Second Beach Pool - Stanley Park

I loved swimming at Second Beach Pool when I was a kid. The water was quite warm compared to Lumberman's Arch Pool. It was so much fun splashing around, going down the slide and running down the bank and diving in. From today's perspective, running down the bank and diving in would probably not be permitted. The views from the pool are spectacular. You can see across English Bay to Kits and the other beaches on the west side of Vancouver. I remember on one occasion there was a guy with very long hair holding a sign promoting Wreck Beach. Today, Wreck Beach requires no promotion at all. It's famous across Canada.

Second Beach Pool - 1971 - looking toward Kits

Second Beach Pool - 1971 looking towards Point Grey

                                                     Video of Second Beach Pool in 1971
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It was so much fun running down the bank of the pool and diving in as you will see in this video. I'm sure some kids tired themselves out completely  running down the bank into the pool constantly. I know I did. Maybe that was a good thing for parents to have their kids tired out! When I looked at this video for the first time in many years my first two impressions were how much fun everyone is having and how hard it must have been for the Life Guards to watch all the goings on.

Second Beach Pool -2013

The new pool may look very different than the old one but it's still very popular with families.

Second Beach Pool -2013