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Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools
Aberdeenshire Council's Swimming Pools and Leisure Centres offer a wide range of activities for people of all ages and ability.
As well as swimming pools, a number of our facilities include well-equipped fitness suites, saunas, squash courts, sports halls and even climbing walls.
SWIM Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire Council are in the process of re-evaluating the Swim Aberdeenshire programme. The first step will be to update all the information on swimmers that are on the waiting lists and inform you of some very important changes in procedure. This is part of a pilot scheme that ran first at Inverurie Swim Centre and has proved to be very successful, with waiting lists being reduced by over 50%. Letters and update forms will be sent out to names on the waiting lists at all Aberdeenshire Pools (except Banff, Inverurie & Portlethen) starting from Thursday 1st May. If you do not receive a letter by the 12th May please contact the relevant pool for further information or print off the form below.
This form is only for people currently on a waiting list. To access the waiting list please contact the appropriate swim centre and complete a Learn to Swim application form.
If you wish your child to remain on the waiting list at the Aberdeenshire Council pool of your choice, then please fill in the update form and return to the pool of your choice before the 31st May 2008. If we do not get a reply before the 31st May 2008 then we will assume that you do not want a space on the waiting list and your child's name will be removed.
Centres
Centres are listed below in alphabetical order and include full timetable details:
- Aboyne
- Alford
- Balmedie Leisure Centre
- Banchory
- Banff
- Ellon - Swimming Pool and Community Centre
- Ellon - Meadows Sports Centre
- Fraserburgh
- Huntly
- Inverbervie Leisure Centre
- Inverurie
- Laurencekirk - Mearns Sports Centre
- Peterhead
- Portlethen
- Stonehaven
- Turriff Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre
- Westhill
National Pool Lifeguard Qualification
The following facilities are running a National Pool Lifeguard qualification on the following dates, please contact the facility directly for more information:
- Huntly Swimming Pool - October 2007
- Portlethen Swimming Pool - Mid September 2007
- Stonehaven Leisure Centre - March 2008
- Peterhead Swimming Pool - Late March / April 2008 (£150)
- Banchory Sports Centre - April 2008
- Westhill Swimming Pool - April 2008
- Alford Swimming Pool - June 2008
Please note that before starting the training course, you must be able to:
- Jump or dive into the pool in deep water
- Swim 50 metres in 60 secs or less
- Swim 100 metres continuously on the front and then on the back
- Tread water for at least 30 secs
- Surface dive to the deepest part of the pool
- Climb out of the pool unaided, without using steps or a ladder
An NPLQ course costs between £120.00 - £150.00 (This includes reading material and exam fees)
Successfully completing the course does not guarantee a leisure Attendant position within Aberdeenshire Council.
