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...
Swimming Is A Healthy Ingredient To Life
By Scot Hunsaker on September 10, 2012
During the past several years it has felt that the swimming industry has been under attack - Federal Mandates - Changing Code - etc. ...
Minimum Water Depths Under Starting Blocks
By Scot Hunsaker on September 5, 2012
On July 20, 2012, the Facility Design and Construction Model for the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) was posted for public comment due October...
A Different Approach to Rehabilitating our Wounded Soldiers
By Kevin Post on August 23, 2012
The cost of war is high. As of April 2012, approximately 633,000 veterans -- one out of every four of the 2.3 million who...
Relative to the structural design of swimming pools, which codes and standards apply?
By Rod McComas on August 20, 2012
All fifty states adopt the International Building Code (IBC) as their model code. IBC is published by the International Codes Council. Most states also...
Shotcrete
By Rod McComas on August 13, 2012
Many people use different definitions for the term “Shotcrete”. To clarify, the International Building Code (IBC), Section 1910 clearly defines “Shotcrete” as “…a mortar...
Fear substantially limits the participation in aquatic activity
By Tom Lachocki on August 11, 2012
Change is hard. Fear makes change even harder. A study performed by Gallup (n=815) and presented at the 2008 World Aquatic Health™ Conference by...
Measuring The Olympic Aquatic Facility Course
By Kevin Post on August 1, 2012
If you’ve been watching the Olympic swimming events, you’ve probably been noticing all the exciting finishes and as the athletes win their medals. What...
Evergreen McMinnville on Heading for Continued Success
By Jeff Nodorft on July 31, 2012
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum has successfully added to its 20 year history with a mission “To inspire and educate, to promote and...
Contamination Burden Module Just Released For Public Comment
By Carl Nylander on July 24, 2012
The Contamination Burden module for the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) has just been posted by the CDC on July 20, 2012 for public...