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Departments > Parks, Recreation and Culture > Recreation > Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre QuicklinksCrystal Pool and Fitness CentreThe Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre is located at 2275 Quadra Street in Victoria, British Columbia. Access all our drop-in programs for one price. Enjoy our 50-metre pool, two tot pools, spray toys, 160-foot water slide, pool toys, water walkway, hot tub, sauna, steam room, weight room, cardio area, fitness and aquafit classes and more! Fall 2011 & Winter 2012 Active Living Guide
Registration for fall/winter programs and activities starts Friday, August 19, 2011. Payments may be made by cash, cheque, debit, Visa, MasterCard and American Express.  Facility HoursFall/Winter Hours (September 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) Crystal Pool ReopenedThe Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre reopened on Friday January 20, at 5:30 a.m. The Centre had been closed due to the failure of a computer control board early morning Monday, January 16. All programs starting the week of January 16 (except those starting Saturday January 21, and Sunday January 22) were postponed by one week. Times Colonist Health Club At Home Challenge (Starts Sunday, January 15)The Times Colonist has put together a free program that will educate you on food nutrition, exercise plans and maybe most important of all, help you stay motivated as you become a healthier, happier you! Everyone in the Capital Region is welcome to participate in the Times Colonist Health Club at Home Challenge and become eligible for prizes. At Home Challengers are invited to register and have their fitness levels tested this Sunday, January 15 at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) from 9 a.m. - noon; at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre from 11 a.m. - noon; or at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday will be the first day of the Challenge in which you will weigh in and go through five fitness tests. Challengers can then follow the health content in the Times Colonist print and online editions to reach their personal goals. Monthly Motivator sessions focusing on nutrition, fitness and health psychology will be held at PISE on February 21 and April 10 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Note: If you can't make the January 15th date, you can still register up to January 31, 2012.) At the end of 12-week Challenge, participants will attend a final At Home Challenge event on April 15 from 9 a.m. - noon at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence. This will be the time when you are re-tested on your fitness tests. Results will be confidential. Five lucky At Home Challengers will be drawn at random to receive one-year memberships and other great prizes. To learn more, click here, visit www.healthclubchallenge.eventbrite.com or email healthclub@timescolonist.com Times Colonist Health Club ChallengeThe Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre is one of five participating recreation centres in the Times Colonist Health Club Challenge. Five readers will be selected as Challengers to work from the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre, Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre, Oak Bay Recreation Centre and Saanich Commonwealth Place during the 12-week Challenge. The deadline to submit an application to participate is Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Forms are available here and can be emailed to healthclub@timescolonist.com. Bait LockerRandom lockers in all change rooms have been fitted with an alarm. If a locker is forced open, an alarm will sound and staff will call the police.
Water Wall MuralThe Water Wall is a vibrant, new 28-panel mural located at the end of the tot's pool at the Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre. Approximately 2.5 metres wide and 30.5 metres long, the Water Wall features abstract and representational water patterns and designs that work together as a whole to complement Crystal Pool. Each panel has been carefully prepared to prevent water, moisture or chlorine from damaging the artwork. The artwork is a community art project developed in partnership between the City of Victoria and the Vancouver Island School of Art. A plaque was unveiled at the pool on March 31, 2011 to acknowledge the artists' work and contribution to the community. The celebration featured a synchronized swimming performance by the visiting Edmonton Auroras, a high performance swim team who is holding their Spring Training Camp at the pool. Last fall, the City approached the Vancouver Island School of Art to see if their students could create a new mural for the pool. Art School Executive Director Wendy Welch invited her students to submit designs featuring blue "water" themes. The 115 designs submitted by 42 student artists were shortlisted to 28 murals by 17 artists, with some artists creating more than one panel. The previous mural, painted by Victoria High School students, was close to 20 years old and showing its age. Decommissioned in February, pieces of the mural are being reused by the City's Art Street program which teaches youth ages 11 to 14 the difference between street art and graffiti. The Vancouver Island School of Art is an accredited, private post-secondary contemporary art school, established in 2004. The philosophy of the school is to offer art education to adults with and without art experience. For more information, visit: www.vancouverislandschoolart.com Click the thumbnails below to view expanded images: 
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