Pool depth

[Ivyside]

We’re getting one of those steel framed Bestway pools, i can’t have bigger than 10ft but I ideally wanted 1m deep so the kids (8 & 10) could properly swim in it. The 10ft is only 74cm deep, does anyone have this pool and kids of similar age - can they swim in 74cm? Thanks

[mindutopia]

74cm is quite shallow. It's more toddler pool level (toddler pool at local leisure centre is 75cm). I would say that an 8 & 10 year old could swim in it, not very gratefully. It would be more for soaking and floating around. To be fair, you can't really get swimming in a 10ft pool anyway as my 10 year old would be nearly half the length of the pool anyway, so can just poodle about a few feet. If it's just for soaking in, splashing about and staying cool though, it would be fine.

[BeverlyBrook]

We have 4m by 2m Intex pool. It's up to my thighs and yes kids can swim in it. It's so fun

[x2boys]

@mindutopia

74cm is quite shallow. It's more toddler pool level (toddler pool at local leisure centre is 75cm). I would say that an 8 & 10 year old could swim in it, not very gratefully. It would be more for soaking and floating around. To be fair, you can't really get swimming in a 10ft pool anyway as my 10 year old would be nearly half the length of the pool anyway, so can just poodle about a few feet. If it's just for soaking in, splashing about and staying cool though, it would be fine.

Yep we used to.have an 8ft one my oldest son was about.12_ at the time he couldn't really swim more than a stroke or so ,we had it during lockdown so he enjoyed floating around .

[Ivyside]

Thanks for the replies, think ive got to go for 10ft anyway, hopefully they’ll enjoy it even though it’s quite shallow.

[PuttingDownRoots]

Ours is 12ft and they can do strokes, just kicking around and aying on inflatables. Great fun though. Think its about 80-90cm deep.