PHOENIX — In 1992, with construction finishing up on a new arena for the Phoenix Suns, team owner Jerry Colangelo gave a tour of the building to Buzz Ghiz.
Ghiz’s family business was the largest pool builder and retailer in Phoenix. Colangelo was trying to woo him as a team sponsor. But looking around the unfinished arena, Ghiz had another thought.
You know what could be really great here? he told Colangelo. A pool. A 25-meter pool right under the hardwood so you could host swim meets.
