the emerald coast fitness foundation
Our Community Swimming Pools
visit us at our three locations
Taj Renee Community Aquatic Center - Destin
The ROC Pool - CLOSED FOR WINTER 2022
Bernie R. Lefebvre Aquatic Center
Fun activities year-round
Indoor Swim Lessons
Enjoy outdoor lap swim at Destin or indoors at the Bernie
Enjoy outdoor lap swim at Destin or indoors at the Bernie
Although lessons are suspended at our outdoor pools, we do continue to provide swim lessons at the Bernie. We take the month of December off, but registration for January classes is going on now.
Enjoy outdoor lap swim at Destin or indoors at the Bernie
Enjoy outdoor lap swim at Destin or indoors at the Bernie
Enjoy outdoor lap swim at Destin or indoors at the Bernie
Put on your waterproof sunscreen and get your vitamin D while you enjoy swimming at our geothermal-heated outdoor pool in Destin. The indoor pool at the Bernie is also available and will accommodate Destin swimmers if the pool is closed due to inclement weather conditions.
Summer Youth Swim Teams
Enjoy outdoor lap swim at Destin or indoors at the Bernie
Learn to Play Water Polo
Bernie's Bull Sharks
Crestview Crusaders
Destin Dolphins
Learn to Play Water Polo
Become a Certified Lifeguard
Learn to Play Water Polo
At the Aquatic Center in Destin on Sundays from 11am-1pm. All experience and ability levels welcome.
Become a Certified Lifeguard
Become a Certified Lifeguard
Become a Certified Lifeguard
Take the class from our in-house Red Cross Certified Lifeguard Instructor and then join our water safety team. Minimum age 15
Enjoy Aquacize
Become a Certified Lifeguard
Become a Certified Lifeguard
Aquacize Sessions are available daily at Destin and Ft. Walton Beach through the winter months. Join us for fitness, friendship and fun.
PLeASE DONATE TO OUR ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Your contribution to Kids Water Safety Campaign will:
- Provide financial aid for swim lessons and aquatic programs for needy individuals
- Provide swim instructors for community youth swim lessons
- Provide lifeguards during community youth swim lessons and youth aquatic programs
- Provide equipment and instructors for International Water Safety Day programs at ECFF pools
In 2021 Kids Water Safety Campaign Funds:
- Provided 832 hours of swim lessons with Lifeguards
- Sponsored Youth Village swim lessons
- Provided Children In Crisis with swim lessons and family swim time
OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO SAVE LIVES AND ENRICH FAMILIES WITH SAFE, ACTIVE SWIMMERS.
PERMANENT NAME FOR DESTIN FACILITY ANNOUNCED
Taj Renee Community Aquatic Center nickname "The Taj"
Our Destin facility will now be called the TAJ RENEE COMMUNITY AQUATIC CENTER. The name was officially presented at the 2022 Sip & Splash Aquatic Affair. A remarkable woman named Taj Renee Oliver Brown inspired our naming sponsor to use her first and middle name, which mean "Love Reborn" as a loving tribute to Taj and the many generous and supportive people who have helped the ECFF's vision become reality.