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Several people have called me in recent weeks with best wishes and, above all, questions about what the future holds for our magazine, WaterShapes. That’s a reasonable inquiry, and the honest answer is

Watershapers Must Grow or Go!

A few years ago, I made a conscious effort to turn my back on the narrow confines of the swimming pool industry and to focus instead on the profession of watershaping and its significantly broader foundation and expressive potential. It was a transition pushed both by

World’s Most Amazing Hotel Pools?

The beautiful pool shown above — at the five-star Amangiri resort in Canyon Point, Utah — is just one of 15 hotel swimming pools that made Budget Travel’s list: "World’s Most Amazing

Test Your Knowledge #13

How much do you know about swimmer Mark Spitz?

Adding the Beauty of Stonework

How do you define artistry? That’s a highly subjective question, of course, but I’ve always thought of it as a completed work that radiates impressions of insight, effort, skill and mastery — even in

Ripples #24

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

Embraced by Yosemite

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

High Waterlines, Bad Leaks

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

Floating Swimming Pools on the Hudson?

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