World-class swimming at city prices — the Pan Am Sports Centre built for the 2015 Games houses an Olympic 50m competition pool, dive tanks, and leisure pools. Public swim times are available at low Toronto city rates and the facility quality rivals anything in North America. Sunday morning lap swimmers know this is the best kept secret in Scarborough.
Neighbourhood: Scarborough · Address: 875 Morningside Ave, Scarborough, ON · Hours: Daily 6am–10pm | Public swim times vary — check toronto.ca
Why Visit
Swim in a legit Olympic-size pool without shelling out fancy gym prices. The water quality and lane space are a huge upgrade from Toronto's other city pools.
What Makes It Unique
Unlike most city-run pools, this spot has a 50m competition pool, pro diving platforms, and excellent locker rooms straight from the Pan Am Games. Swimmers from all over the GTA make the trek because you can actually get uninterrupted lap time—and the shallow leisure pool is ideal for families.
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Scarborough is the most comprehensive multi-sport facility in the Greater Toronto Area — a legacy of the 2015 Pan Am and Parachute Games that left Toronto with a world-class aquatics centre, field house, and sport medicine facilities that are now open to the public alongside the varsity sports programmes of the University of Toronto Scarborough campus on whose grounds the facility sits.
The aquatics component is the facility's showpiece: a competition-grade 50-metre pool, a separate diving pool with platforms from 1 metre through 10 metres, and a recreation pool — all within a single facility that provides Toronto with the kind of Olympic-standard swimming infrastructure that the city has historically lacked compared to other major international cities. The 50-metre pool is used by swimming clubs, masters swimmers, triathletes, and recreational lap swimmers who want proper lane swimming in a pool that's long enough to actually train.
The field house provides an indoor multi-sport space with courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton, and other court sports alongside a running track, which makes it a year-round training venue for team sports that are otherwise dependent on weather. The facility's connection to the University of Toronto Scarborough's athletic programmes means that a mix of varsity athletes, community users, and recreational participants use the space simultaneously, creating an athletic environment that doesn't exist at single-sport gyms.
The Scarborough location means Pan Am Centre is most practically accessed by residents of Scarborough, North York, and the eastern suburbs who have historically had fewer premium athletic facilities than central Toronto. Public access to the facility through pay-per-use and membership structures makes it available to community members rather than exclusively to varsity athletes and sports clubs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre open to the public?
Yes — Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre operates community programming alongside university athletics. Public swim times, fitness classes, and pay-per-use access to the pools and field house are available. Check the TPASC website for current public programming schedules.
What is the pool like at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre?
The main pool is a competition-grade 50-metre facility — the same standard as Olympic swimming competitions. A separate diving pool has platforms from 1 to 10 metres. The facilities are maintained at the highest standard of any public aquatic facility in the GTA.
How do I get to Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre?
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre is at 875 Morningside Avenue in Scarborough, on the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. The 116 Morningside bus connects from Kennedy station on Line 2. Driving via Highway 401 and Morningside Avenue is most direct from most GTA areas.
Does Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre have a gym?
The field house provides multi-sport court space and a running track. Combined with the aquatics facilities and sport medicine resources, TPASC provides the most comprehensive multi-sport public facility in the GTA. A traditional weights gym is also part of the facility.