2. Let’
Let’s Make Swimming Fun…..

3. ….. AGAIN!

4. Presented by Bruce Wigo
President/CEO
International Swimming
Hall of Fame
o Can we learn anything from
history?
o Fun factor or Fear factor?
o Branding as a sport or Life
skill?
o What’s more important, facilities
What’
or programs?
programs?

5. OLD SWIMMING
Wisdom
Pools are used by four classes of
patrons:
1) People who like to dive
2) Swimmers
3) People who swim only a few
strokes
4) Beginners and those who cannot
swim at all
In designing a pool, all four of these classes
should be considered and pleased.

6. OLD SWIMMING Wisdom
Live, whippy boards will take care
of the divers and develop more.
A minimum depth of 3/1/2 feet will
take care of the swimmers.
Zero depth entry and plenty of water
under five feet in depth will make
bathing a pleasure for poor swimmers
and plenty of amusement devices will
bring out the non swimmers.

7. SUTRO BATHS
The Taj Majhal of Swimming Pools

15. Ben Franklin’s Egg Trick
Franklin’

16. THE END OF SEGREGATION DRAMTICALLY CHANGED
POOL DESIGN THINKING.

17. CORAL SPRINGS DAVIE
PLANTATION POMPANO

20. Mick Nelson, facilities development director
at USA Swimming has documented more than 400
pool closings since 2009.

21. At a well-branded
well-
property, every visit
becomes an occasion!

22. The Palace of Joy!

23. Wet and Wild, Orlando.
Great Fun – but something is missing.

24. Splash!
La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center
98% cost recovery

25. Local Water Parks
Paradise Cove, C.B. Smith Park
Cypress Pool, Coral Springs
Calypso Cove, Margate
Rapids Water Park

26. Royal Caribbean’s Aqua Theater,
Caribbean’
“Oasis of the Seas”
Seas”

27. Elements to consider for a financially
sustainable facility:
oHotel oHealth Spa oInstruction oSports
oOffice oCabanas oEvents oAmusements
oRetail oRestaurant oKiosks oEntertainment

28. Swimming for Health
Surfing
SCUBA Life-
Life-guarding
Sail-
Sail-Boarding
Ocean Swimming

29. Considerations for
Modern Aquatic Facilities:
Facilities:
 Adaptive Aquatics  International Swim
 Aquatic Entertainment Instructors Assn.
 Adult Swimming Instruction  Lifesaving: Beach and Pool
 Allied aquatic activities  Marketing of Aquatics
 Media
(surfing, skin diving,
 Medical Benefits of
etc.) Aquatic
 Aquatic Business Education  National Swimming Pool
 Aqua Therapy Foundation
 Coaching Education  Park and Recreation
 Diversity in Aquatics Associations
 Drowning Prevention and  Swimming Pool and Spa
Water Safety water health
 Government Aquatic  Risk Management
 Safe Kids
Programs
 School Swim Programs
 Grants and Grant writing  SCUBA
for aquatic programs  Swimming Pool Design
 Infant Swimming  Water Quality: Oceans,
 International Exchange Lakes, Rivers and Drinking
Programs  World Water Fitness Assn.

30. Questions?