Custom Pools
Inground Swim Spas
Swim against a current, then unwind in heated jets — year-round water in one compact, custom concrete vessel.
What Is a Swim Spa?
A lap pool and a spa in one compact footprint.
An inground swim spa is a compact pool built for swimming in place — a current system lets you swim continuously without turning, and jetted seating gives you spa relaxation in the same vessel. Because ours are custom concrete structures rather than drop-in shells, the shape, depth, and finish are designed for your yard.
Solid Rock designs and crafts custom spas around the therapeutic benefit of warm water — a personal retreat to unwind, de-stress, and recover at home. Our team works with you on the design so the spa reflects your style and wellness needs, built with premium materials.
A swim spa is one of five pool types we build — compare all custom pool types.
A current to swim against
The swim lane is built around a current system, so you swim in place — continuous exercise without flip turns or a 40-foot lane.
Jetted spa seating
When the workout ends, the same vessel is your spa — warm water and jetted seating for recovery and relaxation.
A custom concrete shell
Built into the ground as part of your landscape — shaped, finished, and sized for your yard, not a prefab drop-in unit.
Is It Right for Your Yard?
Swim spa, or pool with an attached spa?
Both give you swimming and soaking. Which one fits comes down to how you'll use the water, how much yard you have, and what you want from it in January.
Year-round use
Inground swim spa
Holds far less water than a full pool, so keeping it heated through the cold months is practical — many owners treat it as a four-season feature.
Pool + spa combo
The pool typically rests through winter; the attached spa is the part that stays usable year-round.
Footprint
Inground swim spa
One compact vessel does both jobs — a fit for yards where a full-size pool plus a separate spa won't work.
Pool + spa combo
Needs room for the pool, the spa, and the deck around both — the payoff is open water for a crowd.
Therapy vs. recreation
Inground swim spa
Built for exercise and recovery first — swim training, low-impact therapy, and a soak at the end.
Pool + spa combo
Built for recreation first — space to play, entertain, and cool off, with the spa as the quiet retreat.
Three questions that usually settle it
Will you swim for exercise more often than you'll float, play, or entertain?
Is your usable yard space too tight for a full-size pool and a separate spa?
Do you want to be in the water in every season, not just summer?
Mostly “yes” answers point to a swim spa. Mostly “no” answers point to a full custom pool with an attached spa. And if cooling off matters more than swimming laps, a plunge pool may be the simpler answer.
Related Work
The swim spa's closest cousins.
Explore Plunge PoolsCompact and deep — the fit when cooling off matters more than swimming laps.
Explore Free Form PoolsOrganic, lagoon-style shapes that follow the landscape.
Explore Geometric PoolsClean, structured lines for modern architecture.
Design Considerations
What shapes a swim spa design.
A swim spa earns its keep through daily use — so the design questions are less about looks and more about how it will actually get used.
Where it sits
A swim spa you can reach quickly from the house gets used in the cold months; one at the far corner of the yard often doesn't. Placement decides how year-round it really is.
The interior shape
The swim lane wants clear, uninterrupted length; the seating wants contour. A good design resolves both in one vessel.
Cover and heat strategy
Warm water is what makes a swim spa a four-season feature — how it will be covered and heated belongs in the design, not as an afterthought.
Everything around it
Decking, lighting, and planting decide whether the spa reads as a designed feature or a tub in the lawn. We design the landscaping around the water as part of the same project.
FAQ
Swim Spa Questions
Size and purpose. A hot tub is built for soaking — seating, jets, warm water. A swim spa adds a swim lane with a current system so you can swim in place for exercise, then use the jetted seating the way you'd use a hot tub. One vessel, both jobs.
That's the main reason people choose one. A swim spa holds far less water than a full-size pool, so keeping it heated through a Georgia winter is practical in a way heating an entire pool usually isn't. The cover and heating plan — decided at the design stage — is what makes it work.
Above-ground swim spas are prefabricated acrylic shells delivered on a truck. An inground swim spa is a custom concrete structure — designed for your yard, finished to match your landscape, and built in place like any of our gunite pools. Shape, depth, seating, and finishes are all yours to decide.
Then a pool with an attached spa is usually the better fit — a swim spa makes the most sense when space is limited or when exercise and therapy are the priority. Walk through the comparison on this page, and if you're still unsure, a free on-site consultation settles it against your actual yard.
Not sure which way to go?
A free on-site design consultation settles it against your actual yard — swim spa, plunge pool, or full custom pool. No pressure, no obligation.