Walk on Water Challenge

Deadline: 2019-06-21
Award: $10,000
Open to: Everyone*

Backyard pools are awesome, except for those 4 - 6 months when it’s too cold to swim. Then the pool becomes an obstacle to using the backyard at all. I want to bring kids and families back outside by designing a durable pool cover that is safe enough to walk on. This solution repurposes the concept of the entire backyard, not just the pool space alone. A durable pool cover opens up the patio around the pool so that the entire combined areas (pool and hardscaping) can be covered with high quality cushioned artificial turf. Presto chango! The entire area then becomes a space for play and entertaining. A crew of 2-4 workers will be able to install and uninstall this pool cover in a single afternoon.