Diving board fun

[Sendit6]

so S.R. Smith told us that we have a non-diving pool. And they’re correct, according to the ANSI standards.

But, that’s just a guideline for legal purposes.
You can safely dive, and I mean dive far out and deep, into a pool that doesn’t meet the standards but is certainly made for diving.

After reading about many laments regarding having a diving pool but not really being able to make use to the fullest potential because most pools are 8-8.5 deep and have a slope that starts too close to the deep end, we went the opposite direction.

We all wanted a springy board. So taking into account the aforementioned downsides of adhering your pool build to the standards, we built an 18’x36’, 10’ deep (9.5” of water) with 10’ of shallow, 10’ or 11’ slope I can’t remember exactly which, and a huge diving well. There’s a 1’ safety ledge all around the deep end which also extends along the side of the slope to the shallow end. The side and back walls are virtually straight up and down and a big flat bottom.

The board is super springy, and I’ve basically dove up and straight down and have to dive deep to touch the bottom. Same with the slope, I’ve run off the board, getting a big bounce, and doce straight out and down and have to swim another few feet after the deep dive to even come close to the slope.

We’ve found that 10’ of shallow is plenty for us, in fact, nobody is really ever there, everyone is mostly swimming, diving, or hanging out in the swimout in the deep end.

 

[1poolman1]

so S.R. Smith told us that we have a non-diving pool. And they’re correct, according to the ANSI standards.

But, that’s just a guideline for legal purposes.
You can safely dive, and I mean dive far out and deep, into a pool that doesn’t meet the standards but is certainly made for diving.

After reading about many laments regarding having a diving pool but not really being able to make use to the fullest potential because most pools are 8-8.5 deep and have a slope that starts too close to the deep end, we went the opposite direction.

We all wanted a springy board. So taking into account the aforementioned downsides of adhering your pool build to the standards, we built an 18’x36’, 10’ deep (9.5” of water) with 10’ of shallow, 10’ or 11’ slope I can’t remember exactly which, and a huge diving well. There’s a 1’ safety ledge all around the deep end which also extends along the side of the slope to the shallow end. The side and back walls are virtually straight up and down and a big flat bottom.

The board is super springy, and I’ve basically dove up and straight down and have to dive deep to touch the bottom. Same with the slope, I’ve run off the board, getting a big bounce, and doce straight out and down and have to swim another few feet after the deep dive to even come close to the slope.

We’ve found that 10’ of shallow is plenty for us, in fact, nobody is really ever there, everyone is mostly swimming, diving, or hanging out in the swimout in the deep end.

Ask your homeowner's insurance what they think about you installing a board, any board, to your pool and see if they will accept the liability for someone getting injured, especially on an installation that doesn't meet codes. you may lose your coverage if you do ask that.

I would say to ask the NSPI (National Swimming Pool Institute) that question, but a lawsuit finding them liable for a severe injury to a child paralyzed from just that type of installation, though the pool was built before their guidelines were even published and didn't meet them anyway, forced them to disappear.

After that, us "little guys" could not get any kind of coverage for work on boards, slides, etc. even for pools that met the regulations, despite the manufacturers offering insurance coverage to any who got certified. Took the classes and am still waiting as they never could get any company to underwrite "board" coverage.