Vic de Fontenay was born and raised in Alice Springs N.T Australia, and spent his latter school years working after school as a part time life guard at the local Swimming Centre.

After leaving school he went back to part time life guarding until he was given the job of swimming pool manager, as the only person with some knowledge of the work, after the encumbent manager resigned.

After three years as Swimming Centre Manager and two trips around Australia studying at Swimming Centres and with equipment manufactures, Vic de Fontenay left Australia and went to the United States.

He worked in California with a pool service company and studied sewerage treatment.

From there he went to England and worked for a large company building & installing filtration systems for Commercial Swimming Pools, sewerage treatment and domestic water treatment, studying part time with the company.

He also spent some time working in Israel on the filtration of sewerage effluent for drip irrigation including some time at the Techneon in Hifar.

In 1972, Vic de Fontenay returned to Australia and started a business in Alice Springs in swimming pool installations. After a furthur study trip to the USA in 1975, he and his wife opened the towns first pool shop.

Vic was also involved in the design & construction of a number of homes in the area.

Mr de Fontenay then opened the first Pool Shop in Darwin in 1977 and moved to live in Darwin from 1979 - 1983, operating the Pool Shop and Pool Construction business both in domestic and commercial Swimming Pools.

During this time Vic set about putting all he had learnt in to written form & Produced the first A-Z manual & his "Swimming Pool Servicemans Technical Manual" which sold hundreds of copies around the world.

Vic de Fontenay sold the Darwin business and moved to Canberra in 1983 where he became involved in work on the Swimming Pools and Fountains for The Australian Institute of Sport and Australia's New Parliament House.

Over the following 10 years, Vic Designed & Constructed Fountains, Waterfeatures & Commercial Swimming Facilities for The National Institute of Sport, Schools, Fitness Centres, Shopping Centres Private & Government Buildings & Hotels through out South Eastern Australia.

In 1993 Vic de Fontenay moved to Fiji where he was involved in the introduction of new products to the building industry & in the supervision of domestic & commercial construction. As well he designed & Supervised Construction of a number of Resort Swimming Facilities.

His work in Australia and now in Fiji has given him the opportunity to work with more types of construction, in more diverse climatic conditions than many others in his field.

Upon returning to Australia Vic de Fontenay found the construction Industry had slowed considerably so he looked to other areas in which he had some expertise.
He has now developed his potential in the areas of computer technology & Web Page Development. This system gave him the oppotunity to provide his knowledge in the Swimming Pool field to the whole world through this his own home page..

Vic de Fontenay carries out information consultancy regarding Swimming Facilities & Waterfeatures for clients via the internet.

In January 1998 Vic de Fontenay joined HYDRAMET (SA) PTY LTD, the South Australian, West Australian & Northern Territory agent for Wallace & Tiernan chlorination systems. This provides Vic with a day to day contact with water supply & commercial swimming pool treatment systems.

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Victor Karl de Fontenay.

EDUCATION

• Educated at Primary School, Alice Springs.

• Norwood High School, Magill SA. - S.A. Leaving Certificate.

• 1992 - Certified Pool Operator - National Swimming Pool and Spa Institute of U.S.A.

• 1982 - Certificate in Adult Training Methods. Industry Training Commission of Northern Territory.

• 1977 - Certificate Q.I.T.P.O - Swimming Pool Plant Operator. Queensland Institute of Technology.

• 1974 - DIPLOMA A.I.S.R.C.M - Swimming Pool Management. Australian Institute of Swimming and Recreation Centre Management.

• 1991 - CERTIFICATE POOL PLANT OPERATOR - National Swimming Pool Institute of USA
  

MERITS

• 1981 - Author of `Swimming Pool Service Technical Manual' Detailing - Water Chemistry, Water Physics, Mechanics, Psychology of the Industry and Removal of Stains and Growths. Australia's only Training Manual for Swimming Pool Service persons.

• 1980 - Author of `Swimming Pool Shop & Servicemans A-Z Reference' Originally written as a guide to help train a new staff member in own organisation. The A-Z reference gives a basic outline of as many words as possible which are used within the industry.

• 1987 - Awarded Canberran of the Year for his unpaid service in designing a Hydrotherapy Pool for Malkara Special School, including all technical design of the chemical and filtration equipment & the enclosing building also including the Project Management for construction of the complete facility at no charge to the school.

• Awarded the Rotary International "Paul Harris" award for services to the community which involved Rotary Clubs in relation to the Malkara Special School.

• Awarded the Inaugural ACT Schools Authority Award for Support for Public Education in the ACT in relation to the Malkara Special school.

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VICTOR K. de FONTENAY

MAJOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY OWN COMPANY OR COMPANIES UNDER CONTRACT TO.

1995-96

CASTAWAY ISLAND RESORT (FIJI)

• Acted as designer & supervisor of construction & hydraulic & chemical treatment systems for a new 25M outdoor leisure pool on this 5 star island resort. The pool is the first in the Pacific region to have a full flow Ozone treatment system.

  HIDEAWAY RESORT (FIJI)

• Acted as designer & supervisor of construction & hydraulic & chemical treatment systems for a new 25M outdoor leisure pool for this 4 star resort.

  VUDA POINT MARINA (FIJI)

• Construction Supervisor for the construction of a 70 Tonne Capacity travelift support structure & Ammenities Building & Administration Building & Six Shop complex.

  1995

  FIJIAN RESORT HOTEL (FIJI)

• Equipment selector, Supplier & Installer of all filtration & chemical treatment systems for a new 40M leisure pool for this 5 star resort hotel.

  1993

  SHERATON VOMO ISLAND RESORT (FIJI)

• Designed & constructed 20M swimming pool for this 5 star resort hotel, including all hydraulics & filtration & chemical treatment.

  1992

  AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC GAMES YEAR 2000 BID

• Employed as a Specialist Swimming Pool Consultant to one of only four selected tenderers for Australias Olympic Games-Year 2000 Aquatic Centre Hydraulic Design Bid. THE TENDERER WON THE BID

  CLUB SPA

• Design & Installation of Spa Pool for Tattersalls Club - Multiplex Constructions, Sydney.

  WATER FEATURES

• Design and Installation of Water Features for ANA Hotel - Civil & Civic Sydney.

  AQUATIC CENTRE DESIGN

• Consultant to Ballarat Shire Council for all preliminary design work & preliminary costings of a new Indoor Aquatic Centre for Shire.

  1991

  AQUATIC CENTRE DEVELOPMENT

• Construction of Indoor 25M x 19M Swimming Pool, 16M x 8M Learner's Pool, Spa Pool and Wading Pool, including all filtration chemical treatment and heating for both pools and building, for Great Lakes Shire Council, Forster NSW. $671,000.00.

  HOTEL FOUNTAIN

• Design and Construction of Fountain for Civil & Civic, for Corn Exchange Nikko Hotel, Sydney NSW, in conjunction with Howard Tanner and Associates.

  OFFICE PARK FOUNTAIN HYDRAULICS

• Installation of plant room hydraulics, for River Corridor Water Feature, for Civil & Civic at Tuggeranong Office Park, Canberra ACT.

  OFFICE PARK ENTRANCE FOUNTAIN

• Installation of plant room and inter-connecting hydraulics for Main Entry Fountain and Courtyard Fountains, for Tuggeranong Office Park, Canberra ACT, for Civil & Civic.

  OFFICE INTERIOR WATER FEATURE

• Construction and installation of Sheet Water Feature, for Civil & Civic, for Tuggeranong Office Park Canberra.

  INTERNATIONAL HOTEL POOL AND SPA HYDRAULICS

• Supply and Installation of all pumps, filters, heating, chemical treatment and hydraulics for Park Lane Hotel Swimming and Spa Pool, for Multiplex Constructions, Sydney NSW.

  HOTEL SWIMMING & SPA POOLS & WATERFEATURE

• Design, Supply & Installation of seperate Swimming Pool & Spa Pool Filtration, Chemical treatment & Heating systems for the Grand Hotel at Glenelg South Australia. Also the design & Supply & Installation of the water feature at the entrance to the hotel.

  1990

  AQUATIC CENTRE DESIGN AND SUPERVISION

• Consultancy for the design and overseeing of all construction and Hydraulics & Chemical treatment for 25M x 16M Pool plus 10M x 5M Pool and Spa Pool for Kaleen Indoor Fitness Centre, Canberra ACT.

  OZONE INSTALLATION

• Installation of Hydraulics and Water Treatment, including Ozone plant for Tattersalls Club-Multiplex Constructions, Sydney NSW.

  1989

  SHIRE POOL

• Design and project management of construction of 25M Swimming Pool and equipment for Kowree Shire Council Edenhope VIC

  OFFICE PLAZA FOUNTAIN

• Design and construction of Fountain and Hydraulics for National Capital Centre Plaza Canberra City ACT. For the developers Northbourne Developments Pty Ltd.

  1988

  SHOPPING CENTRE WATER FEATURE

• Design of Fountain including Structure, Hydraulics, Chemical Treatment and Displays for Fountain in a major shopping and office development at Section 38 Canberra. Civil & Civic.

  HOTEL SWIMMING AND SPA POOL

• Construction of Commercial Swimming Pool and Spa Pool, including all automatic equipment and electrical controls for Pavilion Hotel, Canberra ACT.

  CITY COUNCIL AREA

• Construction of Hydrotherapy Spa for the Don Tatternal Swimming Centre, City of Mordialloc VIC.

  SHOPPING CENTRE FOUNTAIN

• Installation of Fountain, including Structure, Hydraulics, Chemical Treatment and Displays for Fountain in a major shopping and office development at Section 38 Canberra ACT. Civil & Civic.

  1987

  AUSTRALIA'S PARLIAMENT HOUSE

• Contract to supply and install all pumps, filters pipe work and chemical treatment for 17 fountain systems for New Parliament House, Canberra. Concrete Holland Joint Venture. $782,000.00 DIRECT CONTRACT WITH PARLIAMENT HOUSE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.

  1986

  ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY MEMORIAL

• For the N.C.D.C Canberra, the installation of all hydraulics for the Royal Australian Navy Memorial.

  AUSTRALIA'S PARLIAMENT HOUSE - SWIMMING POOL

• Contract to install all filtration and chemical control equipment and pipe work for the 25M Swimming Pool at the New Parliament House, Canberra. Including all staff training.

  AUSTRALIA'S PARLIAMENT HOUSE - FORECOURT FOUNTAIN

• Contract for design and installation of all chemical treatment and filtration and pipe work for the Forecourt Fountain for the New Parliament House Canberra.

  AUSTRALIA'S PARLIAMENT HOUSE - SPA POOL

• Contract for design and installation of the Spa Pool and associated pipe work and equipment for the New Parliament House Canberra.

  AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT

• Consultant to National Sports Centre, Bruce ACT to conduct an investigation and report on operation and management of Swimming Hall facilities and means and methods of reduction of problem areas.

  1985

  AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT

• Contract package 76 N.C.D.C for design, supply and construction of Hydrotherapy Pool with all inter-connecting pipe work, pumps, filters, heaters, automatic backwash systems, automatic chemical treatment systems and associated Sports Science - Sports Medicine Building. National Sports Centre, Bruce ACT. Completed May 1985.

  1984

  AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT

• Contract PM26 NCDC for supply and construction of Spa Pool, Plunge Pool and Saunas with all inter-connecting pipe work, pumps, filters, heaters and electrical control equipment at Sports Training Facility, National Sports Centre, Bruce ACT.

  SPORTS CENTRE REFURBISHMENT

• Complete refurbishment of indoor 25M pool & 15M pool including all filtration & chemical treatment & resurfacing of pools for Holt Indoor Fitness Centre A.C.T..