Saanich Commonwealth Place

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Saanich Commonwealth Place is a recreation centre located in Saanich, British Columbia. It opened in 1993 and was used as a venue in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. [1] [2] The facility is owned and operated by the District of Saanich and includes a ~7000 square foot gymnasium [3] , 50-metre competition pool, 25-metre dive tank, 25-metre lap pool, wave pool, weight room, and the Bruce Hutchison Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library.

Construction of the original facility cost $22 million. [4] The centre regularly undergoes renovations, most recently with the proposed replacement of the pool's waterslide in late 2025. [5] Operating costs in 2018 were $2.3 million. [6]

The facility served as a High Performance Centre for Swimming Canada from its opening until 2020. [7] The high performance program supported a number of successful Canadian swimming athletes, including Ryan Cochrane, Hilary Caldwell and Richard Weinberger.

References

  1. Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 124. ISBN   978-1-4766-1527-1.
  2. "Saanich Commonwealth Place celebrates 25 years of sport and community". www.saanich.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  3. "Rental Information". www.saanich.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  4. "Saanich's Commonwealth Place celebrates 20 years". Victoria News. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  5. "New waterslide coming to Saanich Commonwealth Place". Victoria News. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  6. "Saanich loses national swimming training centre". Times Colonist. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  7. "Saanich loses national swimming training centre". Times Colonist. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2025-07-31.

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