I have been doing a lot of pool research as I am in the process of
designing a small swim in place pool for our basement. The following link
is for a pool forum as you requested.
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/index.php
The link below is a nice book as it says in the title.
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pl/docs...ningbook07.pdf
The link below is a consulting firm that has a nice set of handy pool tips
and related info.
http://www.alisonosinski.com/pooltips/index.htm