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Plans Here To Improve Swim Pool
Brisbane may have a pool with perfect competitive conditions for the national swimming champion ships next year.
Measurements of the Valley pool were taken this week with a view to ascertaining the suitability of using the pool for the next championships in Brisbane.
National titles have been allotted to Queensland next season, and the Valley pool is the only possible venue in Brisbane for holding the championship events.
It is understood that the measurements of the pool con formed with Olympic or championship regulations for swimming events, but the depth of water at the deep end was too shallow for title diving.
Chief Inspector of the Department of Health (Mr. W. J. Fehlberg) said yesterday that his department did not want to see the national championships lost to Brisbane,
'If it is shown practical to deepen the diving end of the pool, my department will do all it can to see that renovations are made this winter,' he added

Hitting Bottom
Visiting Manly Club surf swimmers from Sydney said' yesterday that the Valley pool was better than anything they had in Sydney, except for the lack of depth under the diving tower.
Some of them had skinned themselves when they hit the bottom.
The pool at present measures 50 metres by 20 yards, and the starting blocks are 2ft. 6in. above the Surface of the water. The depth slopes from 3ft. to 10ft. in 45 yards and rises again to 8ft. in the last 10 yards.
Thick black lines painted on the bottom of the baths along the centre of each of the . 10 lanes Is another probable innovation to help swimmers keep off the ropes which separate the lanes.
Despite co-operation by City Council inspectors, soot from a nearby factory spreads a greasy black layer over the exposed tiles and the surface of the water, baths caretaker (Mr. G. Menelaws) said yesterday.
Until this inconvenience has been stopped, perfect conditions can never be obtained for the pool, Mr. Menelaws said.
Taken from: The Courier-Mail; Do 18 Apr 1946; Page 2; Plans Here To Improve Swim Pool

Type of publication: Newspaper When was the article reported?: 04/18/1946 Publication: The Courier-Mail Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: national News Category: Sports

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