Dalby Olympic Swimming Pool pool of this size in order to practice effectively. The precise requirements to meet Olympic pool standards have since been refined and cover width, depth, and temperature and light densities. In Brisbane, the Fortitude Valley Baths were rebuilt in 1925-1926 to the Olympic standard, being in length and wide. This pool no longer survives. By the 1930s swimming was a glamorous sport internationally, with sport and medal winners such as Duke Kahanamoku, Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe becoming Hollywood celebrities. In Sydney, four Olympic-standard pools were constructed in the 1930s, municipal councils taking advantage of loans and other financial incentives
Total Swimming Total Swimming Total Swimming is a company based in the United Kingdom that specialises in the delivery of swimming at grassroots level. It was set up in 2005 by Olympic swimmers Steve Parry and Adrian Turner. Total Swimming is most well known for the Pools 4 Schools programme, an initiative that takes temporary swimming pools across England to teach primary school children to swim, which is run with the Amateur Swimming Association. The programme has achieved widespread media attention, including features on BBC TV and radio, plus ITV regional news. In July 2010, Pools 4 Schools celebrated teaching its 10,000th