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The CSCA is proud to announce a new partnership with Myrtha Pools!
Myrtha Pools is the largest manufacturer of modular stainless-steel pools in the world. Myrtha Pools is an official partner of World Aquatics and most of the National Swimming Federations around the world, and they have an international reputation for excellence in the world of aquatic competition. Myrtha designs, manufactures and installs Olympic swimming pools for all aquatic disciplines: swimming, water polo, artistic swimming, diving and high diving.
Myrtha pools has been a sponsor of Canadian Swimming since 1999 and has built over 100 Myrtha Facilities, consisting of over 200 tanks, in Canada during that time. Most recently, both the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC) and the temporary pool put in place for the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships 25m in Windsor, Ontario were both constructed by Myrtha Pools. Windsor also has permanent state of the art Myrtha pools constructed at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, and their community aquatics facility.
In addition to new construction, Myrtha Pools is also your go-to for pool renovations. Myrtha's RenovAction technology can help your aging pool stay up-to-date with World Aquatic regulations, and remain eligible for international and sanctioned competitions. In 2014, the Montreal Parc Olympique Pool underwent a refurbishing using Myrtha's RenovAction technology and resumed its place as one of the top aquatics facilities in Canada.
Myrtha Pools Canada is headed by Country Manager and 1980 Canadian Olympian, Dan Thompson. Whether you are looking for advice on new bocks, timing system, a headwall, bulkheads, renovation of an existing tank or trying to develop community support for a new pool dan is eager to discuss how to start the process and give you order of magnitude pricing.
If you have any questions about how Myrtha can help your community please feel free to reach out to Dan Thompson:
Dan Thompson, OLY
CEO, Myrtha Pools Canada
W www.myrthapools.com
CSCA Live! Myrtha Pools Series:
Thursday March 13, 2025 @ 1pm Eastern. Myrtha Pools Series: Exploring Alternate Construction.
This session featured a panel including Canadian Olympian's Dan Thompson (Myrtha Pools Canada) Mike Mintenko (Myrtha Pools USA), Stu Issac (ISG) and Lynne Douglas (Sprung Structures). This session is the first in our Facilities series and is open to everyone in the Canadian swimming community.
This session focused on exploring how the Idaho Competitive Aquatics created an Aquatic learning and training centre using Sprung structures and Myrtha Pools Engineered Technology.
The CSCA working with Myrtha Pools and WTI is proud to bring this timely Webinar to the swimming community.
Thursday May 1, 2025 @ 1pm Eastern Myrtha Pools Series: Best In Class Sport Training Design.
WTI Presents Must Have's and Current Trends in Design of Aquatic Learning and Training Centres
Coaches, Clubs, and Community Advocacy groups are front line stakeholders in conversations with consultants, municipal staff and philanthropic donors. WTI the world’ leading water consultant will explore aquatic trends in design with the aim of helping aquatic stakeholders articulate their needs in the context of other recreation and leisure interests. The goal of the session is educating participants on design options, empowering participants on how to sell revenue centric sport training and learn to swim programs while still enabling community recreation programs.
This session will talk to fundamentals of good sport training environments, lane width, Head walls, Bulkheads, Depth, deck space , timing systems, Scoreboards, Stands, Amenity Rooms, Storage, Dry land space, HVAC, and much more.
WTI will rely on their extensive design portfolio and draw upon case studies and client testimonials where relevant.
Thursday June 19, 2025 @ 1pm Eastern Myrtha Pools Session: Blueprint for Success: Developing a Comprehensive Business Plan for Building an Aquatic Facility in Canada.
WTI Presents Developing an Aquatic Centre Business Plan in partnership with ISG Aquatics
Whether you’re thinking about building your own facility or your part of a large club and you want to form a partnership with a municipality or institution this session is for you. Stu Issac will explore the fundamentals of building a business plan for everything from a Swim School to a stand-alone training facility.
The session will look at how to partner with third parties in your community(hydro/Physiotherapy Clinics), how to optimize program water(learn to swim to sport training to other third-party aquatic stakeholders and explore how to create other amenity revenues to offset operating costs(pro-shops, Food & beverage, etc).
Stu will explore how to calculate cost recovery and how to estimate year over year operating and capital improvement costs.
The content can be used to develop both a stand-alone facility but also to sell a revenue centric business plan approach to municipal and intuitional partners.
A Complete Aquatic Solution - Myrtha Pools & Sprung Structures
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