All posts tagged "aquatics"
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PHTA Apprenticeship Program Approved in California
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is pleased to announce that California approved the participation of PHTA’s Apprenticeship Program in the state’s Apprenticeship System, paving...
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Adding Scuba to Enhance Aquatics Offerings
If scuba is not a popular activity in your area due to location, you may think offering scuba lessons is irrelevant, but the University Recreation...
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The Key to Pool Maintenance is Consistency
When it comes to operating a pool, you might initially think of water. However, pool maintenance can be broken down into three different sections: water,...
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Dive into Creativity
Pools are for more than just lap swimmers. In fact, Richelle Williams, the aquatics coordinator and youth program advisor at Western Washington University (WWU), hopes...
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What You Need to Know About Running a Swim Meet
Swim meets can be a great money maker for your facility. If you have a facility that can host meets, you are half way there already. In order...
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Aquatics Staffing: Personality vs. Skill
When safety is involved, hiring aquatics staff is not taken lightly. Beneath the surface, there is much more to the job than being certified. “When...
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The Wonderful World of Water Technology
At Nova Southeastern University, 1.6 million gallons of water exist on campus. “How do we effectively manage all of that?” asked Austin Harris, the assistant...
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Swimming Through a Revenue Stream
When it comes to making money in your campus rec center, you might think of selling memberships and access to fitness classes, but what about...
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Adapting Aquatics Culture: A Call to Action
I just got back from a conference and felt dissuaded in the lack of aquatics representation for presentation topics. This got me thinking about a...
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Proactive Pools
While the game of Risk is that — simply a game — the concept of risk is not to be played with in aquatics. You...
