Category: Swimming Pools
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Myrtha says no swirling current in BCN2013 pool
SwimVortex has the story: Myrtha Pools has denied that the circulation in the temporary facility installed at the Palau Sant Jordi for the 15th FINA World Championships could have made one side of the pool “faster” than the other. A spokesman for Myrtha told SwimVortex.com: “While it is difficult to argue against the facts with…
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CC photo #587: “Svimjihøllin á Oyrunum” coming along nicely
A photo I took yesterday, the ‘Pál pool’ taking shape in Vágur, Faroe Islands, which will be our first 50 meter pool ever. See www.svimjihollin.com
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Beijing Water Cube Translates Entire Spectrum of Emotions Into Colored Light
See Asia Society Back in 2008, the Beijing National Aquatics Center — more informally known as the Water Cube — served as an international stage for China’s engagement with the global public during the Beijing Olympics. Today, it continues this legacy of large-scale broadcasting, standing as a real-time display of China’s mood. Unveiled on June 23 of this year, the…
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2013 Summer Universiade – Swimming Tour
SwimTechnique TV gives you a quick tour of amazing swimming facility where 2013 Summer Universiade will take place. And if I’m not very much mistaken, also the facility where the 2015 Kazan World Swimming Championships will take place.
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Pan Am Aquatics Centre, a closer look
See Daily Commercial News Construction progress on the new Pan Am Aquatics Centre is approximately halfway complete as it is slated to finish up in July 2014. Located at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus, the facility will be home to swimming events during the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in Toronto.
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CC photo #529: CN Sant Andreu pool ready for Mare Nostrum 2013
The “Piscina Coberta Pere Serrat – Club Natació Sant Andreu” ready for the 34th Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona leg of the 2013 Mare Nostrum circuit.
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Bacteria in swimming pools causing sickness?
See WALB The Center for Disease Control says a growing number of people who swim in public pools are getting sick. Most are getting infections from bacteria. So the Florida Department of Health in Lee County recommends testing those pools yourself before you dive in. Bacteria could be swimming along with you and your kids.…
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800-meter swim pool to be built in Japanese canal
Read Gizmag Plans are afoot to build an 800x12m swimming pool in the Dotonbori Canal in Osaka, Japan, according to a report in the Japan Times on Wednesday. The scheme is reminiscent of YN Studio’s plan to introduce a commuter swimming lane, dubbed the LidoLine, into London’s Regent’s Canal. The idea is to drop a 12…
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Natural Pools – Natural Pool selfbuild
“Swimming in natural water is a delight to our sences. Your skin and hair feels soft and your eyes don’t sting. It seems as if, every cell in your body is telling you – this is the way swimming should be.” – David Pagan Butler, www.organicpools.co.uk