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!!
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How 'bout if I mention a few don't wannas? Like, don't have as many as 24 lanes from side to side in a 50 meter pool to accommodate casual short course practice, 'cause the lanes will be too narrow for circle swimming or even split lanes for practice comfortably. If ya did, your lanes would be less than 7 feet wide, not counting the lane dividers!
Also, don't go for lane lines with nice soft colors. Even swimmers with goggles have vision problems that are exaggerated when the lanes blend with the water. School colors? If they are blue or green they blend in with the water like camouflage.
Make sure that the pace clocks are visible from everywhere. And if they are digital have them big enough and light enough and without glare!
And how about "friendly " lane lines that don't cut or bruise your hands every week or so?
And how about ladders that protrude into the side lanes? If they are already in existing pools, that's one thing, but please!!!
And how often was poor lighting mentioned by those recalling their worst experiences?
These for starters...
How 'bout if I mention a few don't wannas? Like, don't have as many as 24 lanes from side to side in a 50 meter pool to accommodate casual short course practice, 'cause the lanes will be too narrow for circle swimming or even split lanes for practice comfortably. If ya did, your lanes would be less than 7 feet wide, not counting the lane dividers!
Also, don't go for lane lines with nice soft colors. Even swimmers with goggles have vision problems that are exaggerated when the lanes blend with the water. School colors? If they are blue or green they blend in with the water like camouflage.
Make sure that the pace clocks are visible from everywhere. And if they are digital have them big enough and light enough and without glare!
And how about "friendly " lane lines that don't cut or bruise your hands every week or so?
And how about ladders that protrude into the side lanes? If they are already in existing pools, that's one thing, but please!!!
And how often was poor lighting mentioned by those recalling their worst experiences?
These for starters...
