Ripples #99
Two Dudes Turn '69 Coupe de VilleInto Rolling Hot Tub, Plan to Race It
The Aquatic Quiz #9
Aussie Long-Distance SwimmerDetained by Brits in Mid-Race  
Broadcast Merit
Up until recently, I'd watched in frustration as watershaping failed to gain any significant traction on television.  Sure, pools and hot tubs and fountains and ponds have been featured components in more broadcast series than I can count, but what I've really wanted is a good show about watershapes, how they're
#14: Cannon Jets
These days, it seems like just about every homeowner wants to get something special with their pools and spas.  More often than not, that means some form of water in transit, whether it's a cool spillway, a vanishing edge, a bubbler on a thermal shelf - or, as in the case highlighted here, some sort of jet that will
The Other Orlando Attraction
The first time I saw it, the water of the Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain had been turned off for servicing.  In that inert condition and with tiny figures creeping over its greenish surface, it looked to me as though a squat flying saucer had dropped in to slurp up water from Lake
Add a Spa, Save a Home
Not long ago, I received a call from a young electronics entrepreneur who asked me to come and meet with him about the possibility of adding a swimming pool or spa to his multi-million-dollar hilltop property. The home had been built in the early 1960s, he told me, and he'd just completed a major remodeling project.  He also indicated that he knew I was expensive, but that he'd already met with a number of other contractors and wanted to
Ripples #98
The 'Facekini' Becomes a Big Hit With Chinese Female Swimmers  
The Aquatic Quiz #8
USA Swimming Shows Support forHigh School Swimmer with Leukemia  
The Aquatic Quiz #7
Prince George Learns to SwimIn Buckingham Palace Pool    
Poolside Panache
When a backyard has a swimming pool, homeowners generally want their watershape to be a key visual component in the overall composition.  Too often, however - and this is particularly true of many of the older ones I see - the pool is unexciting both on its own and as part of the landscape. That's definitely not the style these days.  Homeowners either want to make a statement by having a pool that is a visual knockout complete with big rocks and grottos and waterfalls; or they want it to play a more understated role but be a major part of a