Above Ground Pools Experts

One of the important questions when purchasing a swimming pool is what size pool should you get? Well, it depends mostly on how large the space is, if you want a deck, and other spacial considerations.  But, an indicator might be what size pools people normally put in their backyard. Therefore here’s a list of the top ten purchased sized swimming pools.

10. 21ft. x 41ft.

This is an above average sized rectangular pool. This size is available in both Legacy and our custom made Odyssey portable pools.

9. 24ft round

This is our most popular round pool size. All the steel walled above ground pools come in this size. These include the Quasar, the Dynasty, the Tuscany the Garden Escape and the Desert Spring; And many more steel walled above ground pools.

8. 18ft x 33ft

All of our steel walled above ground pools come in this size including (pictured below) the Tuscany. But there are many more steel walled above ground pools.

7. 18ft x 30ft

This is a portable pool size. One of the pools is the ever popular Legacy (Pictured Below). Also available are the Chois, Alberca and Malibu.

6. 14ft x 26ft

This is an Alberca Pool size.

5. 13ft x 25ft

This is a size of our every popular Legacy pool. It was recently used in the filming of the new season of Criminal Minds.

4. 15ft x 30ft

This is an above ground steel walled pool. It includes the Solex (Pictured below) and  many more steel walled above ground pools.

3. 13ft x 21ft

This is a Laguna pool size.

2. 12ft x 24ft

This is our most popular above ground steel walled pool. All of our steel walled swimming pools come in this size, below you see a picture of our Quasar.

1. 17ft x 29ft

This is our most popular pool size and our most popular pool. It is our Legacy pool which has been used in many studio productions and brings joy to many backyards around the world.

For those of you who ask what pools are most popular, here are the top ten purchased styles of swimming pools on ArthursPools.com.

10. Desert Spring

9. Chois

8. Alberca

7. Solex

6. Garden Escape

5. Tuscany

4. Dynasty

3. Quasar

2. Laguna

1. Legacy

Whether literally about swimming or used as a metaphor there are a number of really good songs about swimming. These are merely the ten songs I feel have distinguished themselves either by lyrical content, uniqueness, musicality or all three. The song that nearly made this list is “Swim” by Surfer Blood.

10. Pure Shores by All Saints

This is the most pure pop song on my top 10 list. The “dream pop” sound and the catchy melody make it hard not to get into this song. It’s simply an added bonus that the song was used in “The Beach”.

9. Swimming by Florence and the Machine

One of the most interesting new dance/pop bands. She really has more of an interesting Bjork thing going for her. Her vocals are so grandiose and lyricism intriguing. “Rotting like a wreck on the ocean floor, Sinking like a siren that can’t swim any more. Your songs remind me of swimming, But I can’t swim any more.”

8. Pool Party by The Aquabats

A super fun, happy song. The Aquabats is a ska band that has recently gotten a reboot thanks to the success of their lead singer’s tv show “Yo Gabba Gabba!” My daughter loves this song.

7. Nightswimming by R.E.M.

This piano driven song is one of the best by R.E.M. “Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.” Let the song drag you in with it’s consistent melody.

6. Headsoak by Andrew Bird

I’m convinced that if his lyricism wasn’t so sophisticated he’d be the biggest thing out there. The beautiful violin, a vocal quality similar to Jeff Buckley, and the most amazing whistle (I seriously am amazed at his whistle, how can anyone whistle that strongly and pitch perfect? He seriously does whistle like a bird.).

5. Swimming Lesson – Eels

I think the Eels is one of the most unknown known artists. Everyone has heard the Eels and likes his music but most have no idea who the Eels are. His music is in the Shrek movies and nearly every song or background music in Yes Man was the Eels. He has a way of making really pretty depressing music. Sometimes really upbeat depressing music.

4. The Same Deep Water as You by The Cure

This song is from when The Cure didn’t have any songs less than 5 minutes long. The song gives you time to get lost in its melancholy. It’s hauntingly beautiful. “Swimming the same deep water as you is hard.”

3. Jump in the Pool by Friendly Fires

This catchy atmospheric song  coaxes  you to jump into its hyper yet melodic pool. Seriously, if any song on this list gets stuck in your head, I’m confident this will be it, and that you’ll have little issue with it.

2. Low Rising by Swell Season

An amazingly soulful song. The music swells up inside of you and you feel that longing that the song exudes. “I wanna take you to the rock. I wanna jump right in and see what that big ocean’s got.”

1. Pyramid Song by Radiohead

This is the only song on this list that I feel confident no one would take issue with. You swim through the ocean of the strings and piano and Yorke’s vocals. He creates this beautiful atmosphere for you to wade into. It’s simply beautiful.

While doing the “Top 10 Swimming Pool Scenes” I kept thinking of swimming scenes that weren’t in a pool. So, here is my list of swimming scenes:

10. Hook (1991)

A great re-imagining of Peter Pan. A Peter Pan who grew up. Out on the sea in Neverland you’ll find the Jolly Roger with Captain James Hook and the mermaids. This scene is after Peter’s re-introduction to Captain Hook where  he meets the mermaids.

9. Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)

A very cute scene of pigs sequenized swimming.

8. A Walk to Remember (2001)
The second film based on a book by best selling author Nicholas Sparks.  In the first scene we are introduced to Landon and his popular friends through a hazing involving jumping into a body of water.

7. The Guardian (2006)

This film uses the common theme of the mentor/student relationship with Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. In this scene, towards the end of the movie, they go out on a rescue together.

6. Top Gun (1986)

I know this seems like an odd choice, it could be because I’ve seen this movie at least 50 times because it’s one of my mom’s favorites. This is the scene that changes the tide of the movie. After going into a flat spin, Maverick and Goose must eject from their jet.

5. The Beach (2000)

Danny Boyle has never disappointed me. Much of this film is gorgeous scenes of Thailand. This one is no different.

4. Happy Feet (2006)

This film is a little heavy-handed with it’s anti-religion and environmentalist views, but it’s still a good film. In this scene they’ve graduated and are ready to go out to the ocean for the first time.

3. Bathing Beauty (1944)
I’m not completely sure why this scene didn’t make it in my Top 10 Swimming Pool Scenes, but it definitely deserves a spot here.  Esther Williams was a goddess and this was what she ruled: the water.

2. Jaws (1975)

If this were the 10 Most Memorable Swimming Scenes then this would be number one. Who can forget this opening scene to Jaws? It’s a perfectly thrilling scene.

1. Gattaca (1997)

One of the most under-appreciated movies, this is a moving film about where we may be headed with our bio-engineering and advancement of science with less and less regard for morality. This scene is a final realization of human will and determination.

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