About Us

Kutenai Aquatics offers swim classes for all ages and levels of fitness including:

aqua fitness classes
private and semi-private swim lessons
lifeguarding instruction
swim boot camp

Our facilities are Radium Hot Springs Pools of Kootenay National Park and Radium Resort Pool, just minutes from Invermere. All classes at Radium Hot Springs Pools take place in an invigorating 25 m mineral pool (28 C) and end with a calming stretch and soak in our mineral hot pool (40 C). All classes at Radium Resort take place in a refreshing 13m indoor pool (28 C) and end with a relaxing soak in our hot tub (44 C).

Our Staff

Jill Parry
Owner Jill Parry B.A., B.Ed, is a certified AFLCA aqua fitness/strength instructor and NCCP/WSI swim coach who has been motivating Columbia Valley swimmers for 10 years at Radium Hot Springs Pools.

Jill's goal is to inspire people of all ages and abilities to make health and fitness an integral part of daily life. Her passion for wellbeing and the outdoors are recognized through her most recent accomplishments of a 4th place finish in the challenging 2007 Trans Rockies Race and in capturing the top place at the 2005 Panorama Sea to Summit adventure race (2 member team division).
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Karen Larsen
With 25 years in the sports and recreation field, Karen joined Kutenai Aquatics in the winter of 2008 to continue her athletic pursuits. Karen comes to the Columbia Valley from Dawson City, where she managed the public pool, taught various aquatic programs and swam competitively - we welcome Karen's passion for the water!
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Our Commitments to You
Beyond our goal of delivering quality programs that enhance the health and fitness of our participants, we are committed to our environment and community.

Kutenai Aquatics shares 1% of our annual profits with our Wildsight Invermere branch. Established in 1987, Wildsight works locally, regionally and globally to protect biodiversity and encourage sustainable communities in Canada's Columbia and southern Rocky Mountain region. Please visit Wildsight at www.wildsight.ca.

At Kutenai Aquatics, we also believe that water fun and fitness is for everyone and that is why we started Swim4. The Swim4 program is our pledge to you that we will use 4% of our annual profits solely for creating no-cost swimming opportunities for our most vulnerable community members.

Swim4 it with Kutenai Aquatics and you Swim4 good!