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Tony Stark
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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
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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
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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
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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
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^^ There was one like that in Split too.
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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
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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
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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
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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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| Yeah I'm a Triafleet, I have zero upper body strength...
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Jorgan
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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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Not long back from Kitsilano in Vancouver Canada and enjoyed their 135m pool yep 135 meters....
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