Saanich Commonwealth Place is a recreation center located west of the
Patricia Bay Highway and north of Royal Oak Drive in
Saanich, British Columbia
Saanich ( ) is a district municipality on the southern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, within the Greater Victoria area. The population was 117,735 at the 2021 census, making it the most populous municipality in the Cap ...
in
Canada
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. It was originally constructed in 1993 for the
August 1994 Commonwealth Games,
and is currently a facility in the community. In 2002 the original weightroom was completely renovated and it re-opened for operation in 2004. Among the center's other features are a full-size gymnasium (7000 square feet), a 50-meter competition pool, 4.5 meter deep dive tank with 1-, 3-, 5-, 7.5-, and 10-meter boards, and the Bruce Hutchison Branch of the
Greater Victoria Public Library. The building's construction features a red dome in the shape of a slightly flattened
square pyramid
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over the main pool area. The inside of the dome has dozens of large, intricately engineered sound absorption ceiling panels. Finally, stretching from about one-sixth to one-third of the way down the pyramid dome's four massive triangular sides, angled multi-pane windows replace the ceiling panels as the focus of a
backstroker's view. The facility is often referred to as the "''Commonwealth Pool''" by residents of Greater Victoria.
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Saanich Commonwealth Place
1994 Commonwealth Games venues
Sports venues in British Columbia
Saanich, British Columbia
Swimming venues in British Columbia
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