List of largest swimming pools

This is a list of the largest swimming pools in the world ranked by surface area.

Rankings

Note: Only extant completed artificial swimming pools are listed. Depth is not taken into account, and natural pools are not listed.

Rank Swimming Pool Country City Area
(hectares)		 Area
(sq ft)		 Opened Notes Coordinates
1Citystars Sharm El Sheikh EgyptSharm El Sheikh9.68[1]1,041,9472015Current Guinness World Record holder for the largest man-made lagoon. Sea water. Marketing material and press releases claim a larger area of 12.5 hectares.[2]28°1′41.2″N 34°23′38.7″E / 28.028111°N 34.394083°E / 28.028111; 34.394083 (City Stars Pool)
2San Alfonso del Mar ChileAlgarrobo8871,2002006Held the title of world's largest swimming pool for 9 years. Sea Water.33°21′0.4″S 71°39′9.6″W / 33.350111°S 71.652667°W / -33.350111; -71.652667 (San Alfonso del Mar)
3Mahasamutr ThailandHua Hin7.2[3]705,6722014Sea Water.12°31′20.6″N 99°56′16.6″E / 12.522389°N 99.937944°E / 12.522389; 99.937944 (Mahasamutr)
4Las Brisas ChileSanto Domingo2217,800NASea Water.33°41′36.4″S 71°39′4.7″W / 33.693444°S 71.651306°W / -33.693444; -71.651306 (Piscina Las Brisas)
5Laguna Bahia ChileAlgarrobo1.4152,460NASea water.33°21′9.1″S 71°38′49.6″W / 33.352528°S 71.647111°W / -33.352528; -71.647111 (Laguna Bahia)
6Dreamworld Fun Lagoon PakistanKarachi0.9[4]95,8322008The world's largest's swimming pool without sea water. It contains well water.25°1′56.5″N 67°8′29.3″E / 25.032361°N 67.141472°E / 25.032361; 67.141472 (Dreamworld)
7Seagaia Ocean Dome JapanMiyazaki0.887,1201993The world's largest indoor swimming pool. Sea water. Official claimed area is 300 meters by 100 meters (3 hectares) but this is the size of the dome structure; the actual swimming pool is much smaller. The swimming area is smaller than the overall pool size due to shallow water near the long beach.31°57′18.1″N 131°28′8.4″E / 31.955028°N 131.469000°E / 31.955028; 131.469000 (Seagaia Ocean Dome)
8Piscine Alfred Nakache FranceToulouse0.7580,7291931Pool measuring 150 meters by 50 meters (7500 square metres)43°35′9.0″N 1°26′7.2″E / 43.585833°N 1.435333°E / 43.585833; 1.435333 (Piscine Alfred Nakache Toulouse)
9Hayman Island Resort AustraliaHayman Island0.7278,408198520°3′27.7″S 148°53′4.9″E / 20.057694°S 148.884694°E / -20.057694; 148.884694 (Hayman Island Resort)
10Laguna Vista ChileAlgarrobo0.6873,181NASea water.33°21′37.6″S 71°39′17.5″W / 33.360444°S 71.654861°W / -33.360444; -71.654861 (Laguna Vista)
11Hansen Dam Recreation Center USALos Angeles, CA0.61[5][6]65,3401998[5]A flood control basin, this is not (NOT) a swimming pool. Municipal water. Actual swim area somewhat smaller due to a shallow beach.34°16′13.9″N 118°23′20.9″W / 34.270528°N 118.389139°W / 34.270528; -118.389139 (Hansen Dam)
12Riviera Club Pool USA Indianapolis, IN0.4245,0001933City water
13 Glenwood Springs Pool  USA Glenwood Springs 0.28 30,056 1888[7] Official claimed area is 405 ft by 100 ft (0.93 acres) but 100 ft is its widest width at only one point.[8] 39°32′58.6″N 107°19′24.8″W / 39.549611°N 107.323556°W / 39.549611; -107.323556 (Glenwood Springs Pool)
14Tooting Bec LidoUKLondon0.2729,7001906open-air fresh water swimming pool in South London. It is the largest swimming pool by surface area in the United Kingdom, being 100 yards (91.44 m) long and 33 yards (30.18 m) wide.51° 25′ 54″ N, 0° 8′ 21″ W
15Atlantis' Largest Pool BahamasParadise Island0.2628,750199825°5′11.2″N 77°19′31.7″W / 25.086444°N 77.325472°W / 25.086444; -77.325472 (Atlantis Resort)
16 Mamlouk Palace: The Aqua  Egypt Hurghada 0.2 21,344 NA 27°6′3″N 33°49′46″E / 27.10083°N 33.82944°E / 27.10083; 33.82944 (Mamlouk Palace)
17Splash & Fun Water Park - Wave Pool MaltaBahar Ic-Cahaq0.17418,7302004Sea Water.
18Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Pool USAHouston0.17[9]18,2951995This pool is used to train astronauts.29°36′25.4″N 95°8′36.8″W / 29.607056°N 95.143556°W / 29.607056; -95.143556 (Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory)
19Four Seasons Rock Pool USAKaʻūpūlehu0.15316,553199619°49′45.9″N 155°59′24.3″W / 19.829417°N 155.990083°W / 19.829417; -155.990083 (Four Seasons Resort Hualalai)
20Marina Bay Sands Infinity Pool SingaporeDowntown Core0.1516,1172010Worlds largest infinity pool.1°16′59.2″N 103°51′34.5″E / 1.283111°N 103.859583°E / 1.283111; 103.859583 (Marina Bay Sands)
21 MGM Grand Pool  USA Las Vegas 0.14 15,682 1996 Claimed area is 1.22 acres but this includes the big piece of land encircled by the actual long narrow pool. 36°6′18.3″N 115°9′59″W / 36.105083°N 115.16639°W / 36.105083; -115.16639 (MGM Grand Las Vegas)
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References

  1. ↑ "Largest man-made lagoon". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  2. ↑ "CRYSTAL LAGOONS' GREAT PROJECT IN EGYPT". Fernando Fischmann. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Crystal Lagoons develops its first great project in Thailand". www.crystal-lagoons.com. Crystal Lagoons. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dreamworld Fun Lagoon". dreamworld.pk. Dreamworld Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "HANSEN DAM SWIM LAKE". Swimming in L.A. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  6. ↑ "Time to swim: Hansen Dam Aquatic Center, Burbank pools opening this weekend, others getting ready". Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  7. ↑ http://www.hotspringspool.com/swim/history
  8. ↑ "Glenwood Hot Springs Pool – FAQ". www.hotspringspool.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  9. ↑ "ABOUT THE NBL". nasa.gov. NASA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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