{"id":8183,"date":"2021-05-07T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T14:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8183"},"modified":"2021-05-07T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T14:20:07","slug":"nine-of-the-worlds-most-amazing-swimming-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8183","title":{"rendered":"Nine of the world\u2019s most amazing swimming pools"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heard about London\u2019s \u2018sky pool\u2019 yet? Basically a regular 25m swimming pool suspended between two apartment blocks 10 storeys up, it will form part of a new development near the former Battersea power station.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s expected to be ready for action in 2018, and will be entirely transparent and structure free \u2013 the only thing stopping all that water from plummeting to Earth will be 20cm of glass.<\/p>\n

Not sure if we\u2019d be brave enough to \u2018float through the air in central London\u2019 like the developers promise, we decided to take a look at the rest of the world\u2019s biggest, most beautiful and most unusual pools:<\/p>\n

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Shangri-la Shard, London<\/p>\n

There are plenty of height-based superlatives to enjoy atop Europe\u2019s tallest tower, not least for triathletes the continent\u2019s highest swimming pool \u2013 52 stories high. Be grateful it\u2019s not suspended in mid-air\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(Image: Shangri-la Shard)<\/p>\n

The Crystal Lagoon, Chile<\/p>\n

The city of Algarrobo is home to the world\u2019s largest swimming pool, over 1km long and holding 66m gallons of seawater \u2013 equivalent to 6,000 \u2018normal\u2019 pools. No need to perfect your tumble turns here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(Image: Stewart Cook \/ Rex USA)<\/p>\n

Badeschiff, Berlin<\/p>\n

Those clever Berliners \u2013 they took an old cargo ship and turned it into the city\u2019s only floating swimming pool, complete with heating, roof and sauna. Sehr gut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(Image:\u00a0Marcus Grbac)<\/p>\n

Blue Lagoon, Iceland<\/p>\n

Out of this world \u2013 this pool is warmed naturally by a nearby lava flow, and is said to have healing properties thanks to an abundance of minerals. It\u2019s a bit warm though at 37\u00b0-39\u00b0C, so maybe not ideal for strenuous swim sets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(Image: iStockPhoto)<\/p>\n

Ocean Dome, Japan\u00a0<\/p>\n

No rival for Chile\u2019s Crystal Lagoon, but until its closure in 2007 this held the title of world\u2019s largest indoor pool \u2013 300m long and 100m wide. Party tricks included a retractable roof painted like a beautiful blue sky to give the impression you\u2019re, y\u2019know, outside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(Image: Max Smith)<\/p>\n

Tropical Island Resort, Germany<\/p>\n

With the Ocean Dome\u2019s doors shut, that leaves Tropical Island Resort south of Berlin to claim the title of world\u2019s largest indoor pool. Housed in an old aircraft hangar, it also has slides, waterfalls and plants aplenty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(Image:\u00a0Bmalina)<\/p>\n

Hotel Indigo, Hong Kong<\/p>\n

Five-star luxury, contemporary aesthetics\u2026 and a cantilevered rooftop pool 29 storeys up. This means that \u2013 if you\u2019re brave enough \u2013 you can swim beyond the edge of the building to \u201cenjoy\u201d the views below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(Image: AEDAS)<\/p>\n

Hotel Fasano, Rio de Janeiro\n<\/p><\/div>\n

With less than 12 months to go until the Olympic Games, it\u2019s only right that we spotlight the best place to take a dip when the world\u2019s best athletes descend on Brazil. Rio\u2019s Hotel de Fasano has a rooftop infinity pool overlooking Sugarloaf mountain and Ipanema beach, and would be our baths of choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(Image: Hotel Fasano)<\/p>\n

Atlantis Water Park, Dubai<\/p>\n

Okay not strictly a swimming pool, but we couldn\u2019t resist including this as it has a) sharks and b) water slides. Win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What pools did we miss out? Let us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Heard about London\u2019s \u2018sky pool\u2019 yet? Basically a regular 25m swimming pool suspended between two apartment blocks 10 storeys up, it will form part of a new development near the former Battersea power station. Advertisement It\u2019s expected to be ready for action in 2018, and will be entirely transparent and structure free \u2013 the only…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8183\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}