Category: FAQ

There is a significant need to improve the quality of dry-land training at the Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre. The facility was originally built to be a pool. Dry-land training areas have been constructed in areas that were not meant for this type of training. As an example, all of the cadio machines are on […]

Would you build half a bridge? If you build a 25 meter pool, half of the people who are using the pool will no longer have a place to swim. As an example, on Tuesday night between 6:00 and 7:00 pm Special Olympics has 50 swimmers using the 8 lane, 25 meter section of the […]

It’s simple. A 25-meter pool isn’t big enough for the number of swimmers that require the facility today or in the future. Plus a 50m pool has a much broader appeal for the general public, and addresses the shortcomings of a 25m pools.  It will satisfy the needs of the public for the lifetime of […]

There are currently eight municipal public indoor pools in the region, as well as two YMCA pools and one University pool. Quite simply, we don’t fit. These pools are all at capacity and many of them near end of life. When it comes to investing in the health of citizens through aquatics, Victoria comes up […]

Yes. Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre is the only city operated recreation centre that offers aquatic and fitness programming. Communities invest into fitness centres which include pools because of the benefits to the community. Below are some of the benefits sited in the Crystal Pool Feasibility Study. There are many more. Water safety. Learning how […]

The Crystal Pool and fitness centre is predominantly used by the residents of Victoria. There ar currently 400,000 visits a year with 70% of those visits for swims and 25% for dry-land activities. The remaining 5% are spectators or use the space for child minding or social events. Thirty-seven percent of the swim visits are […]

The current facility is split into several levels and does not allow easy access for persons with disabilities. Recreation Integration Victoria believes one in five residents is excluded from using the facility due to its physical design. The barriers need to be removed and the facility made more accessible so citizens of all ages and […]

There are three main issues: End of life: the 2011 Stantec assessed the facility and determined that a number of systems were at risk of failure and the facility was at the end of its life. These systems are at risk of increased failure as each day passes. Lack of accessibility: Recreation Integration Victoria determined […]

The Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre was designed in 1969 by Victoria architect John Di Castri. The centre opened its doors in 1971. Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre was originally built as an 8 lane, 50 metre aquatic facility. The multi-purpose spaces, fitness spaces, weight rooms, cardio areas and a fitness circuit were not original […]