The Esprit Fiberglass Pool | Johnson County, Kansas

Esprit™ Feature Highlights

The Esprit™ packs four working features into an under-19-foot footprint: a flat-bottom floor, an unobstructed swim channel, entry & exit steps, and a full-length bench seat. Each one is the result of designing for tight lots without giving up the parts of a pool that homeowners actually use. Below is what each feature does and why it matters at this scale. The compact footprint that makes the Esprit possible in the first place is covered as a fifth section at the end.

Flat-bottom floor

Esprit runs a single uniform 4’5” depth from end to end. That’s chest-deep for most adults and chin-to-shoulder for taller kids — deep enough for real immersion, cooldown, and water-resistance exercise, but shallow enough that every user can plant their feet on the floor without searching for a step. There’s no transition slope, no deep end, and no point in the pool where a less-confident swimmer suddenly loses footing. For Johnson County families who want supervised use without the management overhead of a graduated depth, the flat-bottom floor is the feature that defines how the Esprit gets used day to day.

Unobstructed swim channel

The basin’s center is kept clear of structural intrusions — no swim-outs jutting into the path, no mid-pool benches breaking the line. On an 18’8” pool you’re not going to swim laps, but the unobstructed channel still matters: it gives you a clean strokes-and-turns lane between the entry steps at one end and the bench at the other. For aqua aerobics, water walking, or just moving end to end without routing around features, the open channel is what makes the small footprint feel usable rather than crowded. It also keeps the pool visually clean from above — important on a tight lot where the pool is often viewed from a deck or patio just a few feet away.

Entry & exit steps

Built-in steps at one end give swimmers a graduated way in and out — rather than a ladder or a step-up over the coping. The steps double as a sitting ledge for anyone who wants to keep their feet wet while staying mostly dry, which on a smaller pool like the Esprit turns into useful real estate. Wide treads also matter for older homeowners and kids: getting in and out is the most common point where a pool gets used wrong, and steps that are sized for actual feet (not a token half-step) reduce that risk. On the Esprit, the steps are positioned to keep the swim channel clear, so they add capacity without subtracting from the open lane.

Full-length bench seat

A bench runs the full length of one side of the pool — a continuous submerged ledge at sitting depth. On an under-19-foot pool, that’s a meaningful amount of seating: two adults can comfortably stretch out, or a small group can hang out shoulder-to-shoulder during a backyard gathering. The bench is also where the Esprit earns its “comfortable fit” tagline: it gives you a place to be in the water without actively swimming, which is most of how a plunge pool actually gets used. For water therapy or end-of-day cooldown, sitting on a bench at chest depth and letting the water do the work is exactly the use case the Esprit is built for.

Compact footprint for restricted lots

The 18’8” × 7’5” footprint is what makes everything above accessible to homeowners who otherwise couldn’t fit a pool. Many Johnson County backyards — older Prairie Village lots, narrow side yards in Mission, courtyards in Overland Park — have setback requirements or mature landscaping that eliminate 25+ foot rectangular pools from consideration entirely. The Esprit opens the door to an in-ground fiberglass pool on those lots without compromising the structural spec or surface quality of a larger Leisure Pools model. For homeowners who’ve been told “your yard won’t fit a pool,” the Esprit is often where the conversation starts.