SWIMMING POOLS

The classification of swimming pools is as follows.

1. Pool Types According to Their Structure as following:
   • Outdoor Swimming pools
   • Indoor Swimming Pools
   • Coverable Swimming Pools
2. Pool Types According to the Environment Used:
   • Private House-Villa Pools (Included in UHE-2)
   • Public Swimming Pool Types (Included in the scope of TSE 11899)
3. Swimming Pools by Purpose of Use
   • Entertainment Pools
   • Competition Pools
   • Training Pools
   • Shaking Pools
   • Kids’ Pools
   • Cold Water (shock) Pools
   • Massage Pools
   • Therapy Pools
   • Hot Spring Pools
   • Motion Pools
   • Water games Pools
   • Wave pools
4. According to the Location of the Swimming Pool Bowl:
   • Swimming pools built on the ground (without excavation).
   • Pools made by digging into the soil.
5. Swimming Pools According to the Overflow System of the Pool:
   • Overflow System Swimming Pools
   • Skimmer Swimming Pools
6. Swimming Pools According to the Type of Water Used:
   • Swimming Pools with Fresh Water
   • Swimming Pools with Sea Water
7. Swimming Pools by Feeding System:
   • Bottom (bottom) fed Swimming Pools
   • Wall-fed (side) Swimming Pools
8. Swimming Pools According to Disinfection Systems:
   • Swimming Pools Purified with Chemical Substances
   • Chemical Dosing with Dosing Pump
   • Automatic Chemical Dosing
   • Disinfection with Chlorinator-Brominator Devices
   • Disinfection with Electrophysical System
   • Disinfection with Ultraviolet

Public Swimming Pool Types

Sports Pools:
(It is sized in accordance with international rules.)
1. Training Pools
2. Shaking Pools
3. Competition Pools
3 a) Semi-Olympic Swimming Pools In practice, six-lane training pools are constructed as 25 × 16 m.
3. b) Full Olympic Swimming Pools: The ideal size of an eight-lane swimming pool can be 50 × 25 m / minimum size 50 × 21 meters.          

3. c) Water Polo Pools: It may be within the Olympic pool. If water polo is to be played in the Olympic pool, the pool water depth should be 2.20 cm. The size of the water polo field is 20 × 30 m. The special water polo pool is 33 m / 33 cmx21m in size.
3. d) Jump and Plunge Pools (Accompanied by the tower and springboard)
3. e) Rafting and Canoe Competition Pools

Swimming Pool Types and Depths According to TS 11899

Jump Pools
The depth of diving pools should be at least 3.40 m.

Deep Pools (For those who know how to swim)
The depth of such pools should be more than 1.35.

Pools of Changing Depth

The pools of varying depth have a height adjustable intermediate base. The water depth can be changed completely or partially according to need with this.

 

Wave pools

In wave pools, the water depth is changed by draining and filling the water and storing the difference volume. All pool sections, including the wave room, should be subjected to a continuous circulation of clean water. If a tank is used to change the level of the pool water and there is more than 20 minutes of water left in this tank, clean water should be included in the circulation. In no case should the amount of free chlorine in the tank and other volumes fall below the value in the pool water.

Shallow Pools (For those who cannot swim)
Its depth should be between 0.6 m and 1.35 m.

Pools with Water Attractions

Operation of attractions, such as underwater massage stations, bottom sprayers, current channels, countercurrent facilities, etc. should only be done with pool water or clean water. In case the system does not work in the water or air installations and channels in contact with the pool water, a flow should be provided with clean water or pool water. Not mandatory for small water installations.

Water Slide Pools

Pools for water slides should have a depth of 1.0 m and a minimum water area of 4.0 x 6.0 m. Only pool water or clean water should be used for water slides.

Children's Pools
The depth of these pools is at most 0.5 m. and have a self-contained water preparation facility.

Foot Washing Pools

Its depth should be between 0.10 m and 0.15 m. It should be planned to be on the route of the people who will enter the pool. It should be emptied. An overflow channel is not required.

Small Pools

Small pools should have a maximum area of 96 m2. They are installed according to low user load. Depending on the user load, the capacity of the water preparation facility increases. Depending on the water preparation facility capacity, the number of users per hour can be limited.

Hot Massage Pools

Massage pools are pools that foam with the push of hot water and air, where people are present at the same time or separately, and have a continuous circulation of clean water. The water temperature is maximum 37 oC.

Hot Massage Pool (Private)

Independent massage pools are such that their users cannot pass to other pool facilities. The seating areas of the users in the massage pools should be clearly arranged. A water volume of at least 0.4 m3 should be foreseen for each seat. Their volume should be at least 1.6 m3 and the water depth at most 1.0 m.

Hot Massage Pools (Combined Use)

Combined use massage pools are built inside the swimming pool and swimmers can use them according to their wishes. The volume of each individual massage pool should be at least 1.6 m3, and the water depth should be at most 1.0 m. By increasing the capacity of preparation equipment of such facilities, they can be operated together with the preparation facility of the swimming pool or with a separate preparation facility. The volume of the general pool with hot massage pool must be at least 4m3.

Therapy Pools

It's for swimmers who are threatened with high infection. (hospitals, clinics, etc.). The water depth should be 1.35 m at most. The water temperature should be about 35oC. The design of the pool should be designed in the most appropriate way to the type of treatment and should allow for intervention. Therapy pools should have an ozone-graded water preparation facility.

Motion Pools
The water depth in the movement (gymnastic) pools should be at most 1.35m and these pools should have an ozone stage water preparation facility.

Cold Water Pools (Shock pools)

Depths should be between 1.10 and 1.35m and water areas should be up to 10 m2. Cold water pools with a volume not exceeding 2 m3 can be operated continuously with the flow of filling water. In this case, the water temperature should not exceed 15oC. The filling water should be chlorinated so that the free chlorine value in the pool is 0.3 - 0.6 mg / lt. The water flowing into the overflow channel should be discharged and supplemented with clean water (from the network). The added water should not be less than 60 lt per person. The discharge point of the filling water should be at the bottom of the pool. Cold water pools with a volume of more than 2 m3 must be water preparation facilities.

Water Depth of Pools, Water Area Per Person, Rated Load and Circulation Flow Rate

 

DECORATIVE POOLS

In the century we live in the age of technology, the rise of contemporary and modern urbanization increases the interest in visual objects that contribute decorative and aesthetics by affecting architecture. One of the effects of contemporary and modern life on urban architecture is undoubtedly the ornamental pools that have had a special place in urban architecture for centuries. Nowadays, it is possible to come across ornamental pools with light, sound and movement, especially in the intersections, parks and landscape areas of metropolitan cities. In these pools, a visual feast is offered with water, sound, light games and RGB High Power led underwater lighting systems to increase the attractiveness of the environment and provide a touristic gain. They are used as a complementary decoration element in landscape architecture. It is possible to see curtain lace and weeping water wall ornamental pools in shopping malls, which have been increasing in number in recent years. In five-star hotels, you can often come across ornamental pools that add a distinct atmosphere and movement to the environment in the form of a still water mirror without a fountain.

 

Ornamental Pool Types:

Fountains with springer (Cascade Foam Fountain, Komet Water Jet Fountain, Water Sphere Fountain, Fan Fountain, Lava Umbrella Fountain, Volkan Fountain etc.)

Waterfall and Water Curtain Ornamental Pools (Curtain Lace Water Curtain, Wall Waterfall, Weeping Water Wall Waterfall, Glass Water Curtain, Stream Waterfall, Cascade Waterfall etc.)

Fountain, Lighted, Music and Dance Pools

Ornamental Pools (Jumping Waters) with Jumping Jets

Praz Nozzle Frequency Controlled Ornamental Pools

Rotating Dancing Fountains

Pound Jet (Floating Fountain System) Ornamental Pools

Water Dome Ornamental Pools

Lotus Ornamental Pools

Pond Aerated Ornamental Pools

Water Sphere Ornamental Pools - Pool Water Sphere (Full Water Sphere, Half Water Sphere etc.)

Each pool is manufactured according to different standards, and it is very important to get service from an expert pool / aquaparker.