Category: Swimming Pools
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Did You Know: Intercontinental Chicago’s Swimming Pool
Our Chris DeRose heads out to the Intercontinental Chicago, to check out their pool in this week’s Did You Know.
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HRH Kate Middleton Is Moving Her Swimming Pool to Avoid Another Topless Photo Scandal
Read the Stir Kate and Wills are reportedly moving the pool to a spot that is “sunnier and more secluded,” to ensure that their summer days can be enjoyed without worrying about any unwanted onlookers — in particular, photographers. Phew!
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The Famous Broad Ripple Pool of Indianapolis, Indiana
The Broad Ripple swimming pool in Indianapolis, Indiana was, in its day, the world’s largest concrete pool, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the mid-west and host to many of the nation’s top swimming meets. In this pilot for Swimming World Television, ISHOF’s CEO Bruce Wigo sets out to find this historic swimming…
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Pools are like Facebook
Quote Facebook via Mashable … “Swimming pools are filled with people. Some you know. Some you don’t. And every once in a while you see something that maybe you shouldn’t. That’s why swimming pools are a little like Facebook.”
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CC photo #289: Eriksdalsbadet during the 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm
The Swedish national stadium Eriksdalsbadet during the FINA 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm. View here is from right above where the athletes sit, there is a long course pool on the other side of the far wall, used for warmup and recovery during sessions.
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Go Chemless: The Saltwater Swimming Pool Myth Exposed
Dr. Russell Betts, (Ph.D. Organic Chemistry) discusses the truth about Saltwater Swimming Pools. Go Chemless The Saltwater Swimming Pool Myth Exposed from Go Chemless on Vimeo.
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CC photo #265: The Berlin 1936 Olympic Swim Stadium (2)
The old Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin, apparently still in use.
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CC photo #264: The Berlin 1936 Olympic Swim Stadium
My dear wife led a school trip to Germany last week, where they among other things visited the 1936 Olympic venue. So she thought I should have a couple of photos of the old Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin, to get that bit closer to completing my New Year’s resolution.