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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We would like to have a facility for divers and swimmers. We don't need a lot of seating; however, maybe enough for high school and masters swim meets. (300 people) My dream would be to have a 50 m pool with a separate diving well; however, the reality would most likely be a 25m people deep enough for diving and competitive swimming. Our high schools are in serious risk of loosing their programs. The pool depth that their using is 3'6'' not deep enough for competitive swimming. The diving area is deep enough; however, if swimming goes...so will diving.
We would like to have a facility for divers and swimmers. We don't need a lot of seating; however, maybe enough for high school and masters swim meets. (300 people) My dream would be to have a 50 m pool with a separate diving well; however, the reality would most likely be a 25m people deep enough for diving and competitive swimming. Our high schools are in serious risk of loosing their programs. The pool depth that their using is 3'6'' not deep enough for competitive swimming. The diving area is deep enough; however, if swimming goes...so will diving.
