SWIMMING POOL JOURNAL Photo credits: Cover: shutterstock. Page 5: shutterstock. Page 6/7 (top): Municipal office Ellmau. Page 6 (bottom): Municipality Alpbach. Page 8: Municipality Mittersill (2) and Sport Hotel Kogler (2). Page 9 (top left): Municipality Leogang. Page 9 (top right): Internet-xl. Page 9 (botttom): Franz Kaufmann. Page 10 (top): Josef Zahrhuber. Page 10 (bottom): Uranus Publishing. Page 11 (top left): Municipality Deutschkreutz. Page 11 (top right): Municipality Schwechat. Page 11 (bottom): Municipal pool Mödling. Page 12: Claus Schoch. Page 13: Uranus Publishing. Page 14 (top): Municipal utilities Plattling. Page 14 (bottom): Walburga Merz. Page 15: Photo 1 (with child) by Roland Jaschke, photo 2 District Council Kirchdorf. Page 16 (top): Marcel Brun. Page 17 (bottom): Jürg Oswald. Page 18/19: Monlicello Spa & Fit. Page 20 (top): Architect Hannes Mahlknecht. Page 20 (bottom): Uranus Publishing. Page 21 (top): shutterstock. GRANDER SWIMMING POOL JOURNAL | Seite 2 INTRODUCTION Introduction Page 4 POOLS IN AUSTRIA: Kaiserbad Ellmau Page 6 Indoor waterpark Alpbach Page 7 Indoor and outdoor pool Mittersill Page 8 Waterpark Sonnrain Page 9 Waterpark Schladming Page 9 Indoor pool Ried im Innkreis Page 9 Leisurpark Grieskirchen Page 10 Florian Berndl-Bath Page 10 Outdoor pool Deutschkreutz Page 11 Indoor pool Schwechat Page 11 Municipal pool Mödling Page 11 POOLS IN GERMANY: Alpine outdoor pool Trauchgau Page 13 Elementary school Lechrain Aindling Page 14 Outdoor pool Plattling Page 15 Ecological outdoor pool Kirchdorf Page 15 POOLS IN SWITZERLAND: Fitnesspark National Luzern Page 17 Schwimming pool Fontanivas Page 17 POOLS IN ITALY: Monticello Spa & Fit Page 19 Indoor pool Mar Dolomit Page 20 Acqua & Benessere Page 20 POOLS IN HOLLAND Leisure centre Bossink Page 21 Pool index Page 22 Further informationen Page 26 Contact Page 27 About us Page 28 Seite 3 | GRANDER SWIMMING POOL JOURNAL Swimming in INTRODUCTION revitalised water Grander Water Revitalisation has won recognition, step by step in the Swimming Pool and Wellness industry. It has now crossed the borders into non German-speaking areas. Pioneering operators of public swimming pools, started experimenting with water revitalisation in Noticeably altered water properties were some of the earliest users to realize Gran- 1995 and had discovered that this allowed him der Water Revitalisation offered benefits far to use less chlorine. It also considerably reduced The aim of Grander water revitalisation is to beyond the scope of domestic private use. the number of cases of eye and skin irritation. support and to optimise the necessary conven- Kaiserbad Ellmau in the Tyrol region of Austria Kaiserbad Ellmau began using Grander water tional steps of water conditioning (flocculation, and the pool in Trauchgau in the Allgäu in Sou- revitalisation almost at the same time and no- filtering, disinfection). At the same time it is es- thern Germany were the first ones to implement ticed the same astonishing effects. sential to achieve a noticeably improved water it. Pool manager Engelbert Kienle had already quality, which is in accordance with hygienic and Flow chart swimming pool cycle: FRESH WATER SWIMMING POOL GRANDER Water Revitalisation REGULATING RESERVOIR situational application variant Flocculation Filtering Neutralisation Disinfection (chlorine) GRANDER SWIMMING POOL JOURNAL | Seite 4 technical requirements. The best possible water The benefits for the pool operator On-site support and evaluation quality through using Grander water revitalisa- are easy to see tion always has to be seen in combination with Swimming pools are often run in very different perfect pool adjustment, regular inspections The many positive reactions from the surprised ways regarding the water preparation. It is there- through measurements and meticulous servicing. and happy bathers and the resulting improve- fore essential to analyse the system thoroughly ment of image are an important aspect for many before installing the Grander water revitalisation Fundamentally, the success of Grander water pool operators, since this has such a positive ef- system to ensure a successful implementation. revitalisation is underpinned by a continuously fect on the influx of customers as each pool also repeated wealth of positive experience. relies on word of mouth and recommendations. Specially trained Grander experts will initially create an evaluation of the condition of the site. The altered water quality has been described by Water revitalisation opens up new opportunities The appropriate Grander instruments/technolo- bathers as follows: The water is soft and velvety for the pool operators. It allows them to focus on gy will then be dimensioned and consideration and after bathing in revitalised water one feels the needs of the bathers even more and to make given to the water data and situation of the spe- fresh and relaxed. the pool even more attractive. cific swimming pool. More than 150 communal swimming pools and several hundred hotels, mostly in German- The following altered properties and effects speaking regions, are already making use of the The user examples which are listed below can have been observed after use of Grander advantages of Grander water revitalisation, cou- be verified by anybody (pool or Spa managers) water revitalisation: pled with its economic and ecological benefits. and are therefore easily comprehensible. The optimisation of the level of added chemicals and the resulting lower water pollution mean • A pleasant bathing experience due to that Grander also makes a valuable contribution noticeably soft feeling water to protecting our water and the environment. • Minimised chlorine odour • Revitalised pool water is gentle on eyes and skin • Reduced use of chlorine (without reduction in hygiene) • Reduced use of detergents (without reduction in cleanliness) • Low cleaning and maintenance effort Seite 5 | GRANDER SWIMMING POOL JOURNAL Pools in AUSTRIA INFO Grander installed since: 1996 Visitors/year: 130.000 Water surface: 770 m2 Water temperature: 31-32C° Ellmauer Kaiserbad A-6352 Ellmau, Wimm 1 Tel.: +43 (0) 5358 / 3811 Kaiserbad Ellmau When one of the most magnificent baths in Aus- For the first time, those experiences were collected 92 meter long summer-winter slide, a 91 meter long tria calls itself ‘Emperor’s bath’ this is not a royalist which have since then run through almost all user tunnel slide, a 51 meter long turbo slide as well as a homage but a bow before the ‘Wild Emperor’, a reports like a red thread, from higher skin tolerance bathing pond are only some of the attractions of the majestic mountain range of the Kitzbühler Alps and better protection of the eyes to a water quality Kaiserbad. And every single drop of water on the site North of the parish Ellmau. Pool manager Hubert which is perceived as being very beneficial. is revitalised. Kaufmann is one of the original innovators. The implementation of the Grander water revitalisation Swimming between the mountains is a special Pool manager Hubert Kaufmann and manager Friedl system in the mid-90s was a true pioneering act experience. The Kaiserbad in Ellmau possesses a Fuchs are two reliable witnesses to the long term since there was no previous experience from other waterpark with such a variety of features that its effects of Grander water revitalisation in the pool in- users to fall back on. He optimised the dosage of equal cannot easily found. A free-fall slide creates dustry and the reduction of required servicing. The chemicals with much sensitivity and the positive fun and excitement. There is a seamless transition Kaiserbad is a popular visitor magnet and the ba- reactions soon followed. Bathers as well as emplo- between the indoor pool with its counter current thers come from far afield. Most of the pools in the yees instantly noticed a lessened odour of chlorine lane and the heated outdoor pool. A area have already followed the Ellmau example, for in their bathing suits. example the one in St Johan, the Bichlbad in Obern- dorf, the swimming pool in Jochberg and the bathing lakes in Kirchberg and Niederndorf near Kufstein. GRANDER SWIMMING POOL JOURNAL | Seite 6 Pool Paradise Austria Swimming in revitalised water is an artistic experience of an exceptional kind. Austria is of course the country with the highest from here throughout Europe and even further. important factor: the patrons realise that water concentration of installed Grander water revi- Many hotels and spas offer revitalised water in is not just water and that it may harbour many talisation devices. After all, this is where they their restaurants and accommodation as an ad- previously undiscovered qualities. were discovered. Since swimming and tourism ded attraction. This can often lead to private in- usually form a unit, this discovery was carried stallations of water revitalisers. There is another Indoor Waterpark Alpbach The well-known mountain village Alpbach, where prominent people from around the world gather every year for the ‘Forum Aplbach’, also boasts a beautiful bath. Bath manager Thomas Kosten- zer shares the experiences from Ellmau. He no- ticed that the number of visitors rose after the Grander water revitaliser was installed and that it did not take long for the investment to be re- couped. One story in particular which has stayed with him. One of the regular visitors is a retired pool supervisor who always counts the number of strokes it takes him to reach the opposite side using backstroke. This number stayed the same year after year. However, one day he hit his head against the side of the pool on the penultimate stroke. It was exactly on the day that the water revitalisation had been installed. INFO Grander installed since: 2001 Visitors/year: 27.000 Water surface: 320 m2 Water temperature: 29-30C° Hallenbad Alpbach A-6236 Alpbach Tel.: +43 (0) 5336 / 5328 Seite 7 | GRANDER SWIMMING POOL JOURNAL Pools in AUSTRIA 1_ personal experience of water revitalisation. The 1_ Baby swimming in Mittersill: Indoor and outdoor Sport Hotel Kogler has its very own speciality: Early practice makes perfect.