swimming

A Mighty Chorus
I've been up on my "river pools" hobby horse for a good while now, which is why I can't believe I missed a great story from the online version of Outside magazine when it appeared on May 19, 2016. Written by Erin Beresini and headlined, "Why Urban Swimming Pools Are Raising Millions on Kickstarter:  Inside the revolution to reclaim
2016/10.1, October 5 — Distant Beauty, Pond Liner ABCs, Shotcrete’s Place and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS October 5, 2016 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Endless Pools Introduces SwimCross Systems
Endless Pools (Aston, PA) manufactures the SwimCross Exercise Model X500, a jetted swim spa with…
2016/8.2, August 24 — Dream Clients, Aquaponic Options, San Francisco Treat and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 24, 2016 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
The Power of a Pool
Through the past couple years, I've followed with great and growing interest a collection of news items about international efforts to bring safe, spacious swimming facilities to urban waterways. If memory serves, the first stories I noticed were about the Flussbad ("river pool"), a proposal to transform a section of a canal into a
Generational Joys
Every once in a while, the fact that I'm not getting any younger smacks me right upside the head. This time, it's had to do with becoming a grandfather for the second time - an event that's led me to do more than the usual amount of reflecting in recent days and, in particular, think about instances when I've intertwined my personal and professional lives. My oldest daughter was born in 1985, just before I returned to Los Angeles after a few years' absence to take on the top editor's job with Pool & Spa News.   By the time
Speck Pumps Introduces Badu Jet Super-Sport II
Speck Pumps (Jacksonville, FL) now offers the BaduJet super-sport II, a swim jet featuring suction…
The Big Aquatic Picture
I've written a couple of my recent blogs about public pools, access to them, their cost, their status and my growing concern that, for a complex of reasons, swimming skills and our basic societal inclination to be water-involved is slowly moving onto the cultural version of the endangered species list. It's in this context that I call your attention to
2015/8.1, August 5 — Digital Engagement, Pond-Free Cascades, All-Tile Remodeling and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 5, 2015 www.watershapes.com DIGITAL DESIGN…
The Aquatic Quiz #17
Celeb Tweet: 'If Swimming Is GreatExercise, Explain Whales to Me'