List of largest swimming pools
There are a number of large swimming pools around the world, several of which are artificial lagoons. As of 2019, the Guinness World Record holder for the largest man-made lagoon is Citystars Sharm El Sheikh, located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.[1]
List
Only extant completed artificial swimming pools larger than 1,500 m2 (16,000 sq ft) for which reliable size sourcing information is available are listed, sorted by surface area. Depth and volume are not taken into account. Note that this list may not be comprehensive as large swimming pools for which no reliable sources exist attesting to their size are not included.
Rank | Swimming Pool | Country | City | Area | Opened | Water | Notes | Coordinates |
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1 | Citystars Sharm El Sheikh | Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | 96,800 m2 (1,042,000 sq ft)[1] See Note. |
2015 | Sea water | 28°1′41.2″N 34°23′38.7″E | |
2 | San Alfonso del Mar | Chile | Algarrobo | 80,000 m2 (860,000 sq ft)[2] | 2006 | Sea water | Swimming not allowed[3] | 33°21′0.4″S 71°39′9.6″W |
3 | Mahasamutr | Thailand | Hua Hin | 72,000 m2 (780,000 sq ft)[4] | 2014 | Sea water | 12°31′20.6″N 99°56′16.6″E | |
5 | Ostrava Poruba - Vřesina | Czech Republic | Ostrava | 41,200 m2 (443,000 sq ft)[5] | 1962 | Fresh water | ||
6 | The Lagoon at Epperson | USA | Wesley Chapel | 30,540.9 m2 (328,739 sq ft)[6] | 2017 | Sea water | 28.2727°N 82.2910°W | |
7 | Piscina Las Brisas De Santo Domingo | Chile | Santo Domingo | 22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft)[7] | Sea water | 33°41′36.4″S 71°39′4.7″W | ||
8 | Freibad Weyermannshaus | Switzerland | Bern | 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft)[8] | 1908 | Fresh water | 46°56′51.7″N 7°24′18.8″E | |
9 | Dreamworld Resort | Pakistan | Karachi | 8,903.1 m2 (95,832 sq ft)[9] | 2008 | Well water | 25°1′56.5″N 67°8′29.3″E | |
10 | Nakache été | France | Toulouse | 7,500 m2 (81,000 sq ft)[10][11] | 1933 | Fresh water | 43°35′8.85″N 1°26′7.61″E | |
11 | Balmorhea State Park | USA | Balmorhea | 7,158.5 m2 (77,053 sq ft)[12] | 1930s[13] | Fresh water | 30°56′40″N 103°47′00″W [14] | |
12 | Hansen Dam Recreation Center | USA | Los Angeles | 6,100 m2 (65,000 sq ft)[15][16] | 1998[15] | Municipal water | 34°16′13.9″N 118°23′20.9″W | |
13 | Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool | USA | Oak Ridge | 5,100 m2 (54,000 sq ft)[17] | 1944[18] | Fresh water | 36.0160°N 84.2658°W | |
13 | Astoria Park Pool | USA | New York City | 5,059 m2 (54,450 sq ft)[19] | 1936 | Fresh water | 40.7789°N 73.9224°W | |
15 | Pearce Pool | USA | Jackson | 4,394.7 m2 (47,304 sq ft)[20] | 1960s[21] | Fresh water | 31.5029°N 87.8884°W | |
16 | Tooting Bec Lido | UK | London | 2,800 m2 (30,000 sq ft)[22] | 1906 | Fresh water | 51° 25′ 54″ N, 0° 8′ 21″ W | |
17 | Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory | USA | Houston | 1,914.2 m2 (20,604 sq ft)[23] | 1995 | 29°36′25.4″N 95°8′36.8″W |
Note: Marketing material and press releases for Citystars Sharm El Sheikh claim a larger area of 12.5 hectares (125,000 m2; 1,350,000 sq ft)[24]
Other swimming pool superlatives
Swimming Pool | Country | City | Opened | Notes | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marina Bay Sands | Singapore | Downtown Core | 2010 | World's highest and longest rooftop infinity pool at 200 metres (650 feet) high[25] and 150 metres (490 feet) long[26] | 1°16′59.2″N 103°51′34.5″E |
Deepspot | Poland | Mszczonów | 2020 | World's deepest pool at 45.4 metres (149 feet) deep[27][28] | 51°58′40.4″N 20°31′29.4″E |
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