One opportunity to better achieve an increased number of aquatic sport friendly pools is to consider the development of shared facilities. It is possible for a group of adjacent municipalities to plan, develop, construct and operate a centrally located sport friendly pool. A study was undertaken to look at this concept in the municipalities of Mississauga, Oakville and Milton in 2009. The three municipalities were investigating the concept of a shared 50M long course pool, a fitness centre and community meeting spaces. The steering group worked well together and developed a list of guiding principles and ideal conditions that would assist in the location and operation a shared facility.

These guiding principles and ideal conditions for location are shared below to demonstrate that a shared facility is achievable if the right discussions with respect to location, operational guiding principles and a governance/administrative model are held early in the process.