I'm wondering how much it costs to put a pool in my backyard that just has one or two lap lanes? Anybody done this that can give me an idea on price? It may be worth it for me given that I live in a remote location and the only nearby pool is not well-suited for lap swimming.
Sorry for the hijack, but something's been on my mind during this thread which I wanted to ask about. I live in Evanston, IL near lake Michigan. Evanston has no city pools, the explanation as I understand it being, "we have Lake Michigan." At the beaches they provide a swim area which extends about 25 yards from shore and is about 70 yards wide. Heaven help you if you happen to swim outside the lines. There is no marked open water course either.
I was thinking it would be kind of cool to have some sort of "floating" pool in the lake. The lifeguard(s) could kayak or swim out to it (it wouldn't be far offshore) and the people who wanted to swim there could just swim out. In my mind's eye I see a structure several lanes wide, 25-50 meters long, with just enough structure to provide walls for flip turns, anchors for lane lines and enough of a deck for the lifeguards to walk around on. No real sides or bottom. I know about Sydney's rock pools. I'm thinking something much less permanent but still with an obvious connection to the lake that a real pool wouldn't have. It should be a whole lot cheaper to build than a real pool as well. I know in Naperville they swim in a quarry during the summer. Has anybody seen such a thing?
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Sorry for the hijack, but something's been on my mind during this thread which I wanted to ask about. I live in Evanston, IL near lake Michigan. Evanston has no city pools, the explanation as I understand it being, "we have Lake Michigan." At the beaches they provide a swim area which extends about 25 yards from shore and is about 70 yards wide. Heaven help you if you happen to swim outside the lines. There is no marked open water course either.
I was thinking it would be kind of cool to have some sort of "floating" pool in the lake. The lifeguard(s) could kayak or swim out to it (it wouldn't be far offshore) and the people who wanted to swim there could just swim out. In my mind's eye I see a structure several lanes wide, 25-50 meters long, with just enough structure to provide walls for flip turns, anchors for lane lines and enough of a deck for the lifeguards to walk around on. No real sides or bottom. I know about Sydney's rock pools. I'm thinking something much less permanent but still with an obvious connection to the lake that a real pool wouldn't have. It should be a whole lot cheaper to build than a real pool as well. I know in Naperville they swim in a quarry during the summer. Has anybody seen such a thing?
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