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Swim In This Chlorine-Free Swiss Pool With 1999 Of Your Closest Friends

Does the good weather have you hankering for a swim? In that case, check out the Naturbad Riehen, an “outdoor bathing lake” in Riehen, Switzerland. Although it won’t be open for another year or so, it looks utterly sublime.

15 March 2013

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This Pool Hidden Among Plants Is Not A Mirage

Wouldn’t you rather be in this pool, right now, until your whole body transforms into a shrivelled raisin? It’s not your eyes playing tricks on you, it’s a succulent plant-covered leisure centre in Amsterdam.

17 January 2013

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Is A Skinny Pool Better Than No Pool At All?

Ohhh! A skinny pool! Great for lap swimming. No, a personal body of water so small you can touch both edges at the same time is dumb. Or is it?

31 May 2012

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The 10 Most Awesome Pools In The World

The cooling weather makes me want to go on a holiday to somewhere nice and tropical. But since I can’t be by the sea — working on a escape plan now — I wish I could be working by any of these amazing pools.

16 May 2012

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Everything You Need To Disappoint Kids Who Wanted A Real Pool

Year after year they beg and plead, but kids don’t realise just how expensive it is to install a pool in your backyard. Not to mention all of the constant maintenance and cleaning.

4 May 2012

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Olympic-Sized Pool Boat Is An Instant Tourist Attraction — Just Add Water

The city of Antwerp in Belgium is currently in the process of converting an old ferry boat into its newest tourist attraction — an almost 120m long swimming pool that will double as a skating rink in the cold winter months. It’s an idea that’s so simply genius we think every city should build one.

13 February 2012

Gadgets

4WD-Sized Treadmill Pool Provides Awkward-Looking Workouts

I understand that not everyone has the room or budget for a real pool, but even a weekly trip to the YMCA has to be a better alternative than this tethered Swimmer’s Treadmill which trades your dignity for fitness.

16 August 2011

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The View From The London Olympics’ Diving Board Looks Piss-Your-Speedos Scary

Another London 2012 Olympics venue’s been checked off the list, and Zaha Hadid’s aquatic centre is quite simply the most stunning yet. All swimming events, plus diving and water polo will be held here in front of 17,500 spectators.

12 August 2011

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Crazy Dude Uses Backhoe To Play With Kids In Swimming Pool

I don’t know who’s crazier. The madman operating the backhoe, the insensate kids’ parents, of the fearless kids themselves. Probably all of them. Perhaps it’s a national pastime in Hungary’s countryside. I sure wish it were in Spain.

3 June 2011

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Live Out Your Drug Kingpin Fantasies With A Billiards Table In A Pool

NOTE: I am going to avoid all “pool” table jokes. I hope you’ll understand. But this waterproof… pool table, by Opulent Items, is great for anyone bored by their current swimming setup. Oh, also, youll need at least $US6500.

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