Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) MSAC's Outdoor pool Some attributes First Location: Albert Park Second Opened: July 24, 1997 Third Construction cost: $65 million Other attributes Fourth Website: Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) is an international sporting venue located in Albert Park. The centre was opened on the 24th of July 1997 at a construction cost of A$65 million. The cost was funded by the State Government of Victoria and the City of Port Phillip. The centre has hosted international events including the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. The centre has several swimming pools and international standard diving facilities. There is a large multi-purpose sports hall used for sports such as badminton, basketball, table tennis, and volleyball, and also squash courts and a gym. The centre is accessible by tram routes 96 and 112. Construction Stage 1 The first part of MSAC's construction was completed in 1997. This included the majority of the facilities currently at MSAC including the indoor pools and the sports hall.
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre is home to world-class aquatic facilities that are accessible to everyone at any level. Swim School, Squad programs, lap swimming, recovery—you can do it all at MSAC. Aquatics Programs Our Swim School and Squad programs provide a rewarding, inclusive and all-abilities pathway from Learn-to-Swim to high performance. Our friendly and experienced swim teachers and coaches are passionate about creating a safe and enjoyable learning environment for swimmers of all ages and ability to thrive in. Casual Swimming Swimming is a great, low impact way to engage in cardiovascular activity and improve your health. MSC houses world-class aquatic facilities that have been used for National and International competitions, including the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2007 FINA World Championships. Whether you're training for your next triathlon, maintaining your fitness or looking for some gentle exercise in our warm hydrotherapy pool, we have indoor and outdoor aquatic spaces to suit all your needs.
Among the major events MSAC has hosted are: 2006 Commonwealth Games - squash, diving, swimming, table tennis 2007 FINA World Swimming Championships - diving NBL games for Melbourne Tigers [ 16] View of MSAC from Albert Park Lake MSAC official website Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (Pool) at Austadiums Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (Show Court) at Austadiums Coordinates: 37°50′48″S 144°57′58″E / 37.
… Date of experience: January 2019 27 contributions 3 helpful votes Great indoor areas as well as an outdoor pool. It can take a little while to wait fir a waterslide if there is a party on. Otherwise great place. Date of experience: January 2018 jwkg95 wrote a review Oct 2018 Melbourne, Australia 32 contributions 8 helpful votes Everything you want/need in a gym. Nice modern equipment and facilities which are clean and well maintained. Staff are helpful and friendly and the quality of fitness instructors is outstanding. Date of experience: October 2018 Ruth K wrote a review Aug 2018 Cheltenham, Australia 81 contributions 23 helpful votes Have been a member here since it opened. Such a great sense of community herewith the place always busy. The council has created a space for team sports which is rarely not in use, a really great aquatics Centre with indoor/ outdoor pools for laps, water play and slide areas and of course the more relaxed therapy and spa ares with steam/ sauna. The gym has state of the art equipment sufficient for busy times and plenty of options for classes and challenges for those wanting to really work on sculpturing their bodies.
An Aspiring Olympic Swimmer - Photo by Fotopedia Not to make sport of the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre, but this is the ideal place if you're into sport, sport and more sport. And it's not just for you. This glorified leisure centre appears to cater for people of all age groups, including the two genders. I say two, because I once had to complete a survey during a swimming lesson, and one of the questions was, "Please tick one � Male, Female, Other. " Lacking the discernment back then, I didn't realise that "Other" might have actually referred to eunuchs (pronounced "Yoo-nicks", for they're unique � not ee-nutch). As a silly joke, I checked "Other". Upon reflection, there was an element of truth in that because I wasn't attracted to the opposite gender at the time. You know, the old "girl's germs, no returns" type of schoolyard behaviour coming into play. Nostalgia aside, one of the first things that would probably enter your mind as you step into the indoor swimming area is just how much the place resembles an Olympic swimming venue, where the world's best athletes tough it out for the gold medal.
She returned to the MSAC on a royal visit to Melbourne in March 2012. [18] External links [ edit] Melbourne Sports Centres - MSAC official website Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (Pool) at Austadiums Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (Show Court) at Austadiums References [ edit] Coordinates: 37°50′48″S 144°57′58″E / 37. 96611°E