Wednesday 18 July 2018

Naval Academy Competition Pools


The United States Naval Academy educates and trains individuals who patrol international waters and is one of the highest-ranked public liberal arts colleges in the nation. There is also a strong and competitive intercollegiate swimming and diving team at the academy, and there were needs for facilities that reflected and encouraged continued success in the water. In 2012, the USNA had its existing competition pools renovated to meet these needs.

True competition pools are much different than your average high school or community pool. For example, diving pools must possess specific dimensions in order to be safe and operational. The newly-designed USNA diving pool has a depth of over 4 metres, and the racing pool measures 50 metres in length in order to be fit for competition.

Typically when building a pool, a key concern is keeping the base and shell completely sealed so that water does not leak out. But because the pool sat 50 metres below sea level, the construction team, Profast Commercial Flooring, also had to worry about water leaking in. While working below sea level is not a new task for highly-skilled construction and installation specialists, it still cannot be taken lightly.


"When you have a project that big, you need to know you're going to have installation products that work. LATICRETE materials are spectacular… trustworthy and have a great reputation. They worked well not only for our tile installations, but for sealing and waterproofing!" said Kevin Killian, President of Profast Commercial Flooring.


Are you getting ready to start a pool project? Contact us for technical support or to arrange free samples. Call 1800 331 012 or email us here.

No comments:

Post a Comment