After reading the thread, “bad pools” I can relate! My swim team has been cut to two lanes-making it difficult for 10-15 people to lap swim. We have had several problems including swimming against bugs who swim faster than we do, pool temperature at a constant 86 degrees, and a difficult club manager. We have tried talking with the club; however, it is the only pool in town. We have discussed the idea of building a pool; however, we have no idea where to begin. Our goal is to build a competitive pool that the high school, age group, and masters teams could use for practices and competitions. We are in a great location—a city of 250,000 and several small towns in the surrounding area. We would like to bring several new “aquatics” ideas to this area. We are only 10 years behind the rest of the world! We are having a difficult time finding a “ball park” estimate of what it would cost for a 50m pool with a diving well. Does anyone have some suggestions of where we should start? Thanks!!
You may want to check out :
USA Swimming Build A Pool Handbook
this handbook is a collection of articles from leaders in the aquatic industry. The wide range of topics includes everything from creating a budget to aquatic programming. The handbook is divided into 4 sections: Facility Budgeting & Costs, Facility Design, Facility Equipment and Aquatic Programming. An appendix is also included that lists resources, facility standards and economic impact information. (each)
Item # 300008 - $10.00
It is available from USA-Swimming, look on their web site at www.usa-swimming.org/.../template.pl
Sorry about the long link name if this does not work, just try
http://www.usa-swimming.org/
then click on “Shopping Mall”.
You may want to check out :
USA Swimming Build A Pool Handbook
this handbook is a collection of articles from leaders in the aquatic industry. The wide range of topics includes everything from creating a budget to aquatic programming. The handbook is divided into 4 sections: Facility Budgeting & Costs, Facility Design, Facility Equipment and Aquatic Programming. An appendix is also included that lists resources, facility standards and economic impact information. (each)
Item # 300008 - $10.00
It is available from USA-Swimming, look on their web site at www.usa-swimming.org/.../template.pl
Sorry about the long link name if this does not work, just try
http://www.usa-swimming.org/
then click on “Shopping Mall”.
