Angled Wedge-Shaped Footrest For Starting Blocks
By Steve Crocker on September 13, 2012
About 18 months ago FINA approved starting blocks with an angled wedge-shaped footrest on the back edge. The idea is that athletes will have...
Birmingham CrossPlex To Host NCAA Division II Swimming Championships
By Steve Crocker on August 31, 2012
The NCAA has announced that they will be hosting the Men's & Women's NCAA Division II Championships at the Brimingham CrossPlex. The Birmingham CrossPlex...
What Is A Bulkhead?
By Steve Crocker on July 23, 2012
A bulkhead is a structure that can separate a pool into different sections. Typically these structures are moveable in the United States to allow...
Wish List For Championship Facilities
By Steve Crocker on April 30, 2012
When developing a new aquatic facility that is intended to be a venue facility for sport, there are a significant number of priorities to...
Kentucky Pool Regulations
By Steve Crocker on October 31, 2011
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is currently working to revise the swimming pool and bathing facility regulation, 902 KAR 10:120. The current regulation...
Water Utility – Focus on Energy
By Steve Crocker on August 20, 2011
Talk about energy efficiency! A geothermal system uses neighboring Lake Andrea in Pleasant Prairie, WI, to heat the 50-meter pool and cool the air...