A skin infection I picked up from a spa pool in Palm Springs changed the way I think about swimming. The water looked clean. The resort was nice. Didn't matter. Since then I've been a lot more ...

Pools were once fairly simple: a hole in the ground, varying somewhat in size, with or without a diving board. These days, back yards are considered as extra rooms — and by extension, pools are part ...

I've gone swimming in ponds, lakes and oceans, but nothing beats the convenience of having a private pool a few steps away from the back door. After sweating out one too many summers, I decided to ...

It took Kelly Slater, and his team of hydrodynamic engineers, 10 years to build the Surf Ranch…so the story goes. Not to mention the untold amount of dollars that went into such a revolutionary, ...

Discover how to make your pool energy efficient in Los Angeles. Learn how variable-speed pumps, solar heating, and smart ...