Category: Swimming Pools

The project director of the Sandwell Aquatics Centre for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has told Councillors the budget for the venue has not overrun, despite the final costings for it having been confirmed to be at £73 million ($94 million/€85 million) – £13 million ($17 million/€15 million) more than first estimated. Read Inside…

Container Masters reality tv show trailer – Re-purposed shipping containers – turned into beautiful homes and unique building projects. See different buyers, with personalities as big as their dreams, work with Container Master, Jim Russell, to bring their unique shipping container dreams to life. Follow them through the build process to the final reveal. If…

This video shows a firefighting helicopter pilot refilling its bucket in a backyard swimming pool in Portugal, to tackle a nearby blaze. João Guimarães, the next-door neighbor, writes that the fire was brought under control in 20 minutes. See BoingBoing

Whether they’re beautiful natural pools like Brazil’s rainwater sand dunes or fun man-made pools like Singapore’s rooftop infinity pool, here are 38 pools to add to your bucket list.

 A car and its two occupants ended up eight feet underwater after a parking mishap led to the driver accelerating up a grassy berm, through a fence, and into a nearby swimming pool. According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Saturday near Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, located at…