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.