How many 50 metre pools are there in Halifax?

Two. Centennial Pool, which runs six 50 metre lanes or, with its bulkhead, twelve 25 metre lanes, and Dalhousie University's Dalplex, which has an eight-lane 50 metre pool.

How many backstroke flag lines does a bulkheaded pool need?

Two for a single course, one 5.0 metres from each turning wall. If a bulkhead splits the pool into two 25 metre courses that are both used for racing, each course needs its own pair, which makes four.

Do you supply backstroke flags in Nova Scotia?

Yes. Flags are built in Port Coquitlam, BC and supplied to teams across Canada, Nova Scotia included.

Nova Scotia

Backstroke Flags in Nova Scotia

In short

Swim Nova Scotia governs club competition in the province. Halifax Regional Municipality has two 50 metre pools: Centennial Pool, opened in 1968 for the 1969 Canada Summer Games, with six 50 metre lanes that a bulkhead turns into twelve 25 metre lanes, and Dalhousie University's Dalplex, with an eight-lane 50 metre pool.

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50 m pools in Halifax Regional Municipality: 6 → 12
Centennial lanes, long to short course: 8
Lanes in the Dalplex 50 m pool: 1968
Centennial Pool opened

SourcesCentennial Pool, About UsDalhousie University, Dalplex 50 m Indoor PoolSwimming Canada, Facility Rules & Guidelines

Who governs swimming in Nova Scotia

Swim Nova Scotia is headquartered in Halifax and oversees registered club competition throughout the province.

Centennial Pool: one tank, up to four flag lines

Centennial Pool on Gottingen Street in Halifax opened on 25 May 1968, built jointly by the federal, provincial and municipal governments for the 1969 Canada Summer Games. Run long course, it is a six-lane 50 metre pool, one of only two in Halifax Regional Municipality. A movable bulkhead converts it to twelve 25 metre lanes, six in the shallow half and six in the deep half.

Dalplex at Dalhousie

Dalhousie University's Dalplex holds an eight-lane, 50 metre indoor pool, which the university lists for both short course (25 metres) and long course (50 metres) use. It is the other of Halifax's two 50 metre pools.

Two long-course pools in the same city, one with six lanes and one with eight, show why a flag line is quoted from a measured width. Knowing a pool is 50 metres long says nothing about how wide the line across it has to be.

Common questions

How many 50 metre pools are there in Halifax?: Two. Centennial Pool, which runs six 50 metre lanes or, with its bulkhead, twelve 25 metre lanes, and Dalhousie University's Dalplex, which has an eight-lane 50 metre pool.
How many backstroke flag lines does a bulkheaded pool need?: Two for a single course, one 5.0 metres from each turning wall. If a bulkhead splits the pool into two 25 metre courses that are both used for racing, each course needs its own pair, which makes four.
Do you supply backstroke flags in Nova Scotia?: Yes. Flags are built in Port Coquitlam, BC and supplied to teams across Canada, Nova Scotia included.