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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It sounds a little like the high schools that I swam in as kid. But having 3 feet or 4 feet at the swallow end was acceptable in those days back in the 1970's because everyone dived pretty swallow even with a grab start back then. My complained about modern pools is that they are too deep. I can't get out of pool without a laddar or someone's help. My high school had the youngest pool in the district built in 1968 and I think it was mainly 4 feet deep and had a separate diving tank. Good luck on finding a more modern swim pool. I don't remember the bugs too much and most of the pools were not that warm. In those days they like to keep the water at 78 or below.
It sounds a little like the high schools that I swam in as kid. But having 3 feet or 4 feet at the swallow end was acceptable in those days back in the 1970's because everyone dived pretty swallow even with a grab start back then. My complained about modern pools is that they are too deep. I can't get out of pool without a laddar or someone's help. My high school had the youngest pool in the district built in 1968 and I think it was mainly 4 feet deep and had a separate diving tank. Good luck on finding a more modern swim pool. I don't remember the bugs too much and most of the pools were not that warm. In those days they like to keep the water at 78 or below.
