Developer makes a gold-medal splash with lagoon facility

Metro Development enlists Olympic superstar Michael Phelps to help open Crystal Lagoons' first-ever U.S. amenity, in Pasco County.

By Business Observer Staff
| 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2018
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Greg Singleton, president of Metro Development Group; Michael Phelps; Kevin Morgan, Crystal Lagoons executive vice president, and Christopher Souza, Crystal Lagoons regional director. Courtesy photo.

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U.S. Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps visited Pasco County in late April for the grand opening of the nation’s first Crystal Lagoons amenity at Epperson, a Wesley Chapel community developed by Tampa-based Metro Development Group.

Metro licensed technology from Miami-based Crystal Lagoons to bring the 7.5-acre recreational facility to the Tampa Bay area. The Epperson lagoon will allow residents and guests of the community to swim, kayak, paddleboard and even sail in crystal-clear, turquoise water that is free of the chlorine feel found in swimming pools.