Pool Facts, Tips, and Articles for Your Swimming Pleasure

 

Gearing Up to Splash Into Summer
06/04/2010
As we all anticipate the excitement of jumping into the pool for the first time this swimming season, we also need to remember that before we start there are some very important things to remember. Summer is the time for lots of fun, but we have to maintain a level of safety and security even when the pool is not in use.
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Swimming Tips - Discover the Techniques to Improve Your Breaststroke Glide
06/03/2010
When you want to improve your breaststroke gliding techniques, you should start with your hips and learn how to drive them forward and let them ride up as you glide forward. If you have already learned how to keep your body streamlined you are ready to work on your glide if not you need to practice keep your body straight.
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Megapixels and Optical Zoom and Electronic Image Stabilization, Oh My!
06/03/2010
That is right Dorothy selecting an Underwater Digital Camera can be a bit frightening. After reading this article I hope to ease you down the road to underwater camera ownership.
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Affordable Backyard Swimming Pools
06/02/2010
Swimming pools in the backyard have ceased being a luxury affordable by only wealthy people. The costs involved in constructing them and also maintaining them is no longer prohibiting. Thanks to an increase in the standard of living and also many innovations that have resulted in a significant reduction of costs, the ownership is quite practicable. Construction and maintenance of a swimming pool thus is now affordable for many.
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How to Swim Better
06/01/2010
Nearly every season, the most popular activity is swimming. It can not only make you relax but also help you keep your body in shape, thus, it becomes more and more popular all over the world.
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Mankini - Every Man Should Try it Once
05/28/2010
Now that men's and women's swimwear have both shrunk down to extraordinary levels of skimpiness, men can understand the true humiliation that comes with swimsuit season. In honor of the mankini, here are three key steps to walking tall in a bathing suit the size of an elastic band.
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Women's Swimwear - One Pieces Can Be Just As Sexy As a Bikini
05/28/2010
The term swimsuit tends to drag up images of aged aunts in mothball smelling one pieces that lack appropriate chest support. The word bikini, however, brings forth all of those scantily clad, sports illustrated models. You probably don't even remember what they were actually wearing, where as the loudly obnoxious floral print of Aunt Edna's ancient suit is burned into your memory.
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Improve Your Freestyle Breathing Techniques
05/27/2010
To improve your freestyle breathing techniques you must first get your body position right. One problem many people have when trying to breathe while doing freestyle swimming is their lack of balance. If you body is not balanced in the water you will not be able to turn your head to breathe right.
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A New Kind of Fun With Inflatable Backyard Water Slides
05/26/2010
Summer is just about here and for many people having a pool is simply not affordable. A viable alternative that is catching on quickly is inflatable backyard water slides which promise hours of fun and entertainment.
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Know What to Look For When Buying Swim Gear
05/26/2010
You can spend a lot of money shopping of the wrong swim gear. Here are some tips on how to spend you money effectively and effectively.
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Water Aerobics Sculpt Your Body
05/25/2010
If you have access to a swimming pool, it doesn't matter how big it is, as long as it is heated during the winter, water aerobics trims the fat off your body like you were cutting it sculpturing it with a knife. If you are able to be in deep water and wear a water weight belt you have the tools to trim the fat and keep it off.
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Speedo Competitive Swimsuits - Fastskin and Aquablade
05/25/2010
The revolutionary Aqua-Blade performance swimsuit was first launched back in the mid 1990s. Basically, this suit represented the beginning of the fast swimsuit revolution.
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Using a Chlorine Tablet Before Swimming
05/25/2010
This is the everlasting debate between swimming pool owners of the world. Which is better - to use a chlorine tablet or granulate dust? Sanitation and hygiene are the most important factors of maintaining a swimming pool. These are the most important factors for a crystal clear pool.
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How to Swim a Mile - It's Not Difficult to Learn
05/21/2010
Would you like to learn how to swim more efficiently? Can you only do a couple of lengths of freestyle? It may be hard to believe, but it is not difficult to swim a long distance using less energy than you do in those two lengths. Also, by swimming more efficiently and therefore for longer brings many benefits that can help in obtaining that healthy lifestyle.
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Pool Toys and Games - Increase Summertime Fun With Budget Friendly Options
05/21/2010
Pool toys and swimming pool games allow you to do more with your pool than just swim, float, and soak up the sun. They add extra fun to neighborhood parties and family get togethers and allow you to make the most of the swimming season, which sometimes seems way too short.
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Trade Associations

Follow the links below for more information and upcoming meetings.

Association of Pool & Spa Professionals

The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals members adhere to a code of ethics in business and technical practices that share a strong commitment to safety, health, and enjoyable use of industry related products.  To visit their Consumer Resources Member Locator engine.

FSPA

The Florida Swimming Pool Association has a wide variety of resources to help you get the most from your FSPA membership.

Broward Chapter:

June 24, 2010: 
Government Relations Dinner
Joint meeting with the Palm Beach Chapter at the Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton.
6:00 p.m. Meet and Greet
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Program

Palm Beach Chapter:

June 24, 2010: 
Government Relations Dinner
Joint meeting with the Broward Chapter at the Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton.
6:00 p.m. Meet and Greet
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Program

Treasure Coast Chapter:

June 24, 2010: 
Board and Chapter Meeting
6:30 p.m. Palm City Grill, Palm City

September 24, 2010: 
FSPA State Committee Meetings and Board Meeting
Sept. 24-25 at Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa

September 30, 2010: 
Chapter and Board Meetings
5:30 p.m. Board Meeting
6:30 p.m. Chapter Meeting

October 28, 2010: 
Board Meeting
Board lunch meeting

December 3, 2010: 
Board Meeting, Chapter Meeting and Annual Social

ASPI

The Associated Swimming Pool Industries of Florida is a local group of swimming pool builders, service companies, wholesale distributers, manufacturers, and other related professionals.

IPSSA

The Independent Pool and Spa Service Association, Inc. exists for the mutual professional benefit and growth of its members and for the continued improvement of the pool and spa industry.