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Largest swimming pool in the world

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Yesterday the Guinness Book of Records named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world. This pool is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, had a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.

This one took five years to build, cost nearly £1billion and the annual maintenance bill will be £2million.

Chile’s monster pool uses a computer- controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.

The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.

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One Response to “Largest swimming pool in the world”

  1. July 24, 2008 at 2:14 am #

    Always good to read about swimming, my ex was an olympic swimmer..

    Can I ask though – how did you get this picked up and into google news?

    Very impressive, is it something that is just up to Google or you actively created?

    Obviously this is a popular blog with great data so well done on your seo success..

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