SASR Norms & Standards Vol 2 new.indd - Sport and Recreation ...

Swimming
Corners shall be rounded. Pool linings, specifi cally plastic and similar linings and fi nishes not totally
bonded to the poolside and bottom are prohibited.
Shape
The shape of a public swimming pool has to conform to the following:
Floors
• The pool may be any shape except that the shape may not be hazardous to users and it
must provide adequate water circulation.
• There shall be no protrusions, extensions, and means of entanglement or other obstructions
that may cause injury to users. This does not prohibit the installation of water features,
slides, water play equipment, and water volleyball or basketball nets.
• Where a racing lane terminates in a swimming pool the wall shall be plum to a depth of
1.50 metre below the waterline, below which the wall shall have a radius where it joins the
fl oor.
• The minimum average width of a public swimming pool shall be 4.30 metre, which shall be
calculated by dividing the surface area by the total length of the pool.
• Copings or cantilevered decks may project may project from the wall of a swimming pool to
provide a handhold for users. The coping or deck should be rounded, have a slip resistant
surface and shall not exceed 90 mm in thickness. The overhang may not be less than 25
mm and not more than 50 mm. All corners created by the coping or deck shall be rounded
in both vertical and horizontal planes to avoid sharp corners.
• Pool decks adjacent to the pool have to be at least 3.0 metres wide and have to be
continuous and unobstructed except where diving boards and platforms are installed where
the walkway shall extend at least 2.50 metres to each side and behind the board or platform
but not less than 3.0 metres from the pool wall.
• Pool decks have to slope away from the pool with a gradient of 1:3 to properly located deck
drains or other points of disposal.
• Pool decks have to be constructed of concrete or other inorganic material with a slip
resistant fi nish which is free from sharp objects or surfaces and is easily cleanable.
• Decks to have expansion joints that are fi lled I with an approved polysulphide sealant to
prevent water ingress and cracking of the fi nished surface.
• All construction joints at the junction of the pool and the pool decks to be similarly sealed.
The slope of a public swimming pool fl oor, from the shallow end towards the deep end up to the point
of the fi rst change in slope shall not exceed a gradient of 1:10.
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