Why do they make the sides of swimming pools hard!!?

Question

why don't they make them soft .

Answer 1

If the walls were soft, the sides of the pool wouldn't hold in water well, because sadly, soft materials aren't always as durable as hard. And the sides of pools are hard because they're almost always made of plastic and/or cement.

True, soft sides would be more protecting for swimmers, but they get moldy and icky wayy faster than hard surfaces. Would you want to be down there cleaning up all the stuff that sticks and grows on the pool sides? It's not a pretty job.

Hope this answers your q. =)

Answer 2

Soft materials might drain the water out

Answer 3

That's a wonderful question-who knows?

Answer 4

Soft materials are less durable. Also, hard sides make for more powerful kick-turns, which is important if you swim competitively.

Anyways, you should be hitting the side that hard since water has a way of slowing things down.