Tanning ledge support structure

1. A swimming pool assembly, comprising:

a swimming pool body defining a pool top edge and an oppositely disposed bottom pool floor member connected by at least one pool wall and having a shallow deck portion;

a support structure for providing support to the deck portion operationally connected to the deck portion and extending away from the pool top edge, wherein the support structure further comprises:

a support structure floor member;

at least one support structure wall member extending therefrom and connected to the shallow deck portion to define an enclosure; and

at least one fluid access aperture formed through the support structure wall member to provide fluidic communication with the enclosure; and

an anchor member operationally connected to and extending from the support structure;

wherein the anchor member is at least one geotextile sheet.

2. A kit for modifying a preformed swimming pool having a tanning ledge, comprising:

a support structure enclosure for providing connection to the tanning ledge for providing support to the tanning ledge and having at least one wall portion extending from a floor portion to define an open-topped enclosure; and

at least one anchor member connectible to the support structure; and

adhesive for bonding the support structure to the tanning ledge.

3. The kit of claim 2 wherein the support structure is fiberglass and wherein the adhesive is fiberglass bonding agent.

4. The kit of claim 2 wherein the anchor member is at least one flexible geotextile sheet for burying in backfill to provide a counter-buoyancy force to the support structure.

5. The kit of claim 2 wherein the anchor member is a rigid flange connectible to the support structure.

6. A method of stabilizing a preformed swimming pool body having a tanning ledge, comprising:

a) engaging a support enclosure below a tanning ledge of a preformed swimming pool body to define a swimming pool assembly;

b) positioning the swimming pool assembly in an excavation;

c) supporting the tanning ledge with the support structure in the excavation;

d) backfilling around the swimming pool body and the support structure; and

wherein the support structure has at least one aperture for fluidic communication therethrough.

7. The method of claim 6 and further comprising:

e) filling the support structure with water.

8. The method of claim 6 , and further comprising:

f) before d), extending geotextile sheets away from the support structure; and

g) burying extended geotextile sheets in backfill to provide a counter-buoyancy force to the support structure.

9. The method of claim 6 and further comprising:

h) entering the support enclosure through a hatch.

10. The method of claim 6 , and further comprising:

i) before d), extending a rigid flange away from the support structure; and

g) burying the extended rigid flange in backfill to provide a counter-buoyancy force to the support structure.