"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For some, a backyard pool is the ultimate at-home amenity. However, not all pools are created equal.

One day, maybe five years from now, you think surfers will declare allegiance to the various brands of wave pools? Like how folks do with booze and cigarettes. Will there be Wavegarden diehards, Kelly ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Imagine swimming in a pool controlled by a massive current, one that tugs from all sides and prohibits you from reaching the other end. That is how it feels to swim in an ...

John Murdock, who died February 16 at 87 at his home in Swarthmore, Pa., was a mechanical engineer who developed the countercurrent swimming machine and patented the CarTurn, a kind of lazy susan for ...