If one thinks that the passion for water and the desire to swim is a recent passion, born in our days, one makes a great mistake. Even more serious considering that the most daring pool designers and those who have spread the passion for pools around the world are our Roman ancestors. They used them to stay fit and have fun, and it was they who built pools and bathhouses in every city or villa for this purpose. Just imagine that the citizens of Rome had at their disposal about 800 facilities, including bathhouses and pools, some of which were of truly spectacular dimensions, capable of accommodating more than a thousand people.
While in ancient Greece pools were considered an accessory part of gymnasiums, in ancient Rome exactly the opposite happened. The excavations of Pompeii, which brought to light countless richly decorated public and private pools, revealed that swimming was almost a passion for the Romans. Of an ignorant man, it was commonly said “he can neither read nor swim.” Such passion for swimming had disappeared until the early 1800s, when it was revived by the English, whose extraordinary enthusiasm is attributed to the mix of Nordic and Roman blood. Today this passion has regained its strength and has been reshaped according to the customs and habits of modern life, spreading more and more and acquiring large groups of users. Of course, the arrival of interesting and important innovations has contributed to making pools for domestic use or sports centers and clubs even easier and more usable. The telescopic pool cover system represents the most economical and flexible solution to remedy multiple problems related to pool use.
The pool cover ensures greater ease in cleaning and pool hygiene, combined with significant energy savings, since the pool cover prevents heat loss at night that has accumulated thanks to sunlight during the day. Additionally, the pool cover saves on preparation work for the installation in spring, so the pool remains active 365 days, extending usage periods even in off-seasons, when swimming is considered a memory, that is, in spring or late summer.
Furthermore, the pool cover is easy to use: because the telescopic system opens in a moment and automatically positions itself over the pool, it does not require technical personnel because anyone can carry out the operation at any time. If the Romans were enthusiastic about water, who knows what they would have done to have a pool cover system that was so easy and economical.
