In 1988, a local dispute in East Hampton, Long Island, received national attention. An affluent couple was threatening to sue their town for refusing them a permit to build a second swimming pool at their ocean-front home. While the dispute hinged on...

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest and deepest is the Olympic size. A pool can be built...

Swimming pools Philip H. Perkins, E & F N Spon, London, 2000, 224 pages, ISBN 0-419-23590-6, L65. This classic practical manual on swimming pools by Philip Perkins is a valuable reference on the topic and has been used extensively by engineers, architects and...

36 089 Swimming Pool Swimming Pool Frankreich/ Groβbritannien 2003 Produktion: Fidélité/France 2 Cinéma/ Gimages Films/ Foz/ Canal +/ Headforce Ltd. Produzenten: Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier, Timothy Burril Regie: François Ozon Buch: François Ozon, Emmanuèle Bernheim Kamera: Yorick...

The family of a 6-year-old girl who lost part of her intestinal tract after sitting on an open drain in a wading pool is suing the pool manufacturer and the country club where the accident happened.Abigail Taylor faces a small intestine transplant that will keep...

After more than 1,300 illnesses, health officials Tuesday extended a ban on toddlers in public swimming pools to try to stop cryptosporidium, a parasite that can cause severe diarrhea.The ban on kids under 5 and anyone in diapers will remain through Sept. 25 at pools...