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Double-Duty Pools

Thoughtful design and flexible equipment allow competition pools to support recreation, instruction, fitness, therapy, and play.

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of Water Technology Inc.

A recreational professional at a pool can prevent a drowning by teaching a young child to swim, provide the gift of mobility to a grandmother, introduce a toddler to water, build the self-esteem of a teenager on the swim team, and motivate a 12-year-old child to simply play.

So what if that professional—well-educated in the benefits of swimming—is challenged by operating only one pool that provides all of the above benefits?

Ideally, a multi-generational aquatic center would include multiple pools with multiple temperatures in separate environments; indoor and outdoor.