Abstract: An above ground swimming pool having a rigid retaining wall using interconnecting components which are mainly slotted and notched to form the primary connection and minimally bolted to form the secondary connection.The retaining wall is supported by an improved "A" frame made up of three interfitted members held in assembled position by a tie bolt.The retaining wall has wall sections or sheets slid into opposite facing grooves of two "Z" bars mounted on the wall posts of the retaining wall.A sectional walk deck is snap-fitted to the retaining wall. A picket fence surrounds the walk deck and is connected to a flat plate passing through a slot in the rail post to sandwich the post between adjacent fence sections.