February 2020 Digital Focus on Aquatics

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February Digital Focus

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Every Night Lights: Extending Facility Usage Creates New Opportunities

Every Night Lights: Extending Facility Usage Creates New Opportunities

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Pool For Sale Again as Previous Facility Plans Fall Through

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AI, Digital EAPs and Other Tech Tools are the Top Aquatics Safety Trends in 2026

Now Open: 2027 Aquatic Design Portfolio Submissions

The next generation of aquatics facility innovation, architecture and design comes to life in print and online this January/February in Athletic Business for our 13th Annual Aquatic Design Portfolio.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Pool For Sale Again as Previous Facility Plans Fall Through

The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials competition pool was originally assembled at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in May 2024. As has become tradition, Myrtha Pools then sold the pool to non-profit group beginning construction on an aquatic center.

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Product Spotlight 2026: AQUATIC COMPONENTS

Check out products from AllChem Performance Products, Paddock Pool Equipment Company, DynaDome Retractable Structures, and more!

AI, Digital EAPs and Other Tech Tools are the Top Aquatics Safety Trends in 2026

Technology is enhancing safety at campus rec pools, but emergency response remains a human-centered job...

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Rising Costs Prohibit Several Municipal Aquatics Centers From Opening for Summer 2026

As the seasons change, communities across the country begin looking to municipal pools and aquatics centers as hubs for recreation and connection.

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Denver Parks and Rec Cancels Contracts With Club Swim Teams, Restricting Public Pool Access

Denver Parks and Recreation is facing backlash after it changed its pool rental policies without warning, cutting off facility access to long-time community groups and private clubs.

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Why Your Aquatics Facility Needs a Certified Pool & Spa Operator

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Amy Willer and Alex Stewart discuss the importance of ensuring that your aquatics facility has a certified pool and spa operator on staff...

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Public Recreation Centers: Designing Aquatics Mechanical, Chemical Rooms

Stephen Springs offers three factors that help dictate the location and design of mechanical and chemical rooms...

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Saint Mary's College to Add Men's and Women's Swimming, Water Polo to Varsity Athletics Offerings

The addition of the four new teams has prompted the construction of a $15-20 million aquatics facility on the campus.

How Sustainable Utilities Raise the Bar in Creating All-Electric, Zero-Carbon Aquatics Centers

The tǝmǝsew’txw Aquatic and Community Centre is the rare all-electric aquatics center that boasts Canada’s Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building design standard.

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Overwhelming Smell of Chlorine Prompts Emergency Evacuation of Fitness Center

Earlier this week, the Logan Health Fitness Center in Kalispell, Mont., evacuated its facility due to a chlorine and chemical reaction.

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Flint Residents Protest Closing of University of Michigan-Flint Pool

Residents of Flint, Mich., are taking to the streets in an effort to persuade the University of Michigan-Flint to keep a...

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