I've been trying to think of how to reply to this post giving some useful information yet still trying to be positive and encouraging to someone willing to take on a new challenge.

First of all, I have no experience specifically with swimming ponds. But my also limited experience with a regular fish/aesthetic/swimming pond tells me that those pictures you linked to were all taken on the respective ponds "good" days. I would also guess all of those ponds saw their fair share of "bad" days when they looked noting quite so enticing. And probably a lot of other attempted swimming ponds that never looked anything like as good as those pictures.

If swimming is the main objective, I would think a concrete liner, filters and water treatment of some sort would be a much more "sure" thing. But I will say, if you can get a pond to look like any of those pictures it would be a great thing and be sure and keep us informed on your progress.

John

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