Hey, I would like to get some advice and ideas for building this pool.
The proyect is very advanced already, but there are many things that are not finished.
So, we are planing on building 2 pools
1) Main pool:
25 x 16.5 meters
minimin depth: 1.35 meters
Max depth: 2.00 meters
2) Second pool
4.5 x 16.5 meters
Depth: 1.20 meters
I already read the FINA rules
www.fina.org/.../index.php
But there is this one rule I missed the first time I read it:
"Lanes shall be at least 2.5 metres wide, with two spaces of at least 0.2 metre outside of the first and last lanes"
We actually planed 8 lanes, 2.0 meters wide, and 0.5 metre outside of the first and last lanes.
This is very much the only thing that wont comply with the rules, I don't know if it's worth it to change the design to 20.4 x 25 meters since it makes it a lot more expensive.
Also, I would like to hear ideas about locker rooms, we are planing on building 4 of them, 2 for adults and 2 for childrens, with diferent showers and lockers.
We have some dificulties planing the access control system since the locker rooms will be also used by people that won't have permited access to the pool.
That's about it, any suggestions, ideas, or things you would like to change in the pool your are currently swimming are very welcome.
It has always seemed to me that many pools get built with narrower purposes in mind (like recreation), and then over the years as swimming interest increases, the use changes into more intense uses (competition, teams etc.)that require additional deck space, locker rooms, warm-up pools, bleachers, bathrooms, food service, tables, shade, timing and score boards, etc. Even if you don't have the intentions or $s for these more intense needs and uses now, it would be worth planning a footprint ahead for these possiblities so that you don't box yourself in. Think about people and how they will be interacting with the facilities now and into the future.
Get a good architect that knows pool design and is up to speed on the latest technoloy too. I think we've all been in pools where the architect was clueless. Once the plans are about 80% complete, take them to an independent recognized swimming director/coach that has been around the sport for years and ask them to look it over. He might spot a fatal flaw.
Because you can not easily expand a pool itself, building it with adequate size, flexibilty, lanes, gutters, access, and depth for 25-50 years into the future is probably your most important initial decision. LCM pool would be great, if you can do it.
Is this pool is outdoors or indoors?? I assumed outdoors. Indoor pool areas IMHO are moer contrained and harder to expand, so planning for the future is perhaps more important indoors.
Also, a few unisex individual cabana changing rooms (like at airports) could solve the problem of parents changing little kids in a lockeroom for the opposite sex.
:2cents:
It has always seemed to me that many pools get built with narrower purposes in mind (like recreation), and then over the years as swimming interest increases, the use changes into more intense uses (competition, teams etc.)that require additional deck space, locker rooms, warm-up pools, bleachers, bathrooms, food service, tables, shade, timing and score boards, etc. Even if you don't have the intentions or $s for these more intense needs and uses now, it would be worth planning a footprint ahead for these possiblities so that you don't box yourself in. Think about people and how they will be interacting with the facilities now and into the future.
Get a good architect that knows pool design and is up to speed on the latest technoloy too. I think we've all been in pools where the architect was clueless. Once the plans are about 80% complete, take them to an independent recognized swimming director/coach that has been around the sport for years and ask them to look it over. He might spot a fatal flaw.
Because you can not easily expand a pool itself, building it with adequate size, flexibilty, lanes, gutters, access, and depth for 25-50 years into the future is probably your most important initial decision. LCM pool would be great, if you can do it.
Is this pool is outdoors or indoors?? I assumed outdoors. Indoor pool areas IMHO are moer contrained and harder to expand, so planning for the future is perhaps more important indoors.
Also, a few unisex individual cabana changing rooms (like at airports) could solve the problem of parents changing little kids in a lockeroom for the opposite sex.
:2cents:
