{"id":941,"date":"2023-02-14T08:18:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T08:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolpoolhelp.com\/?p=941"},"modified":"2023-02-14T08:18:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T08:18:53","slug":"what-is-a-safe-depth-to-dive-into-a-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolpoolhelp.com\/what-is-a-safe-depth-to-dive-into-a-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Safe Depth to Dive into a Pool?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Safety is the #1 priority for any pool owner or prospective pool buyer. This is an excellent question about the design of your pool. I’ve even learned a lot about how people feel about this topic when they build their pool recently around this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minimum safest depth to dive into your pool is 9 ft deep according to the American Red Cross. Legally, a residential diving pool’s minimum depth to have a diving board installed is 8 ft. deep. This depth will also satisfy for head-first diving off of the decking or a jumping rock. Only 4.8% of diving accidents occur in depths of at least 8 feet deep. 57.2% of pool diving accidents occur in water 4 ft deep or less and 16.8% of diving accidents result from running & misjudged distances. Only 10% of accidents involve a diving board.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the rest of the article, I’ll answer some other questions about safe depths to dive into. But if you are looking to buy a new pool, you should check out our article about what depth of pool <\/a>is best to find out which depth of the pool is right for you and your family.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How Deep does my Pool need to be for Diving?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to follow up a little bit more on this initial question and the overall topic of this article. When discussing diving, we are talking about head-first diving. This type of dive should only be done at 8 ft. deep in residential pools but even better is 9 ft. per the recommendation of the Red Cross. Your pool builder will not legally be able to install any diving boards unless you reach that minimum depth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a family of rambunctious boys and girls then the right decision might be to opt for a deeper pool like a diving pool even though a pool with more shallow end is better for relaxation and games. It might be the best of both worlds to provide a section of the pool where diving can happen. As we all know, children don’t always listen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, according to the statistics, over 50% of diving accidents involve the use of alcohol. This means drunk adults can even be caught up in the fun and make mistakes. A deeper pool in general might just help prevent these types of serious accidents from happening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are Diving Pools a Good Idea?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I think this is really a subjective decision and personally, I’ve always leaned towards a pool that goes 6 ft. deep with just jumping rocks. I discuss that more here in my article about the most popular pool depth<\/a>. I want to give you the chance to hear feedback from pool owners online about if a diving pool is a good idea or not:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T.J. asks, “How did you decide how deep you wanted your pool and if you wanted a diving board or not? I originally thought I wanted just a 6-foot deep end no diving. But now I’m thinking about going 8 feet and doing a diving board! Any tips on making the decision? If you did a diving board or didn’t, how is it? Are you happy?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have an 8’ deep end with a diving board. Our kids and their friends of all ages all LOVE it!! They actually spend most of their time in the deep end (we have 5 kids that range from 7-17) playing on floaties, jumping off the diving board and making up all sorts of games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wouldn’t change it!!<\/p>\nAnonymous, Swimming Pool Group<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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We bought our house with pool already and it is 8 ft in deep end, with diving board. We love having it that deep and the diving board gets a lot of use. It’s especially fun at parties as people try to outdo each other with the funniest jumps. If I ever built a pool, there is no question I would do a diving board.<\/p>\nAnonymous, Swimming Pool Group, Owner of a 18.5″ 36.5″ pool<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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We went 6ft no diving bc adults don’t hang out in 8ft of water, if your deep end is just for a diving board it’s a waste of half the pool just our 2 cents we did add a bench to the deep end for more seating<\/p>\nAnonymous, Swimming Pool Group<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Opinions vary on if the deep pool is the best or not but it really does depend on who is using the pool and what they love to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can You Dive in an Above-Ground Pool?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely not, there is not an above-ground pool that I am aware of that you can dive into. Above ground pools, the average depth is only 4 feet and this is the depth that statistically causes the most amount of diving injuries. If you are worried about head-first diving then you must look at investing in an inground pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An 8 ft. deep pool isn’t my dream pool personally. But, I’ve learned a lot after hearing feedback from many families with kids and the overwhelming amount of people that said they feel much more comfortable with kids playing around a deeper pool really does make sense to me. If you go with a 6ft pool, you might find yourself constantly yelling at the kids to stop trying to head-first dive. Giving them a space to do just that in an 8ft-9ft deep pool might just be worth the peace of mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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