Christenson Family Centre for Sport and Wellness

MacEwan University Sport and Wellness is a multi-purpose recreation facility on the MacEwan University's City Centre Campus in Edmonton, Alberta.

Christenson Family Centre for Sport and Wellness
Full nameChristenson Family Centre for Sport and Wellness
Former namesMacEwan Centre for Sport and Wellness
LocationEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates53°32′50″N 113°30′26″W
OwnerMacEwan University
Capacity2,000
Construction
Broke ground1991
Opened1993
ArchitectBarry Johns, Wood Gardner O'Neill, O'Neill Wensley, Webster & Fry
General contractorPCL-Maxam, Stuart Olson Construction, Raywalt Construction,
Tenants
MacEwan Griffins
Edmonton Chill (IBL) (2008)
Edmonton Energy (IBL) (2009)

The centre houses a pool, fitness centre, spin studio, mind/body studio, and gymnasium. Sport and Wellness offers state-of-the-art facilities, expert staff, and fantastic courses and classes for everyone, regardless of your abilities. MacEwan University students, staff, alumni, and the public can take advantage of a full host of programs, courses and classes from group fitness classes and personal training, to swim lessons and aquatic certifications, plus sports leagues and youth camps.

Sport and Wellness is home to the MacEwan University Griffins' basketball and volleyball programs who play in the Canada West conference of USPORTS. It is also the training facility for all Griffins teams including soccer, cross country and the hockey teams who compete out of the Downtown Community Arena. Sport and Wellness was also used as the home of the Edmonton Chill, later the Edmonton Energy of the International Basketball League, for two seasons (2008 and 2009).

Construction began on this campus in 1991. In May 1993, MacEwan University Sport and Wellness was one of the first buildings on MacEwan's City Centre Campus to open its doors to students. One month later, the Sport and Wellness facility opened to the general public.

In September 2009, the building was renamed as the Christenson Family Centre for Sport and Wellness after the university received a donation from the Christenson Family.


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