Saanich Commonwealth Place

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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