The swimming pool in the modern world

In today's world, a swimming pool is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle, quality time and interesting recreation. Swimming in a pool helps to strengthen the body. It is an excellent way of modelling a figure, a method of losing weight, relaxation, stress relief, energy boost and pleasure.

Thanks to modern technology, an artificial pool is an affordable object. Nowadays, many people can buy a stationary pool for their own use. The most popular because of the best price-quality ratio is a plastic pool. It is correctly called polypropylene, since polypropylene is used in the manufacture of the pool. Find out more about polypropylene plastic swimming pools.

We also recommend that you pay attention to concrete pools with PVC liner. They are capital structures and really do offer the opportunity to realise any design fantasy. However, the pool is not a 20th century invention.

In ancient Egypt, pools were used for cult activities. In particular, sacred crocodiles swam in an artificial reservoir. Pools were also built to humidify the air and as an aesthetic element.
In ancient Greece and Rome, pools were rectangular and were used for washing. These pools were serviced by slaves. In the Middle Ages, pools were even banned by the Church because of immorality and depravity.
The popularisation of a healthy lifestyle in the 19th century brings swimming and swimming pools back into the limelight. The principles of pool design, waterproofing and heating are developed. The foundations of aeration and water purification are laid. Further technological innovations are related to the development of new materials, water purification methods and pool layout.

Did you know:
— Frenchman Jean Dejoyeux built the first private concrete swimming pool in 1966 as a gift for his children.
— the transatlantic liner Adriatic (1907) was the first cruise liner to have a swimming pool. The Titanic (1912) also had an artificial pool.
— the Citystars Sharm El Sheik hotel in Egypt has the largest swimming pool in the world. It covers more than 120 thousand square metres and takes 21 days to fill.
— the oldest pool is over four thousand years old and is located in Pakistan. It measures 84 square metres and is made of closely packed bricks and bitumen.
— the highest rimless reservoir in Singapore is on the roof of the Marina Bay Sands Resort Hotel (57th floor). The water spills over the edge but does not fall to the ground. The length of the panoramic pool is 146 metres.
— the most extreme pool in Hong Kong. It is a glass balcony with water suspended over the city on the 29th floor of a hotel. It is called the Suspended Pool.
— the deepest pool was built in Italy. It is 40 metres deep and is used for scuba diving training.
— the strangest pool is in Chile. It looks like a natural lagoon, just 200 metres from the ocean. It contains 250 million litres of sea water, filtered and heated to 26°C.

You can create your own piece of paradise for relaxation and entertainment at home or in the garden. You don't need to spend huge amounts of money. You can order a real permanent pool near your home on a turnkey basis from our company! And the absence of crowds, time restrictions and other factors will become an excellent alternative to the most popular public water bodies.