Category: Swimming Pools
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Take a Dip in Budapest’s Ancient Thermal Spas
For thousands of years, the people of Hungary have soaked in the rich, thermal waters that lie below the country’s surface. From Roman emperors to Turkish kings, Budapest’s baths have been attracting the bright and the bold to the city since the 2nd century. Today, bathhouses continue to dominate the capital city, home to some…
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Emmanuel Macron in hot water over French presidential swimming pool on the Riviera
French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in some hot water over plans to build a new swimming pool at his private presidential retreat. The planned pool at Fort Brégançon, on France’s south-east coast, is designed to provide privacy for the president’s family, and particularly children. Past presidents have been photographed at the retreat’s “private” beach…
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CDC issues warning on hotel swimming pools
Planning on going swimming while on vacation this summer? The CDC said on Thursday that an estimated 27,000 people were sickened, and eight died, from swimming-related disease from 2000 to 2014 in hotel pools and hot tubs.
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Pool Cleaning 101: Automatic Cleaners vs. Manual Vacuums
Pool ownership brings a lot of joy. It also brings a lot of responsibility. Sooner or later you’re going to have to clean your pool to get that grime out. You have a choice between using a manual vacuum and an automatic cleaner. These are two different ways of cleaning your pool. We’re going to…
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Michael Phelps to headline Crystal Lagoon grand opening Saturday
Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will splash down Saturday at the Crystal Lagoon in Wesley Chapel’s Epperson development. Phelps, a global ambassador for Crystal Lagoons, will appear at the grand opening of the first Crystal Lagoon built in the U.S. It is located at Metro Development Group’s 2,000-home Epperson development, about three miles north of…
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Why Do I Always Dream About Swimming Pools? | This Morning
Dreams expert Ian Wallace offers advice to callers. https://youtu.be/Y48nkI26hWU
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Natalie Coughlin Returns to Alma Mater For Pool Dedication
U.S. Olympic swimming legend Natalie Coughlin Hall returned to her Bay Area alma mater Thursday for a pool dedication at a new school aquatics center named for her. Carondelet High School, an all-girls private school, celebrated the completion of the Natalie Coughlin Aquatic Center, named in October for the school’s most famous alum, the 12-time…
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5 UK Outdoor Pools You Should Explore In 2018
Forget the miserable weather, it’s time to think about all the adventures your going to have in the spring and summertime. You got your new swim cosy and your ready to hit the pool… but which one should you go to? Well here’s our picks of 5 UK Outdoor pools you should Explore in 2018.
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Swimming pool in skyscraper was bad idea
Enjoy watching this swimming pool oscillate and overflow thanks to the high winds buffeting the high-rise building it is installed in. Good job they put a towel on the floor!