Preventing drowning is a job that takes a diverse team of people who care, from lifeguards to pool operators, swim instructors and beyond. Here's a look at the latest in drowning prevention.

If you want your facility to maximize patron comfort and minimize costs for lighting, relying on natural light is a key. There are newer commercial daylighting systems that are making indoor daylight more accessible for all kinds of recreation, sports and fitness facilities.

An industry expert responds to a recent article about using UV to systems to treat water in swimming pools, with clarification about systems that work best in various contexts.

Athletic performance and fitness performance can be affected by the surface beneath our feet, which is why facility planners need to take care and select surfaces that will be effective for the kinds of programming they plan to offer.

Expanding your programming can be as simple as hopping onto the bandwagon and offering a new sport that's growing in popularity across the country, like archery, adventure racing and pickleball.

Playground maintenance should be regular and standardized if you want to ensure your play equipment is in safe and proper working order.

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.