SUGGESTIONS FOR A NEW SWIMMING POOL
AT KANSAS UNIVERSITY

BY HERBERT G,. ALLPHIN

I, Size and Type of Swimming Pool

1. Rectangular = 42" x 75* or 35° by 75°, This would be
for either five or six contestants, A lane of water
7* wide is recommended for each contestant in com-
petitive swimming,

2. Type - Class instruction, Swimming Contests and
Diving, and recreational swimming,

3. Codes and regulations ( Refer to State Sind tae Engineer)

II. Diving and Recreational Equipment
i. Tee €2) ons meter diving boards
(optional = one (1) three meter board) Unable to
have 3 meter board with present ceiling,

2. Recreation apparatus - Water basketball, water polo,
flutter boards, sun lamps, diving bricks of rubber-
weight 10 pounds,

ITI. Provisions for Spectators
ss Provide permanent bleachers on a floor separated
from poogl room, Permanent bleachers or terraces
with impervious floors and solid parapet walls
at least 4 feet high dividing them from the pool
area and having separate drainage and cleaning

connections, For sanitary reasons, portable bleachers

should never be placed on pool runways,