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Compiled and Written by Lenny GiteckMarlon Brando: Inventor of Traction-Optimizing Shoes for Swimming Pools What comes to mind when you think of the legendary actor Marlon Brando? Great films such as
I’ve just returned from a mini-break in which my wife Judy and I and two friends spent two-and-a-half days scrambling around Yosemite National Park. Six months ago, we had reserved a campsite near Lake May, thinking
Part of effective watershape construction involves the use of waterproofing agents to create barriers to water intrusion or to make concrete less permeable. But it’s also about
The following comes from the Web site The9Billion.com: The “+ Pool” (pronounced “Plus Pool” since it is shaped in the form of a plus sign) has been created by architect Dong-Ping Wong and designers Jeffrey Franklin and Archie Lee Coates IV. The 9,000-square- foot pool would be
Which is the tallest fountain in the world?
Last year was the worst I’ve endured since I was a novice in the pool and spa industry. At the time, I found myself taking comfort in the fact that I wasn’t alone, that the recession was to blame for my ebbing sales and that we were all
Compiled and Written by Lenny GiteckNew IMF Head: Synchronized Swimming Champion and Whip-Wielding Dominatrix? Christine Lagarde — who was named head of the International Monetary Fund following Dominique Strauss-Kahn's hasty
I know for a fact that there are better times ahead for professionals who design and build with water. How? Well, it has nothing to do with psychic powers or a crystal ball. Rather, I know because my own experiences both as a child and an adult tell me
When I speak with clients about designing and installing ponds and populating them with fish and plants, I make a point of helping them understand what it takes to develop
The distinctive London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games will seat 17,500 spectators and boast two 50-meter swimming pools, one 25-meter diving pool and various training facilities. Competitions slated to take place in the center are