Dive ban in effect in Calgary

by jason_cramp | September 27, 2018 8:22 am

[1]

Competitive swimmers in Calgary might have to modify their practice schedules for the foreseeable future.

The city has imposed a temporary diving ban at 11 of its municipal pools while it determines if they meet new nation-wide depth requirements, reports CBC News. The updated standards, which came into effect Sept. 1, require a 1.35-m (4.4-ft) depth for starting-block diving.

The change in policy was enforced after a teenage swimmer in Saskatchewan became a quadriplegic after a dive from the starting blocks at a University of Regina pool in 2005. The pool’s 1.22-m (4-ft) depth met the then-guidelines of Swimming Canada, the governing body for competitive swimming.

Following the accident, the federation held a national review and established the more stringent rules. A permanent ban will be enforced on all pools that do not conform to the new standards.

The city’s review is expected to be finished by the end of October.

Source URL: https://www.poolspamarketing.com/trade/news/briefs/dive-ban-in-effect-in-calgary/

---