Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time to cap a stunning opening few days of action in the pool at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The American won a record 19th Olympic medal as he helped the US team to gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay. “I just started to smile with […]
A project years in the making, the new Gateway Aquatic Center held their Grand Opening on Saturday July 28th, 2012 to much affair. Following the official ribbon cutting was the much anticipated “Big Splash,” where 100 lucky ticket winners simultaneously jumped into the pools, marking the official opening of the new $24 million dollar aquatic […]
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 you have likely missed is the tiny target marking on the edge of each lane. This target is what the surveyor uses to accurately measure the length of the pool each […]
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum has successfully added to its 20 year history with a mission “To inspire and educate, to promote and preserve aviation and space history, and to honor the patriotic service of our veterans.” The significant expansion completed in 2011 included the addition of a unique learning based water park experience. […]
The Counsilman Center for Science and Swimming makes 2012 Olympic Swim Predictions (Men1, Men2, Men3, Men4, Men5 & Women). Swimming enthusiasts should expect only a few new World records in London this summer as competitors must forego the now-‐banned “flotation suits,” the expensive and controversial full-‐body swim suits that nearly all the swimmers wore at the 2008 […]
About 15 years ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Disney Institute at Walt Disney World in Florida with hundreds of professional pool retailers and service companies. I’m not sure one thing they taught is still true, but I think it is. I’ll find out for sure when I follow up with a neighbor […]
Note to Reader: Dad has written a memoir he has shared with the family. This document is around 500 pages and covers most of the significant events of his life. He wrote about his college swimming experience and we will be sharing these as blog posts (Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years) over the next […]
Two big players in the aquatic industry are now one. PlayCore Holdings, Inc. a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of play and recreation products, announced its acquisition of Colorado Time Systems. Anita Sayed will continue to be responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations as well as its future growth and expansion. Operations will continue […]
The Contamination Burden module for the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) has just been posted by the CDC on July 20, 2012 for public comment. This module is unusual in that there is no code section. . The deadline for public comments is October 14, 2012. Counsilman-Hunsaker strongly encourages everyone in the aquatic community to […]
A bulkhead is a structure that can separate a pool into different sections. Typically these structures are moveable in the United States to allow the pool to be adjusted to accommodate different field of play (Yards and Meters). For example, in a 50 meter pool with 2 movable bulkheads there can be as many as […]
