When you want to create an effective aquatics program, you have to get the basics right first. Start by teaching everyone how to swim, and grow from there.

Hard to believe it's already just about time, as I write this, to turn back the clocks again, immersing ourselves in the early sunsets and long dark days of winter. As we put the finishing touches on our November issue here, and start cranking out the 2017 Buyers Guide & Source Book, which should hit your desk sometime in December, I've already started thinking about the coming year.

Yvonne Fischbach began working in the recreation industry (and with Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District) through an internship program while she was in college at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

At this family aquatic center, slides and splash play round out the new offerings provided by a savvy renovation.

From personal devices for tracking movement to equipment that engages and interacts, group fitness and more, fitness equipment is constantly adjusting to the expectations of exercisers.

When Adam Katchmarchi was in high school, he dreamed of becoming a television news journalist. "I was dead set on following through with that dream, until I took my first lifeguarding course," said Katchmarchi, who is the new president of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA).

Sports and fitness surfaces for indoor facilities often need to serve a variety of needs, from sport activities to hosting events and more. Learn more about what makes a good surface for a range of programming.

With its views of Lake Michigan, Northwestern University's Sailing Center provides a boatload of boating opportunities, and fits right into the landscape.

If you want to lower the operating costs of your aquatic facility, it can be helpful to begin with cost calculators, which can help determine areas of potential savings.

There's a lot more than meets the eye to playground safety surfaces, and despite any claims about safety, the context of your site—including prevailing weather, use and much more—can have an impact.