lightweight portable diving platform

[JasonParker]

Has anyone seen a commercially available portable diving platform? Likely hollow, lightweight, and made of something strong, like fiberglas? Here, I've mocked one up which would extend over the coping for stability and support. The concept would include an inset handle on each side so two people could lift and carry it fairly easily. Dimensions would be approximately 30" x 30" x 30".

Perhaps I could even create a CAD model for a fabrication shop to create a mold and build it. I don't know about strength and stability of it. It would likely have to fit the dimension of my coping pretty tightly to avoid any instability.

 

[ajw22]

Does your pool meet ANSI/APSP/ICC-5 2011 Standard for Residential In-Ground Swimming Pools?

The minimum requirements the pool must be a minimum of 16ft wide and 32ft long and have at least an 8 ft hopper. The hopper is the area in the deep end which the water is deeper.

Building a Pool for Diving - Dive Pool Options

Building a Pool for Diving - what's involved in building a very deep inground pool for diving practice in your own backyard. Is a 1-m board even allowed?

blog.intheswim.com

 

[JasonParker]

Allen,
thanks for your reply. I was hoping to get an answer to my question.

 

[ajw22]

Allen,
thanks for your reply. I was hoping to get an answer to my question.

I suspect such a design does not meet the ANSI requirements for a diving pool.

https://www.srsmith.com/media/47241/06-052ansi-standard.pdf

 

[woodyp]

I'll bite. Why does it have to be "portable"? I shudder to think what creating a mold for a one shot pony would be.

 

[Newdude]

The real ones are $3k + and all get firmly bolted to the deck, for good reason.

 

[JasonParker]

Perhaps not super obvious from the photo, we have limited deck area around the indoor pool. I'd have to move the solar cover and reel to place the fiberglas diving platform. And walking area behind the platform would be pretty minimal.

 

[JasonParker]

The real ones are $3k + and all get firmly bolted to the deck, for good reason.

Right--my son is on the swim team and he uses those platforms. Yet race-quality commercial applications differ from humble residential ones. Just looking to practice his race starts in our own pool. It's difficult to have to get to the nearest facility, and beg for permission to use a lane platform outside of competitions and team practices.

 

[Newdude]

Yet race-quality commercial applications differ from humble residential ones. Just looking to practice his race starts in our own pool.

I get it. I do. But how will you feel about a leg that's spiral fractured when the movable base pushes back ? Or he face plants into the pool and the base topples in on him.

The Convience is not worth the trade off in safety, before we even discuss if your pool is deep enough.

 

[zea3]

They don't list prices on their website, but this would probably be close to what you are looking for. Competitive Swimming Training | PowerStarts
I don't know if it would fit your limited space, but anything that doesn't bolt down is going to have to have an extended base to counter the weight of the swimmer, and it is strongly recommended the pool be at least 9 feet deep.

 

[JasonParker]

They don't list prices on their website, but this would probably be close to what you are looking for. Competitive Swimming Training | PowerStarts
I don't know if it would fit your limited space, but anything that doesn't bolt down is going to have to have an extended base to counter the weight of the swimmer, and it is strongly recommended the pool be at least 9 feet deep.

Yes! This is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks @zea3 . No pricing on their website...perhaps I'll be in for a shock, we'll see.