Advance Pool Service

ADVANCE IS CLOSING ITS DOORS

I want to thank all of our clientele, employees and vendors over the years. It has been a privilege working with you. Advance Pool Service is closing its doors and I am retiring. Aqua Pools of Northampton is picking up where we left off. The Advance staff will be there. Joanna, Charlie, Brian, and Mark will still be servicing your pools. I have hugely mixed feelings about all this. A weight has been lifted, but that runs with a sadness. I’ve been serving you for so many years and will miss all of you. The gratitude I feel can’t be appropriately expressed. Sam

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/02/realestate/luxury/new-york-indoor-private-pools.html

Beneath the Surface: A Peek at Private Pools Swimming pools have been carved into basement floors of townhouses and apartment buildings in New York City for decades, and they are spectacular.

Public pools and private clubs are closing due to lack of resources in the United States also.

Swimming pools: Concern as closures across the UK revealed One in six local authorities in the UK have lost at least one pool since 2019, BBC News finds.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/style/plunge-pools.html

Don’t Call It a Swimming Pool Plunge pools have become an alternative for homeowners who want a simple, less expensive way to cool off.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/plunge-pool-guide-swimming-pool-small-yards-11659112327

A Chic Swimming Pool Alternative for Small Backyards No room for a full-size pool but still wish you could float around a while, or sip cocktails with your feet in the water? Look into a plunge pool, small enough for a brownstone’s backyard.

National lifeguard shortage forces pool closures across US

National lifeguard shortage forces pool closures across US Pools are reducing hours and classes as they struggle to find enough lifeguards to meet summer demand.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/08/metro/parents-with-pools-turn-survival-swimming-keep-kids-safe-sometimes-starting-before-they-reach-year-old/

Parents with pools turn to survival swimming to keep kids safe — sometimes starting before they reach a year old - The Boston Globe ISR itself isn’t new — it was founded by a psychologist in 1966. But in recent years, social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok have popularized its style of survival swimming.

https://www.wgal.com/article/new-swimply-app-benefiting-pool-owners-enthusiast/40478841 #

With on-going lifeguard shortage, residents are turning to the 'Swimply' app As public pools struggle to open up due to lifeguard shortages, families are cashing in by renting out their pools