The Aquatic Sport Council has worked with aquatics specialists and architects as well as summarizing the design requirements for sport friendly pools utilizing design and space requirements for regional, national and international competitions. For the purposes of this document sport friendly pools can be described as 8-10 lane 25 metre pools (with consideration for depths to accommodate waterpolo, synchronized swimming, and diving) considered short course pools for training and competitive purposes at the community level. Each aquatic sport has specific design and program requirements which can be accessed when discussing the architectural program elements that are desired and feasible within a community. Each community will be different in its interests and participation rates as well as the number of residents that cannot be accommodated due to lack of pool time. This guide does not propose to provide a blanket list of requirements but rather encourage the municipality and aquatic sports groups and other interested stakeholders to have a full discussion on what is possible and would have support within a given community.