Our local Y is planning on renovating the indoor pool in May. Right now the pool is 12 feet deep. Rumor has it that the plans are to make it only 5 feet at the deepest! My question is, "what is the minimum depth the pool should be to make starts from the block safe?"
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I said that the pool can have both a 5 feet side and 8 feet side. And many master swimmers that are beginners or older do not have to dive they can start in the pool. So, the agrument injuries can be caused by 5 feet water for master swimmers doesn't hold up since they can start in the water. As for kids diving into water 5 feet and less and causing injuries this does happen. But high school and college swimmers have hurt themselves playing on the high dive platform and diving into water that is sometimes 15 to 20 feet. A lot of accidents can be avoided by follwing the rules. And the new rule states that pools under 4 feet in deep can not have a high block this is good. Jeff, half the high school swim pools could not have swim meets if a 7 feet rule was enforced since many of them were built before or about the time I was swimming in high school.
I said that the pool can have both a 5 feet side and 8 feet side. And many master swimmers that are beginners or older do not have to dive they can start in the pool. So, the agrument injuries can be caused by 5 feet water for master swimmers doesn't hold up since they can start in the water. As for kids diving into water 5 feet and less and causing injuries this does happen. But high school and college swimmers have hurt themselves playing on the high dive platform and diving into water that is sometimes 15 to 20 feet. A lot of accidents can be avoided by follwing the rules. And the new rule states that pools under 4 feet in deep can not have a high block this is good. Jeff, half the high school swim pools could not have swim meets if a 7 feet rule was enforced since many of them were built before or about the time I was swimming in high school.
