The Pool Called Frank 

I'm from Kerala in India, which had such an abundance of natural pools that communal bathing pools were the cultural norm just a few decades ago. Most of those were lost due to urbanization or just got completely neglected, and for the past 7-8 years, the government along with a lot of community volunteers had been on a mission to salvage and revive the remaining one's mainly to improve groundwater recharging and to facilitate more swimming training to kids. However, since all of them are groundwater fed, they have only just cleaned up all the settled mud and completely wiped out every single flora in it, as part of revival. It was probably because drowning from getting entangled in aquatic plants, still happens here. But, I still do wish they had incorporated the shallow part for Wetland plants. I'm not really sure how long they can keep these ponds well, without the Wetland flora

Everybody needs a Frank or Hilda, Jo, the name doesn't matter. Lovely example of your skill, thanks.

a very welcoming sight and i'm sure your dad will be grateful.

It's always nice to watch a new success story... encourages me to go for a natural swimming pool/pond... Congrats for the video!!!

That was just a magnificent presentation. That woman's smile just glows and fills the entire screen. With an extra gleam when she's talking about her children.

Absolutely beautiful organic pool and a great choice of music for the video!

this is excellent

Fabulous so inspiring...

brilliant! loved seeing the kids use the full length of one of your natural pools. invigorating.

Incredible!

Awesome pool

Fabulous.. so worthwhile

I was like “who’s frank and why is the pool calling him?”

Stunning 🤩

So great to watch you latest video. Iv'e been subscribed for years and its just a joy every time you post something new. (Slight side note, the volume between the spoken interview and then the loudness of the music was a bit jarring and a tad painful through my earbuds) Cheers and look forward to what comes next.

What a brilliant tribute.

Wow - what a bootiful swim pond

So beautiful!

Frank looks fantastic!

Beautiful

Brilliant, I will be building one, sooner than later! Thanx for sharing 🙏🏻

That's a beauty. Well done.

Beautiful lady. Reminds me of Natascha McElhone! :)

Awesome...👍😊

Fecking awesome!

I SO LOVE IT

Love it, I definitely need one on my property!

Very uplifting indeed

I'm so envious of countries that have water

Also, I’d “crown” the middle so things collect around the sides and would go towards the airlifts. With trees nearby those can really put a lot of organic matter in. I have a swim spa and would love to create an external organic filter… consider how many sales you could get from conversion projects and you may have a Revolution on your hands sir

Great 👍 video

This is beautiful! I haven't been in a chlorinated pool in years and something like this would keep me out of one forever. However, where I live, (Ohio, USA) that pool would soon be full of frogs and geese -- they just appear on their own and take over. How do you keep these out?

Can you please do a budget video on say a small medium large pool. We would like to build one in the next 12 months

"Organic pool" Gigantic plastic liner would like a word.

OMG, super!!! how big and deep is it?

I am confused and don’t catch how the airlift system can work properly if it is completely implemented inside the regeneration area. To me, the length of the vertical pipe that draws the water from underneath the gravel cannot be sufficient to generate the water flow necessary for a good filtration. David himself explained in one of his videos that he recommended pipe heights equal to the depth of the pool. Can someone clarify this point ?

Hi there awesome job congrats! I would like to ask some questions if it is ok for you. We are in a project to create an organic pool here in Patagonia, Argentina and we wonder about you using wood in regeneration area as wood and water are not very friendly on the time. Thanks

Hola.david... como consigues situar los aireadores fuera de la zona de nado???. Gracias saludos desde Argentina!!!!

Amazing build... A couple of things, I only counted 2 bubble pumps, is that all there are in this pool? Also did they lay the oak sleepers / planks straight on top of the liner? Thank you

Is this actually cheaper than a regular pool? It looks more expensive to me.

The lift pumps appear to be in the plant zone. Is that a option?

Hey David, we're digging for an irrigation pond on our farmstead to water our market garden of 2000m2. In your opinion, would it be possible to implement a natural swimming pool like this and still use the pond for irrigation purposes?

Lovely pool. Must be near me if its in Wiltshire. I have few questions. They don't seem to have used sacks filled with concrete above the concrete wall. How did they get the pipes through to the swim zone? Were there just holes left in the wooden wall? From above it looks like they have a wooden platform in part of the swim zone. Is this to make a shallow area where the kids can stand up without being out of their depth? What are the big black tanks for?

How much did it cost aprox?

I'm curious how warm these pools get in the UK. Children can withstand a lot lower water temperature than adults!

Hello do think it is possible to build a swim pond of 3m x 9m?

Dimensions? Build time? Thx.

what about maintenance

Organic huh, looks like your standard petroleum liner fools