Pan Am Pool — Local services in Winnipeg

The power tripping and just flat out bullying from the lifeguards is actually vile. Brown hair lady supervising from 730pm to 9pm is an extremely toxic and disturbed person, and many of the others are as well. I came here with my bf to swim, and he's a beginner swimmer. Anyways we were in the 2m lane swimming back and forth, where he could easily as a tall guy reach the bottom and jump up if he needed to and could also grab the ropes beside him for breaks in between. A lifeguard then came over and in a snarky, condescending voice told him that it wasn't safe and he needed to wear a life jacket to stay there or go to the shallow end. So he put on a life jacket, then she told another lifeguard on the walkie talkies to come tell him he needed to do laps with the life jacket in the shallow end in order to continue. I then said "just 2? And the lifeguard smiled at the other life gaurd and said "4". Then the lifeguard on the walkie literally told her to walk away from us so she could say something, CLEARLY talking trash about us. Then we seen her go to another staff and start laughing and pointing at us. Obviously we refused to do 4 LAPS, in the SHALLOW end, WITH a life jacket. So unreasonable and clearly just wanting to pick on someone. vile behavior. Plus front desk lady was kinda rude...

Going to Pan Am pool was my first pool experience in Winnipeg. The facility is clean and well-kept. The staff are friendly. I went to a public swim after checking the swimming schedule. They have $.25 lockers in a large locker room. The pool itself is large and heated for people who are actively swimming. I wouldn’t say that this is a comfortable temperature for leisurely swimming and playing. Also there is no steam room or sauna or hot tub, which to me are the best parts!! They do have a shallower pool with toys and floaties etc., however the pool temperature starts to feel a bit cold if you’re not very active. I lasted about 30 minutes and then headed home. This pool is probably fantastic for laps and sports but I most likely won’t be coming back here for leisurely swimming...

Admission price of just under $7 Canadian is acceptable for an out-of-towner getting her "fix" .

Mens locker room: clean. The lockers nearer the showers will return your quarter after use.

The pool website says the training pool temperature is 80 deg F, but during the week I visited, it varied insanely from just right (for me) to frigid (my feet and hands just never got warm). The kiddie pool at about 85 degF, happily, is very close by, to recover from the cold.

The main pool, for lessons, lap swimming and teaching, stays near the published 82 degF. In that 50 m pool, lap lanes are oriented cross wise, with no flags to help backstrokers define the ends.

FYI,the clarity of the water is great. I say that bc the water at my YMCA is turbid.

The Pan Am pool...