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Horace Mann Park

 

PROJECT SUMMARY


 

Client

R.C.S. Construction Inc.

Year Completed

2016

 

Location

Rapid City, SD

 

Type of Project

Municipal

 

Architect

Fennell Design Inc.

 

Pool Consultant

Councilman Hunsaker

Features

25M Lap Pool, Diving Board, Climbing Wall, Water Slides, Removable Basketball Hoop, Removable Volleyball Net, Leisure Pool, Zero Depth Beach Entry, Play Structure, Accessibility Lift, In Pool Benches, Vortex Pool, Geysers

 

Suppliers

A & A, ABC Recreation, Air & Gas Products, Ambu A/S, Aquaclimb, Aquafin, AquatiControl Tech, ASA Alloys, ASC Pumping Equipment, ASCO, Blue & White, Brolain Distributors Ltd., Cal June, CDS, Competitor, CRS, Dal Tile, Davis Control, Diamond Brite, Dunn Rite, Duraflex, Ellis Construction, Everlasting Valve, Form & Build, George Fischer, Harrington, Hayward, Inlays, IPEX, Jack's Magic, Kiefer, Lawrason's, Lowry, Maxi-Sweep, MerMade, Monarch McLaren, MSU, Nemato, Neptune Benson, Northern Stainless, Pennsylvania Inserts, Pentair, PoolEquip, Power Plant Supply, Recreonics, Santa Barbara Controls, Seton, Spectrum, SR Smith, Steam Specialties, Stenner, Temisca, Tubefit, Unistrut, Water Odyssey, Wolf Automation, Zurn

 

 


 

The new waterpark at Horace Mann Park was designed and built to appeal to a variety of pool goers. The lap pool is 25M in length and includes a 1M dive stand and diving board, climbing wall, and a water slide plunge area. The lap pool also includes additional gaming features such as a removable basketball hoop and volleyball net. Permanent anchor points were embedded into the deck for these features which allow them to be easily installed or removed. It is a gutter pool, which means the water flows over the top edge of the pool wall and down into a gutter or trench where it makes its way to the filtration and sanitizing systems.

 

Water slide and climbing wall in the outdoor lap pool at Horace Mann Park in Rapid City, South Dakota

 

The water slide plunge zone drops bathers 2M into the pool at the end of the water slide. This may not sound like much of a drop, but it is just enough to put a bit of suspense into the riders’ hearts before they splash into the water.  Two other water slides were also installed that end with a runout which brings riders to a stop. 

 

Water slide and outdoor leisure pool at Horace Mann Park in Rapid City, South Dakota

 

The leisure pool features a beach-entry design which gradually leads up to its deepest point where a huge play structure and mountain slide are located, perfect for young children just learning about water. Beach entries also permit those who are in a wheelchair to easily access these aquatic features. An accessibility lift was installed on the lap pool to easily transport bathers who may be in a wheelchair or unstable on their feet into and out of the pool.

 

Horace Mann Park's outdoor wading pool with zero depth beach entry and a play structure featuring dumping buckets and spray features

 

The other half of the recreation pool is geared towards older kids and adults, as it is deeper and includes in-pool benches and a vortex pool. The vortex pool has water propulsion jets that create a vortex effect, letting bathers float around in a circle.

 

Horace Mann Park's outdoor wading pool with zero depth beach entry and a play structure featuring dumping buckets and spray features

 

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