Saanich Commonwealth Place

Saanich, BC, CANADA

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
Saanich Commonwealth Place
Address
4636 Elk Lake Drive
Saanich, BC V8Z 5M1
CANADA
Telephone
(250) 475-7600 for reception or 475-7620 for the 24-hour Info. line.

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
CAD 7.00; Senior Citizens (60) CAD 6.00. [August, 2022]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
50m x 21m, 8 lanes, 2m depth, indoors, 27ºC (81ºF).
Pool 2
25m, 6 lanes, indoors, 30ºC (86ºF).
Pool 3
25m x 20m, 4.5m depth diving/synchronized swimming area, indoors, 30ºC (86ºF).
Diving
Four 1m diving boards, two 3m diving boards, and 1m, 3m, 5m, 7.5m, and 10m diving platforms.

Location

Location
Adjacent to the Patricia Bay Highway.
County/Region
Capital Area
GPS
48.501317, -123.389567

Teams That Use This Facility

Youth Swim
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Youth Swim
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Facility Notes

In addition to the main competition pool, teaching/warm-up pool, and the diving/synchronized swimming pool, there is also a separate 29.5ºC (83.3ºF) leisure aquatic area with waves, water slides, a "swirl pool", and shallow water play areas.

Facility Reviews

This is about as good as pool complexes get. Reasonable prices include showers (I mention this because I have been to pools where showers cost extra), swim cap not required, towels not furnished, purchase an inexpensive token for a locker that will not accept your own lock, long open hours, helpful staff, backstroke flags, onsite electric vehicle chargers (Flo network, north of the building).

Speaking Canadian is not mandatory, as American and other flavors of English are understood. The laws of Canada requires that they speak French as well, but I did not hear this done.
[August, 2022]