What to Consider When Designing a Competitive Pool

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While a competition pool may technically be only as “fast” as the swimmers who compete in it, aquatics professionals continue to work toward an ideal — a perfectly proportioned basin designed to hold clean water at an ideal temperature that produces as little unnecessary resistance as possible.

That may sound like a simple enough goal — a pool is a pool, right? — but it has taken decades to arrive at today’s state-of-the-art natatoriums, and many in the industry are still refining their products and designs with the goal of supporting even faster swimming. Whether you’re planning on hosting a high school swim meet or the Olympic Games, here’s a look at how to design a facility that can provide an optimal environment for any swimmer to realize their personal best.

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