Competitive Pool Design Resources for New Aquatic Facilities

Planning a new competitive swimming pool starts with the right design resources. Whether you're an architect, aquatic consultant, engineer, pool builder, or facility owner, our Architectural Guidelines provide you the information you need to successfully incorporate swimming, diving, and water polo technology into your project from the earliest design stages. 

Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll find equipment placement recommendations, and detailed pool layout diagrams that illustrate how timing systems, touchpads, starting platforms, scoreboards, and supporting infrastructure integrate into a modern competitive aquatic facility. These resources help simplify planning, reduce installation challenges, and ensure your facility is ready to host high school, collegiate, municipal, and championship-level swimming competitions. 

What is in here?

• Competitive pool layout diagrams for common pool configurations
• Architectural recommendations for timing, scoring, and display systems
• Equipment placement and infrastructure guidelines
• Swim timing system integration best practices
• Planning considerations for swimming, diving, and water polo
• Design recommendations that support future expansion and technology upgrades

By incorporating aquatic timing and scoring requirements during the design phase, project teams can minimize costly change orders, improve installation efficiency, and deliver a facility that meets the expectations of athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators.

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A Legacy of Innovation in Swim Timing

Founded in 1972, Colorado Time Systems helped shape the modern era of competitive swim timing. From early automatic timing systems to today’s advanced interface solutions, we consistently push the industry forward.

Our long history means that we don’t just sell equipment — we engineer solutions that meet real needs:

• Precision timing that captures every finish down to the hundredth or thousandth of a second
• Systems engineered for multiple sports, including swimming, water polo, and diving