18 Facts About Swimming pool

Swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other leisure activities.

The first heated swimming pool was built by Gaius Maecenas in his gardens on the Esquiline Hill of Rome, likely sometime between 38 and 8 BC.

Amateur Swimming pool Association was founded in 1869 in England, and the Oxford Swimming pool Club in 1909.

The first swimming pool to go to sea on an ocean liner was installed on the White Star Line's Adriatic in 1906.

Two-storey, white concrete swimming pool building composed of horizontal cubic volumes built in 1959 at the Royal Roads Military College is on the Registry of Historic Places of Canada.

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Depth: The depth of a swimming pool depends on the purpose of the pool, and whether it is open to the public or strictly for private use.

Many countries require a similar level of protection for the children residing in or visiting the house, although many Swimming pool owners prefer the visual aspect of the Swimming pool in close proximity to their living areas, and will not provide this level of protection.

An Olympic-size swimming pool is a pool that meets FINA's additional standards for the Olympic Games and for world championship events.

Semi-natural ocean Swimming pool exists on the central coast of New South Wales; it is called The Bogey Hole.

An infinity pool is a swimming pool which produces a visual effect of water extending to the horizon, vanishing, or extending to "infinity".

Efficient dehumidification in the indoor pool environment prevents structural damage, lowers energy costs for cooling or heating, and improves the indoor climate to provide a comfortable swimming environment.

Vinyl cover absorbs more sunlight directly, allowing temperature to rise faster, but ultimately prevents the Swimming pool from reaching as high a temperature as a clear cover.

An alternative to a continuous sheet of Swimming pool covering is multiple floating disks which are deployed and removed disk by disk.

An above-ground Swimming pool should be closed, so that ice does not drag down the Swimming pool wall, collapsing its structure.

The Swimming pool is typically covered to prevent leaves and other debris from falling in.

The cover is attached to the Swimming pool typically using a stretch cord, similar to a bungee cord, and hooks fitted into the Swimming pool surround.

Drain plugs on the Swimming pool filter are removed after the filter has been cleaned.

The Swimming pool should be filtered for one to two hours daily to keep the automated chlorination system active.