Category: Swimming Pools
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What Is the Ideal Swimming Pool Water for Competitive Swimmers?
Guest post by Laurie Smith After watching the Olympics this is a question that occurred to me – it’s not something that most people think about it. Personally, I had never given it much thought and chances are that you haven’t either until now.
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Where to go swimming in Prague
Streets of Prague can get really hot during the summer so it’s not a bad idea to cool yourself down.
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14 Insane Pools You Won’t Believe Actually Exist
Here are the top 14 most craziest pools in the world that you need to go swimming in from one in a waterfall to the deepest pool ever! https://youtu.be/1glVgpLEZ5A
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An Engineer’s Hypothesis On The Current Stir From The Rio Pool
Yet another new theory has surfaced that suggests the structure of the Olympic swimming pool may have given some swimmers advantages in Rio. According to Timothy Wei, a professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the strange swim time trends could have been caused by wave patterns created by the motion…
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Lido love … and the joys of resurrecting a long-lost London pool
Like most lido spotters, I can’t look at a bit of open water without wanting to hurl myself into it. Be it the sea, a pool, a river, a puddle even … I get a twitchy feeling. It must be got into. Others see a bracing, flu-inducing pond. The lido nut sees a glistening pool…
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How to make a Natural : Organic Pool in America
David Pagan Butler explains how a DIY pool in Georgia, USA was made – zero build, with only sculpted earth walls and his bubble flow circulation system. This pool was made by Alan Hall with the help of his family and friends (and moral support from David) and is an inspiration for those who aspire…
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Lidos: UK rekindles passion for swimming
Swimmers across Britain will greet the longest day by plunging into a pool tomorrow. Many will take that summer solstice dip amid the splendour of a restored public lido or municipal baths as the national appetite for preserving historic leisure facilities grows. Last week, the Grade II*-listed Victoria Baths in Manchester, which has been closed…
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Italian Hotel Has the World’s Deepest Swimming Pool
Hotel Terme Millepini, a 100-room four-star hotel in Padua, Italy, is recognized for having the world’s deepest swimming pool, the Y-40, which put it in the Guinness World Records. The swimming pool is built over thermal sources bringing after cooling down a water at 32-34 degrees Celsius. Y-40, with its depth of 42mt, is officially…