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2. Olympic-size swimming pool - Wikipedia

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   The new Olympic-sized swimming pool was designed to provide advantages to competitors. Increasing the lane count from eight to ten introduces a "buffer lane", helping to absorb waves generated by movements of the swimmers. [5] The increased depth of the pool assists the lane lines in dissipating water churn, thereby creating less hydrodynamic ...

3. Pool skimmer - Wikipedia

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   A skimmer or surface separator [1] (it separates substances from the surface of a liquid) [2] [3] is an essential accessory for the maintenance and cleaning of the water in a swimming pool. It is used to remove all the surface dirt floating on the water surface, such as leaves , tanning oil and human secretions.

4. Swimming pool - Wikipedia

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   A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built above ground (as a freestanding construction or as part of a building or other larger structure), and may be found as a ...

5. Swimming pool sanitation - Wikipedia

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   Over time, calcium from municipal water tends to accumulate, developing salt deposits in the swimming pool walls and equipment (filters, pumps), reducing their effectiveness. Therefore, it is advised to either completely drain the pool, and refill it with fresh water, or recycle the existing pool water, using reverse osmosis. The advantage of ...

6. Fleishhacker Pool - Wikipedia

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   The pool's heater could warm 2,800 US gallons (11,000 L) of seawater from 60 to 75 °F (16 to 24 °C) each minute, in theory providing a constant pool water temperature of 72 °F (22 °C), [3] though in practice it tended to vary between 65 and 75 °F (18 and 24 °C), which was sometimes too cold for comfortable swimming.

7. Splash pad - Wikipedia

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   A splash pad or spray pool is a recreation area, often in a public park, for water play that has little or no standing water. This is said to eliminate the need for lifeguards or other supervision, as there is little risk of drowning .