How to determine the capacity of people for a swimming pool?

Answer 1

Is it public or commercial?

Public pools don't have regulations on the capacity.

Here's for commercial, though. One person per 24 square feet of surface area, and for a hot-water therapy pool, or spa, it's one person per ten square feet. (length X width / 24= maximum bather load)

To maintain water chemistry standards, a private pool should stay along the same lines.

Answer 2

We have a pool and I never thought of that. Depends on size of people and pool I would think. My friends daycare comes over we end up with 15kids in the pool and there is plenty of room for more we have a 21 foot above ground round pool.

Answer 3

The number of bathers allowed is proportional to the surface area of the pool(s).

Some general guidelines taken from state and local safety codes are:

- One bather per 15 square feet of surface area in portions of the pool that are 5 feet deep or less.
- One bather per 20 square feet of surface area in portions of the pool that are more than 5 feet deep.
- Subtract 300 square feet from the total surface calculations for every diving board.

Answer 4

You can determine your pools capacity by fist calculating your pools average depth (Deep End (feet) + Shallow End (feet) ÷ 2 = Average Depth).

Answer 5

Common sense should tell you not to overdo it. If it is an above-ground type, too many people will cause it to collapse.

Answer 6

when you have so many people that all the water is displaced is a good sign