Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part XXIV - Swimming Pools and Natural or Semi-Artificial Swimming or Bathing Places
Chapter 3 - Design Requirements for Swimming Pools [formerly Subpart B]
Section XXIV-311 - Water Depth [formerly paragraph 24:005-4]

A. At the shallow end of the swimming area the water depth shall be 3 feet minimum, with a 3 feet 6 inches minimum for racing pools. Exceptions may be made in a recessed area of the main swimming pool, outside of the competitive and/or swimming course, when the pool is an irregular shape, with the prior written permission of the state health officer.

B. The beginners' area of a pool shall be visually set apart from, but may be adjoined to, the shallow area and shall not adjoin the deep area.

C. The transition point of the pool from the beginners' area to the shallow area and from the shallow area to the deep area shall be visually set apart with a rope and float line, depth markers, and a 4 inches minimum width row of floor tile, painted line, or by similar means of a color contrasting with the bottom. In diving pools with a constant slope, the shallow area shall be visually set apart from the deep area with a rope and float line, depth markers, and a 4 inches minimum width row of floor tile, painted line, or by similar means of a color contrasting with the bottom.

D. Class A pools intended for competitive diving and swimming shall be designed and constructed so as to provide the water depths specified by Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA), U.S. Swimming, and U.S. Diving.

E. Diving intended for Class B and Class C pools shall conform to minimum water depths, areas, slopes and other dimensions in §317