List of largest swimming pools explained

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.

List

Only extant completed artificial swimming pools larger than 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.

RankSwimming PoolCountryCityAreaOpenedWaterNotesCoordinates
1Citystars Sharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh[1]
See Note.		2015Sea water28.0281°N 34.3941°W
2San Alfonso del Mar ChileAlgarrobo[2] 2006 Sea water
3Mahasamutr ThailandHua Hin[3] 2014 Sea water12.5224°N 99.9379°W
4Treasure Bay Bintan IndonesiaBintan[4] 2015Sea water
5The Lagoon at Epperson United StatesWesley Chapel[5] 2017Sea water28.2727°N -82.291°W
6Balneario Carlos Xamena ArgentinaSalta[6] Fresh water-24.8135°N -65.4178°W
7Freibad FürstenfeldFürstenfeld[7] 1966Freshwater47°03'23.2"N 16°04'06.8"E
8The Lagoon at Windsong Ranch United StatesProsper, Texas33.23554, -96.86658
9Laguna Las Brisas De Santo Domingo ChileSanto Domingo[8] Sea water-33.6934°N -71.6513°W
10Peninsula RomaniaCicarlau2021Fresh water
11Rabat municipal pool MoroccoRabat2020Sea Water X4R6+7X9, Rabat
12Freibad Weyermannshaus SwitzerlandBern[9] 1908Fresh water46.9477°N 7.4052°W
13Brentanobad GermanyFrankfurt[10] 1966Fresh water50.1261°N 8.6191°W
14Dreamworld Resort PakistanKarachi95832abbr=onNaNabbr=on[11] 2008Well water25.0324°N 67.1415°W
15Hard Rock Guitar Hotel United StatesHollywood, Florida2019Fresh water26.0517°N -80.2093°W
16Nakache été FranceToulouse[12] [13] 1933Fresh water43.5858°N 1.4354°W
17Sunlite Pool United StatesCincinnati1925Fresh water39.0548°N -84.4175°W
18Bronte Creek Provincial ParkOakville, Ontario[14] 1972Fresh water
19Freibad WaschmühleKaiserslautern[15] 190849°27'37"N 7°45'46"E
20Balmorhea State Park United StatesBalmorhea[16] 1930s[17] Fresh water30.9444°N -103.7833°W
21Freibad GermanyEnsdorfMunicipal water49.3113°N 6.7886°W
22Hansen Dam Recreation Center United StatesLos Angeles[18] [19] 1998Municipal water34.2705°N -118.3891°W
23North Park Pool United StatesPittsburgh[20] 1937Municipal water2,250,000 gal.40° 35' 19.6002"N79° 59' 41.6466"W
24Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool United StatesOak Ridge[21] 1944[22] Fresh water36.016°N -84.2658°W
25Astoria Park Pool United StatesNew York City[23] 1936Fresh water40.7789°N -73.9224°W
26Pearce Pool United StatesJackson[24] 1960s[25] Fresh water31.5029°N -87.8884°W
27Tooting Bec LidoLondon[26] 1906Fresh water51° 25′ 54″ N, 0° 8′ 21″ W
28Budlong Pool United StatesCranston, Rhode Island[27] 1950sMunicipal water
29Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory United StatesHouston[28] 199529.6071°N -95.1436°W
Note: Marketing material and press releases for Citystars Sharm El Sheikh claim a larger area of 12.5ha[29]

Other swimming pool superlatives

Swimming poolCountryCityOpenedNotesCoordinates
Marina Bay Sands SingaporeDowntown Core2010World's highest and longest rooftop infinity pool at 650abbr=offNaNabbr=off high[30] and 150m (490feet) long[31] 1.2831°N 103.8596°W
Deep Dive DubaiDubai2020World's deepest pool at 60.02m (196.92feet) deep[32] 25.1278°N 55.2951°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Largest man-made lagoon. Guinness World Records. 2017-03-06.
  2. Web site: Largest swimming pool by area. 8 February 2014. www.guinnessworldrecords.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140208120725/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/largest-swimming-pool-by-area . 2022-12-18. 2014-02-08 .
  3. Web site: Crystal Lagoons Continues to Affirm its Global Footprint With their Latest Success in Thailand. 2 October 2015. varietyetc.com. 2019-04-08.
  4. Web site: Dive into Treasure Bay Bintan's Crystal Lagoon: The Largest Swimming Pool in Southeast Asia. 2022-03-01. kemlu.go.id. En. 2023-01-11.
  5. Web site: The Lagoon at Epperson. 2020-11-28. www.pcl.com. en.
  6. Web site: El balneario Carlos Xamena abrió sus puertas para la temporada de verano 2017-2018. 2017-12-18. municipalidadsalta.gob.ar. es. 2022-09-30.
  7. Web site: Freibad Fürstenfeld . 2023-07-25 . www.dasfreibad.at.
  8. Web site: Las Brisas de Santo Domingo: Entretención y tranquilidad frente al mar. Huidobro. Constanza García. 2016-12-13. misegundavivienda.com. es-ES. 2019-04-08.
  9. Web site: Das sind die grössten, beliebtesten und schönsten Badis der Schweiz. Watson. de. 2019-04-08.
  10. Web site: Grafik der Woche: Baderepublik Deutschland. FOCUS Online. de. 19 August 2022. 3 August 2019.
  11. Web site: Dreamworld Fun Lagoon. dreamworld.pk. Dreamworld Ltd.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827200214/https://dreamworld.pk/facilities/Members/Fun%20Lagoon.aspx. 27 August 2016. dead. 20 August 2016.
  12. Web site: La carte des piscines dans l'agglomération toulousaine. ladepeche.fr. fr. 2019-06-30.
  13. Web site: La piscine d'été Nakache à Toulouse. France Bleu. fr. 2019-06-30.
  14. Web site: Bronte Creek.
  15. Web site: Freibad Waschmühle . 2024-09-08 . www.kaiserslautern.de.
  16. Web site: Balmorhea State Park Pecos. 2020-11-27. visitpecos.com. en.
  17. Web site: Balmorhea State Park — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. 2020-11-27. tpwd.texas.gov. en.
  18. Web site: HANSEN DAM SWIM LAKE. Swimming in L.A.. 2017-05-29.
  19. News: Time to swim: Hansen Dam Aquatic Center, Burbank pools opening this weekend, others getting ready. 2017-05-29. en.
  20. Web site: T... - The Odd, Mysterious & Fascinating History of Pittsburgh . 2023-07-17 . www.facebook.com . en.
  21. Web site: Sadler. Megan. Brock. Anne. Oak Ridge City pool opens with new COVID-19 rules. 2020-11-28. wvlt.tv. 17 June 2020 . en.
  22. Web site: Welcome to the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 2020-11-28. www.oakridgetn.gov.
  23. Web site: Astoria Park Highlights - Astoria Pool : NYC Parks. 2020-11-28. www.nycgovparks.org.
  24. Web site: Pearce Memorial Park. 2020-11-27. www.cityofjacksonal.com.
  25. Web site: Recreation Center & Pool. 2020-11-27. www.cityofjacksonal.com.
  26. Web site: About us: Tooting Bec Lido History Hub. tootinglidohistory.org.uk. 2019-04-08.
  27. Web site: Feasibility and Safety Report of the Budlong Pool. 2022-05-04. cranstonri.gov.
  28. Web site: ABOUT THE NBL. nasa.gov. NASA. https://web.archive.org/web/20070626165503/http://dx12.jsc.nasa.gov/about/index.shtml. 26 June 2007. dead. 20 August 2016.
  29. Web site: CRYSTAL LAGOONS' GREAT PROJECT IN EGYPT . Fernando Fischmann . 2014-12-19 . 2017-03-06.
  30. Web site: 8 of the World's Most Daring Swimming Pools. Wiggins. Leslie Anne. 22 August 2016. Architectural Digest. en. 2019-04-08.
  31. Web site: Inside the world's most Instagrammed hotel, which boasts the world's longest infinity pool on its 57th floor. Edsor. Bobbie. 3 December 2017. Business Insider. 2019-04-08.
  32. News: Katz . Leslie . World's deepest swimming pool hides vast sunken city 200 feet underwater . 19 July 2021 . CNET . en.

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