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How Step Into Swim Can Help Aquatics Facilities
By
Michael Popke,
January 2013
During the final months of 2012, bad news for community pools hit residents like a crashing belly flop:
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Collaboration is Vital to Regional and Community Pool Projects
By
Michael Popke,
October 2012
For about three years, the 50-meter stainless steel competition pool used at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials sat disassembled in an Omaha, Neb., storage facility, not far from where 16,000 swimming fans had jammed the Qwest Center and witnessed the setting of nine world and 21 American records.
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Time to Rethink How Pool Operators Protect Swimmers?
By
Michael Popke,
July 2012
The pool of excuses for not knowing how to swim shrinks every year. Last month, the third annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™, held at more than 100 aquatic facilities across the United States, attempted to teach an estimated 20,000 people to swim — for free.
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Sloped Site Leads to Nontraditional Leisure Pool Configuration
By
Andrew Cohen,
June 2012
The membership of Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver, B.C., about 1,600 strong, wanted the planned addition to its natatorium to accommodate a leisure pool with various play features, but the building, located on a slope, wouldn’t allow it.
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How to Make the Most of Limited Pool Deck Space
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Michael Popke,
February 2012
As both a professional pool designer and the parent of two competitive swimmers, Matt Freeby attends several swim meets every year and keeps a mental list of competition venues he prefers to avoid.
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Pool Operators Still Confused by Latest ADA Standards
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Emily Attwood,
November 2011
When the Department of Justice enacted the ADA 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, one of the major differences from the previous version was the inclusion of regulations for swimming pools and spas.
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By Taking Precautions, Pools Can Be Constructed in Winter
By
Doug Cook and Matt Reynolds,
August 2011
The dog days of August mean different things to different people — family vacations, football practices, back-to-school sales.
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Model Health Code Making Waves in the Aquatics Industry
By
Nicholas Brown,
February 2011
A former manager of aquatics for the state of Wisconsin's health department, Tracynda Davis has inspected her fair share of recreational pools, and she knows all too well how pool operators respond to notifications of code violations.
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Cutting-Edge Strategies Make Oregon Aquatics Center Model for Sustainability
By
Nicholas Brown,
October 2010
Cutting-edge approaches to conserving water and energy have made an Oregon aquatics center a model for sustainability.
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College's New Natatorium Creatively Handles Humidity
By
Andrew Cohen,
October 2010
The College of New Rochelle's natatorium creatively handles humidity.
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