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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you might possibly consider one 25 meter indoor pool and a 25 meter outdoor pool to help cut cost of construction... and use an inflatable dome during the winter over the outdoor pool. Maybe the diving well could be outside and only used during the warm months... that might cut construction costs.
I would like to hear from people who swim in an outdoor pool covered with a dome during the winter. Is it acceptable? What has been your experience with it?
you might possibly consider one 25 meter indoor pool and a 25 meter outdoor pool to help cut cost of construction... and use an inflatable dome during the winter over the outdoor pool. Maybe the diving well could be outside and only used during the warm months... that might cut construction costs.
I would like to hear from people who swim in an outdoor pool covered with a dome during the winter. Is it acceptable? What has been your experience with it?
