noodles
• Lifejackets

In the swimming lanes:

• Pull buoy floats
• Kickboards

The use of other accessories (slides, etc.) is reserved for guided water activities and classes.

Lap swim

Lanes are set up during free swim periods to allow for lap swimming.

The adult swim period includes one swimming lane, while the lane swimming period includes three swimming lanes.

Lifeguard recruitment and training

Would you like to become a lifeguard in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, but don't know where to start? See this guide (in French).

Please note that, thanks to support from the government of Québec, the borough offers the Lifesaving Society's training for lifeguards and swim instructors free of charge.

You must have a valid library or recreation card to create an account on loisirs.montreal.ca.

Universal accessibility 

A pool pod allows people with reduced mobility to access the pool.