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.
Would you like to, as an adult with a disability, have to deal with something like a cabana rather than the same type of facility offered to an able bodied person?
The cabana solves the problem of changing but what about the problem of taking a shower or using a handicapped toilet?
While South America might not have something equivalent to the Americans with Disabilities Act--I'm SURE (what with a warm water pool) that the disabled might want to be included.
Who said anything about relegating disabled persons to individual changing rooms?? ADA (or the south american equivalent standard) compliant (aka accessible) facilities should be built and avaialble in all of the locker rooms, pools, and facilities.
My suggestion was intended to address people, as you brought up, that are sensitive to Moms taking their 5 yr old boys into the women's locker room or Dad's taking their 5 year old girls into the men's locker room. A few small changing rooms (cabanas) would provide for that need, and some of these shoud be accessible too!
Would you like to, as an adult with a disability, have to deal with something like a cabana rather than the same type of facility offered to an able bodied person?
The cabana solves the problem of changing but what about the problem of taking a shower or using a handicapped toilet?
While South America might not have something equivalent to the Americans with Disabilities Act--I'm SURE (what with a warm water pool) that the disabled might want to be included.
Who said anything about relegating disabled persons to individual changing rooms?? ADA (or the south american equivalent standard) compliant (aka accessible) facilities should be built and avaialble in all of the locker rooms, pools, and facilities.
My suggestion was intended to address people, as you brought up, that are sensitive to Moms taking their 5 yr old boys into the women's locker room or Dad's taking their 5 year old girls into the men's locker room. A few small changing rooms (cabanas) would provide for that need, and some of these shoud be accessible too!
