Swimming pool vessels are intended to hold water without leaking. Therefore regardless of the materials of construction, success is measured by having a watertight vessel across all surfaces, joints, and penetrations. The effect of a swimming pool leaking water could be minimal or catastrophic. Waterproofing through materials of construction: The structural design of the concrete […]
Years ago Shawnee Mountain, a ski resort, in East Stroudsburg, Pa., had an outdoor waterpark and found it to be a worthwhile investment, as well as a popular amenity with guests. However, Shawnee’s park, built in 1981, was outdoors, limiting its seasonal availability, and fell into disrepair. The resort had to make a tough decision: […]
We recently heard rumors originating from the pool deck of the 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships regarding a possible ‘current’ in the competition pool while competition was taking place. The current was rumored to be such that lanes 7 and 8 were at a disadvantage when swimming away from the finishing end of the pool […]
For years musicians have been featuring pools as center pieces for their music videos. The problem is that swimming hasn’t been the focus, it’s been the partying and extravagance being showcased. Recently lifeguards, swimmers, and even pool maintenance professionals have gotten into the mix and have made aquatics the true center piece. Here is a […]
As a design consultant, Counsilman-Hunsaker is faced with various new design tools across multiple platforms and by different design professionals. For instance, Counsilman-Hunsaker uses AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, 3ds Max Design and other modeling/design software all on a regular basis. Additionally, all of these programs have several different versions. To ensure we remain at the forefront […]
Summertime and the livin’s easy, or so it is said. With much of the country in a heat wave, people nationwide are looking for ways to cool off. With an estimated 10.4 million residential and 309,000 public swimming pools in the United States1, approximately 20% of the general public participates in some type of aquatic […]
I stood inside the clear tube, my heart pounding in my chest. A speaker above my head counted down. “Three. Two. One. Drop.” The floor swung out from beneath me, dropping me into the near-vertical tube of the 60-foot high La Chute waterslide, a harrowing inverted-loop ride that pulls sliders at up to 50 feet […]
What do Americans love more than a Top 10 list? I would argue, not much outside of puppy dogs, apple pie, and nauseating reality television. So, to kick off the summer swim season, the website SwimSwam.com recently released their contribution to this slice of Americana with their following list of the Top 10 “Must Visit […]
Note: Orginally published by Swimming World Magazine. See link at the bottom for original article. WATCHING a 3-year-old jump into a pool and splash around the water is nothing new. But to see a child of that age swimming the length of a 50-meter pool twice is a rare sight to behold. Bruce Wigo, the […]
NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) was founded in 1944 to standardize sanitation and food safety requirements. Today, it has evolved into an accredited, independent third party certification body that tests and certifies products to verify that they meet public health and safety standards. The NSF is made up of many different divisions covering a wide range […]
