Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre

Outdoor 50m competition pool (opened 2006)
Building information
Full name	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC)
City	Albert Park, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°50′35.2″S 144°57′43.8″E / 37.843111°S 144.962167°E / -37.843111; 144.962167
Capacity	1,800 indoor pool, 3,000 outdoor pool, 1,800 Show Court
Built	1997
Opened	24 July 1997
Architect(s)	Peddle Thorp Architects
Tenants	Basketball Victoria Giants (NBL) (2003–2004) Melbourne United (NBL; training) (2018–present) Basketball Australia (2018–present) Other Tenants Table Tennis Victoria Victorian Water Polo Australian University Sport Squash Vic Swimming Victoria Basketball Victoria Diving Victoria Melbourne Vicentre[1]
Website	Melbourne Sports Centres

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre is an international sporting venue located in Albert Park, Victoria, Australia. The centre was opened on 24 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.^[2]

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.

It is one of four sporting facilities in Melbourne - the others being the State Netball and Hockey Centre (SNHC), and Lakeside Stadium, and the State Basketball Centre (SBC) - to be named under the banner of State Sport Centres, and is operated by the State Sports Centres Trust.

The centre is accessible by tram routes 12 and 96 which both pass near Southern Cross railway station and the Melbourne City Centre.