Category: Swimming Pools
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Bondi Icebergs
In 1996, Southern Cross Project were commissioned by John Singleton and Andrew Griffin to build the “new†Icebergs. 15 years later, the Icebergs is a Sydney icon.”The easiest swimming club in the world to join and the hardest to remain a member.”
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A vertigo-inducing swimming pool in Mumbai
This eye-catching swimming pool at Bhakti Park in Mumbai, India has a giant aerial photograph of the New York City skyline attached to the floor of the pool, to raise awareness about the threat of sea level rises as a result of global warming. Read The Laughing Bug. Source: Uploaded by user via Parastou on…
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What makes a swimming pool fast ?
Interesting story here on The Brown Daily Herald, with Brown Bears’ head coach Peter Brown describing what makes the new Katherine Moran Coleman Center swimming pool the fastest aquatic center in the Ivy League and in the Northeast. (Ehm, vaguely related video) “Fast pools have specific characteristics, and if you don’t have those, you’re going…
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American hotels rushing to meet new swimming pool accessibility regulations
A new mandate from the U.S. Department of Justice requires all hotels and public facilities to have at least one way for a person with a disability to enter and exit the water, and two ways if the pool is 300 feet or longer. The options include a ramp a transfer platform, steps with hand…
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FINA nominates five to form new Facilities Committee
Interesting news here on FINA.org: The Bureau has confirmed the creation of a Facilities Committee, formed by the following members: Joaquin Pujol (ESP), Chairman Kate McKnight (GBR), Honorary Secretary Per Rune Eknes (NOR), Member Mick Nelson (USA), Member Member from China, to be confirmed. The aim of this Committee will be to deal and update…
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CC photo #64: The swim pool in Vágur, Faroe Islands
The swim pool in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands ready for the “SUM 2008” Faroese youth championships. This is the 25 meter pool that Pál Joensen has been training in since childhood, in his home town of Vágur. A bit shallow in the far end and often hot and humid when full with people. Posted now…
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CC photo #62: An old Tórshavn swim pool ticketing machine
This seems to be the original ticketing machine of former outdoor swimming pool in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, now on display in the current indoor pool opened in 1982. Tickets say from left to right: “Kvinnur” (Women), “Bað húgva” (Swim cap), “Gentur” (Girls), “Dreingir” (Boys), “Baðtoy” (Swim Clothes), “Ãskoðarapláss” (Spectator seat). No room for men, apparently…
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CC photo #58: The swim pool in LeirvÃk, Faroe Islands
A photo taken during warmup at the “Reka stevna 2008” swim meet in LeirvÃk, Faroe Islands. We have plenty of these 16 meters pools, which are good for the youngest age groups, but only three 25 meter pools and still no 50 meter pool.