swimming pool design
Stewart
asked me to advise on the dimensions as he thinks that the engineer
has insufficient knowledge.
He is a serious swimmer and wants to do lengths; not really
recreational swimming.
The pool could be around 20 metres long, 1.2 metres deep and 4.5
metres wide.
Is there any data on the most suitable width and depth for such a pool
- to avoid backwash etc in doing lengths?
Thank you.
Stewart
My grandson is very competent and is junior cl;ub champion; he is well
placed at junior district level but I do not think that he will reach
national level even as a junior, however he is very keen, especially
on the butterfly.
A 4.5 meter wide pool will obviously give 2 lanes and that may do but
will he get a lot of backwash after the turns?
The pool will have over the top spillways so flush with floor.
I think they are limited to 20 metres losng because of the size of the
house basement.
Thanks again.
On Jan 30, 12:50 pm, <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> On 30 Jan,
> Stewart <twodunc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My son is building a new house with a 20 metre swimming pool. He has
> > asked me to advise on the dimensions as he thinks that the engineer
> > has insufficient knowledge.
> > He is a serious swimmer and wants to do lengths; not really
> > recreational swimming.
> > The pool could be around 20 metres long, 1.2 metres deep and 4.5
> > metres wide.
>
> Depends how serious. If training for Olympics then too short. For extra
> training at club swimmer level then perfectly adequate. As a coach I've used
> pools 20m long (5 lengths to 100m), 1metre deep, and about 7 metres wide (3
> lanes), not all the dimensions at teh same time.
>
> For a single swimmer I'd say OK, but 25m would be a better option, and 1.2m
> isn't deep enough for diving if not well skilled.
>
> > Is there any data on the most suitable width and depth for such a pool
> > - to avoid backwash etc in doing lengths?
>
> Try the FINA website. Serious money though. not backyard pools.
>
> --
> BD
> Change lycos to yahoo to reply
Duncan Heenan
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20 metres is good for a privately owned pool, but if he is 'seriously'
training for competition 25 would be better (if he can), as no serious
competition is held in anything under 25 metres.
-- Duncan Heenan
MW Smith
I think 20 meters is too short for serious training. Timing for turns
would be disrupted. Not that I think that is a serious problem, but
the increased number of turns would mean that an inordinate percentage
of each length would be nothing but push-off from each end.
If I were putting a pool in at my home, I really think I would get one
of these "endless" pools, because my main purpose would be fitness
(and meditation, oddly enough). I expext an endless pool will cost
less and it will certainly take up less space. If it is meant to be an
adjunct to serious training, I think it is a better solution.
Ghost Rider
Here is a pool that I had built in my backyard in south Florida. I hope
the current owners don't mind me showing it off.
-or-
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=11936%20catalpha%20ave%20palm%
20beach%20gardens%20fl&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&star
tIndex=&startPage=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl
go to satellite view and zoom in.
The dimensions are 20 yds long with a minimum 10 foot wide lane. The
wide portion of the P is 20 ft. Note the steps in the narrow shallow end
extend away from the lane rather than in to it. The lighting is offset
so as to not interfere with turns. IIRC the pool was 3 1/2 feet deep to
6 1/2 feet deep. I had 4 inch tile laid for the lane marker.
The pool was some what wavey and real lane ropes would have probably
helped. I didn't want the complexity and needed to use a solar blanket
for mid winter swimming. The pool was built 25years ago and is based on
a design my father did for the pool in my family's house when I was
growing up 45 years ago. It is a great compromise for a lap pool and fun
pool. Brings back found memories - Glad to see it still in use.
The only thing that I would do differently is to put a swim out (like
you see divers use)in the deep end.
Hope this gives you an idea of what can be built using gunnite construction.
Stewart
like the idea of a "walk in" as a spur at one end.
On Feb 1, 2:19 pm, Ghost Rider <ghostrid...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Stewart wrote:
> > My son is building a new house with a 20 metre swimming pool. He has
> > asked me to advise on the dimensions as he thinks that the engineer
> > has insufficient knowledge.
> > He is a serious swimmer and wants to do lengths; not really
> > recreational swimming.
> > The pool could be around 20 metres long, 1.2 metres deep and 4.5
> > metres wide.
> > Is there any data on the most suitable width and depth for such a pool
> > - to avoid backwash etc in doing lengths?
> > Thank you.
>
> Here is a pool that I had built in my backyard in south Florida. I hope
> the current owners don't mind me showing it off.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ydrexz8
>
> -or-http://maps.google.com/maps?q=11936%20catalpha%20ave%20palm%
Ghost Rider
(walk in). That helped me swing the pool with my wife :-)
Also the contractors didn't know how to price the pool because a lot of
them go by square footage of the water area (they do a lot of blob
shaped pools). This one had a lot of material in the perimeter walls and
it wasn't psuedo circular.
Like I recommend before, a two step swim out in the deep end would be
better than a never used stainless ladder - except for little kids that
go for ladders.
I have also seen a two lane 25 yd pool made out of stainless steel with
lane rope attachments. The owner put it in for swimming and it also
served as a water supply in case of fire. He lived on a farm in the
country and his house was worth several millions $.
Hope to get an invite over to take a swim when it is finished.
;-)
PS Found Memories = Fond Memeories