Especially for the swimming fans

[absolut_mac]

If you love swimming as much as I do, then you obviously have a weakness for special swimming pools.

So, without further ado, here is the world's largest swimming pool at 1,013 meters long!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Guinness-World-Records-Chile/photo//080121/ids_photos_en/r17056858.jpg/;_ylt=AtSkHmtmr.usSmxpNRXAuZ4DW7oF#/080121/ids_photos_en/r17056858.jpg

Here's an earlier post of mine about another unique swimming pool. Now if only the weather will cooperate so that I can get back to scuba diving ;)

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=316854

[angelneo]

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Guinness-World-Records-Chile/photo//080121/ids_photos_en/r17056858.jpg/;_ylt=AtSkHmtmr.usSmxpNRXAuZ4DW7oF#/080121/ids_photos_en/r17056858.jpg


I got an image not available link....

[absolut_mac]

I got an image not available link....

No wonder Yahoo is losing money!!

Sorry about that, here are a couple of pics that I saved from that Yahoo link before they killed it.

[goodtimes5]

OMG I hate swimming but after looking at that, can't help but want to.

[Abstract]

Hmmm.....20 laps in a standard 50 m pool. Bring it, I say.

[riscy]

Where is this? It looks fantastic.

Edit: just saw from the Yahoo picture link that it says Chile.

Also tidied up the hyperlink in the previous post for you - here (http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Guinness-World-Records-Chile/photo/080121/ids_photos_en/r17056858.jpg/) it is

[edesignuk]

I saw this in the paper a couple of weeks ago and meant to post about it then, totally forgot of course :o

Amazing!

[absolut_mac]

Where is this? It looks fantastic.

Edit: just saw from the Yahoo picture link that it says Chile.

Also tidied up the hyperlink in the previous post for you...

Thanks for the correction riscy ... now I'm off to Chile to swim a few laps :)

[riscy]

You're welcome absolut_mac - actually I could not change the link in your post, but in my post I gave the correct hyperlink.

Have fun down there :) Thanks for the correction riscy ... now I'm off to Chile to swim a few laps :)

[Doctor Q]

I like the swimming pool at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas.http://www.tropicanalv.com/images/amenities_pool5.jpg

[absolut_mac]

I like the swimming pool at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas.

And I always thought that you preferred the Tropicana because of their two zillion stairs to the roof garden ;)

By the way, hasn't it been replaced by another billion dollar resort, or is it still there?

[ewxlt]

In my neighborhood pool, jr. olympic size, it takes 40 laps to 1k.

This pool would be MUCH more simple to count laps.:D

[mkrishnan]

Gah, if I could swim a length of that pool I could finally do a triathlon....

[PlaceofDis]

that is a beautiful pool. maintaining it will suck though.

i wish it wasn't cold here now.

[Doctor Q]

And I always thought that you preferred the Tropicana because of their two zillion stairs to the roof garden ;)Ooh, I wish I had known about that when I was there!

By the way, hasn't it been replaced by another billion dollar resort, or is it still there?I don't know. I was on the Strip recently but there are so many hotels I can't keep track of them anymore. Somebody should make a Hotel Pools web site with photos and descriptions of every notable pool in the world!

[WildCowboy]

I don't know. I was on the Strip recently but there are so many hotels I can't keep track of them anymore. Somebody should make a Hotel Pools web site with photos and descriptions of every notable pool in the world!

How about starting with the Vegas ones (http://www.vegashotelpools.com/)?

[themadchemist]

Stop taking pictures of my house! :p

[ewxlt]

How about starting with the Vegas ones (http://www.vegashotelpools.com/)?

The only problem with Vegas pools, is that they're in Vegas. America's armpit.:cool:

[Abstract]

Gah, if I could swim a length of that pool I could finally do a triathlon....

You probably can. It just takes a bit of practice.

I started teaching myself how to swim in September (2007), progressed, and by December I could swim around 14 laps. I still swim 14 laps, but a 1,000m pool is only 20 laps. If I stretched myself, I could do it now.

[Fearless Leader]

I cant even imagine a pool over a kilometer in length. That thing must cost a fortune to operate.

[ntrigue]

http://www.kineda.com/worlds-largest-swimming-pool/

[absolut_mac]

Gah, if I could swim a length of that pool I could finally do a triathlon....

It might look like they have boats in there only for fun - not so. I'm sure that they also have them there to rescue unfit swimmers who venture too far out :eek: