Welcome to the mighty Canterbury Taipans!
Hosted by our Canterbury College Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Centre.
Sports Centre Features
- Olympic-sized 50-metre 10-lane heated lap swimming pool.
- Dedicated marquee-enclosed and heated Learn To Swim pool.
- Junior & Adult Learn To Swim Classes | Aqua Aerobics | Aqua Babies | Swimming Squads | Public Lap Swimming | Water Polo.
- Targeted sessions include stroke correction and swimming drills, dry land sessions, core work and lane turns.
- Freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly stroke development while perfecting race starts and finishes.
- Eight ITF international standard and Tennis Queensland tournament approved acrylic hardcourt tennis courts.
- Regular Junior Tennis Tournaments | Adult Social Tennis | Cardio Fitness Tennis Challenges.
- Greatly improved playing techniques through a Learn Through Play environment.
- International standard 400-metre former Gold Coast Commonwealth Games athletics track.
- Long jump, high jump, triple jump, flop, discus, shot put, javelin and hurdles facilities and equipment.
- Sprint, middle-distance and long-distance running techniques, race tactics and development, including block starts and fast finishes.
- Experienced and fully qualified coaches providing professional sport and training programs.
- Private one-on-one or group swimming, tennis and athletics paid lessons.
- Large fully equipped change rooms with toilets, parent rooms, plus indoor and outdoor showers.
- Tennis Pro Shop – For Tennis Centre Courts and Taipans Club Membership information and bookings, plus merchandise – tennis rackets, tennis balls, racket grips, sun visors and more.
- Swim Kiosk – For Aquatic Centre Lap Pool, Learn To Swim, Aqua Aerobics, Aqua Babies and Taipans Club Membership information and bookings, plus merchandise – swimming caps, goggles, flippers, paddle boards, trunks, mesh kit bags and more.
- Splash & Smash Cafe – For hot tea and coffee, cold drinks, tasty snacks, crisps, ice-creams, toasties and more.
- Our Aquatic and Tennis Centres are fully open to the general public, scheduled around college students and classes in-term.
- School Holidays Fun & Fitness Camps.
- Canterbury Taipans Club Nights | Awards Ceremonies | Social Events | Information Sessions.
- Canterbury Taipans Swimming, Tennis and Athletics Club Memberships available NOW.
- Canterbury Family discounts.
- LOCATION: Canterbury College – Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Centre | Entry via Sports Precinct Gate, 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford.
Then follow the signs with plenty of onsite parking.
Canterbury College Aquatic & Tennis Centre Trading Hours | School Terms & School Holidays
Canterbury College Aquatic Centre Trading Hours
School Terms
Monday – Friday: 5:30am – 8:00am | 3:30pm – 6:00pm
NB: College students class usage from 8:15am – 3:15pm
Saturday: 6:30am – 11:00am
Sunday: CLOSED
School Holidays
Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 12:00pm Midday | 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Saturday: 6:30am – 11:00am
Sunday: CLOSED
Swim Kiosk & Café Trading Hours
Our Swim Kiosk with Splash & Smash Café is open whenever we have pool lifeguards on duty.
Swim Kiosk: For Aquatic Centre Lap Pool, Learn To Swim, Aqua Aerobics, Aqua Babies and Taipans Club Membership information and bookings, plus merchandise – swimming caps, goggles, flippers, paddle boards, trunks, mesh kit bags and more.
Splash & Smash Café: For hot tea and coffee, cold drinks, tasty snacks, crisps, ice-creams, toasties and more.
SWIMMING – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
NB: All times listed above may vary based on tournaments, carnivals, club events or staff meetings hosted on-site.
Canterbury College Tennis Centre Trading Hours
School Terms
Monday – Friday: 6:00am – 9:00pm
NB: College students class usage from 8:15am – 3:15pm
Saturday – Sunday: 8:00am – 6:00pm
School Holidays
Monday – Friday: 6:00am – 9:00pm
Saturday – Sunday: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Tennis Pro Shop Trading Hours
School Terms AND School Holidays
Monday – Friday: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am – 12:00pm Midday
Sunday: CLOSED
Swim Kiosk & Café Trading Hours
Our Swim Kiosk with Splash & Smash Café is open whenever we have pool lifeguards on duty.
Tennis Pro Shop: For Tennis Centre Courts and Taipans Club Membership information and bookings, plus merchandise – tennis rackets, tennis balls, racket grips, sun visors and more.
Splash & Smash Café: For hot tea and coffee, cold drinks, tasty snacks, crisps, ice-creams, toasties and more.
NB: All times listed above may vary based on tournaments, carnivals, club events or staff meetings hosted on-site.
Click each button to find out more about our Canterbury Taipans Clubs
NEW: Canterbury ‘Tiny Taipans’ Programs: Athletics | Swimming | Tennis!
SWIMMING – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
- For all age groups from babies to adults.
- 30-minute small group classes for all swimming abilities.
- From water familiarisation to all four strokes – freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly.
- All instructors hold internationally recognised Learn-To-Swim qualifications and experience.
- Half-Hour Classes: Mondays TO Saturdays.
- Ask about our Adult Learn-To-Swim, Aqua Aerobics, Aqua Babies, Swimming Squads and Public Lap Swimming.
- Olympic-sized 50-metre 10-lane heated lap swimming pool.
- Dedicated marquee-enclosed heated Learn-To-Swim pool.
TENNIS – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
- For ages 4–7 years.
- 60-minute game-based tennis program sessions.
- Building spatial and cognitive awareness, racket and ball control, plus hand-eye coordination.
- Our coaches have 25+ years’ experience providing whole family tennis programs.
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Mondays and Wednesdays. | 8am – 9am: Saturdays. | $15.20 per session per child.
- Ask about our Junior Tennis Tournaments, Adult Social Tennis, Cardio Fitness Tennis and Tennis Pro Shop.
- 8 international standard and Tennis Queensland tournament-approved hardcourt tennis courts.
ATHLETICS – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
- For ages 4–9 years.
- 60-minute sprint development or long jump sessions.
- Teaching running technique – arms, knee drives, starts and finishes.
- Developing jumping plyometric drills, bounding, little hops and more.
- Plus various throwing, advance sprints, middle-distance running and high jump flop sessions.
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. | $12 per session per child.
- International standard 400-metre ex-Gold Coast Commonwealth Games athletics track.
- Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Shotput and Javelin facilities and equipment.
