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Tony Stark
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 2483 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:42 pm Post subject: Best pool ever? |
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Shenyang, China - a swimming pool in the middle of a forest in north-east China’s Liaoning province
Great photo in yesterdays Grauniad. Looks like a 50m.
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TRO Saracen
Joined: 18 Aug 2010 Posts: 1248
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:08 am Post subject: |
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Wouldn't like to be the sap who has to fish all the leaves out in Autumn.....
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Jorgan
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 17974 Location: alles was ich bin, alles was ich war
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:50 am Post subject: |
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TRO Saracen wrote: | Wouldn't like to be the sap who has to fish all the leaves out in Autumn..... |
Beat me to it!
There are loads of outdoor pools in places like US & Australia that are in iconic coastal locations.
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SidSnot
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 1639
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:56 am Post subject: |
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Jorgan wrote: | TRO Saracen wrote: | Wouldn't like to be the sap who has to fish all the leaves out in Autumn..... |
Beat me to it!
There are loads of outdoor pools in places like US & Australia that are in iconic coastal locations. |
I used to train and race here.
Colman Pool in Seattle. [/img]
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Jorgan
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 17974 Location: alles was ich bin, alles was ich war
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:23 am Post subject: |
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^^ There was one like that in Split too.
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SloggingScotsman
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Now that I like.
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iwaters
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:03 am Post subject: |
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Best pool ever is always the one that is EMPTY!
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jibberjim
Joined: 15 Aug 2008 Posts: 8378 Location: Kingston
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:06 am Post subject: |
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iwaters wrote: | Best pool ever is always the one that is EMPTY! |
Yep, much better to have no water in so you can do some running.
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SGreg
Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 1109 Location: High Peak
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:45 am Post subject: |
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jibberjim wrote: | iwaters wrote: | Best pool ever is always the one that is EMPTY! |
Yep, much better to have no water in so you can do some running. |
Honestly I'd prefer one with a swim up bar...
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jibberjim
Joined: 15 Aug 2008 Posts: 8378 Location: Kingston
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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SGreg wrote: | jibberjim wrote: | iwaters wrote: | Best pool ever is always the one that is EMPTY! |
Yep, much better to have no water in so you can do some running. |
Honestly I'd prefer one with a swim up bar... |
Is that 'cos you don't have the muscles to use a chin up bar?
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SGreg
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah I'm a Triafleet, I have zero upper body strength...
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fruit thief
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Jorgan
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 17974 Location: alles was ich bin, alles was ich war
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Plymouth has a few seawater pools; unfortunately none are good for proper lane swimming. Great location though.
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stevemac32
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Not long back from Kitsilano in Vancouver Canada and enjoyed their 135m pool yep 135 meters....
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