List of largest swimming pools

This is a list of the largest swimming pools in the world ranked by water surface area. The world's largest swimming pool is CityStars Pool spread over 12 hectares (30 acres) in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.[1] The second largest swimming pool is San Alfonso del Mar spread over 8 hectares (20 acres) in Algarrobo, Chile.

Table

Note: The following table is a list of the largest completed swimming pools ranked by surface area. Depth is not taken into account. No natural pools are listed.

Rank Swimming Pool Country City Area
(hectares)		 Area
(sq ft)		 Opened Notes Coordinates
1CityStars  Egypt Sharm-el-Sheikh 12[2] 1,306,800 2015 The first of 12 planned pools in CityStars' Sharm-el-Sheikh project. Sea water. 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  Chile Algarrobo 8 871,200 2006 Stayed 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  Thailand Hua Hin 7.2[3] 705,672 2014 Sea Water. 12°31′20.6″N 99°56′16.6″E / 12.522389°N 99.937944°E / 12.522389; 99.937944 (Mahasamutr)
4Las Brisas  Chile Santo Domingo 2 217,800 NA Sea 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  Chile Algarrobo 1.4 152,460 NA Sea 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  Pakistan Karachi 0.9[4] 95,832 2008 The 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  Japan Miyazaki 0.8 87,120 1993 The world's largest indoor swimming pool. Sea water. Officially claimed area is 300 meters by 100 meters (3 hectares) but this is the size of the dome structure. Actual swimming pool is much smaller. Swimming area is even more smaller 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  France Toulouse 0.75 80,729 1931 Pool 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  Australia Hayman Island 0.72 78,408 1985 20°3′27.7″S 148°53′4.9″E / 20.057694°S 148.884694°E / -20.057694; 148.884694 (Hayman Island Resort)
10Laguna Vista  Chile Algarrobo 0.68 73,181 NA Sea water. 33°21′37.6″S 71°39′17.5″W / 33.360444°S 71.654861°W / -33.360444; -71.654861 (Laguna Vista)
11Glenwood Springs Pool  USA Glenwood Springs 0.28 30,056 NA Officially claimed area is 405 ft by 100 ft (0.93 acres) but 100 ft is its widest width at only one point. 39°32′58.6″N 107°19′24.8″W / 39.549611°N 107.323556°W / 39.549611; -107.323556 (Glenwood Springs Pool)
12Atlantis' Largest Pool  Bahamas Paradise Island 0.26 28,750 1998 25°5′11.2″N 77°19′31.7″W / 25.086444°N 77.325472°W / 25.086444; -77.325472 (Atlantis Resort)
13Mamlouk 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)
14 Splash & Fun Water Park - Wave Pool  Malta Bahar Ic-Cahaq 0.174 18,730 2004 Sea Water.
15Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Pool  USA Houston 0.17[5] 18,295 1995 This 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)
16Four Seasons Rock Pool  USA Kaʻūpūlehu 0.153 16,553 1996 19°49′45.9″N 155°59′24.3″W / 19.829417°N 155.990083°W / 19.829417; -155.990083 (Four Seasons Resort Hualalai)
17Marina Bay Sands Infinity Pool  Singapore Downtown Core 0.15 16,117 2010 Worlds 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)
18MGM Grand Pool  USA Las Vegas 0.14 15,682 1996 Claimed area is 1.22 acres but this claimed area 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)
19Cunningham Pool  USA Milton, Massachusetts 0.14 15,682 1996 While it is quite dirty, the pool is fabled to be the largest semi-private swimming pool east of the Mississippi River. 36°6′18.3″N 115°9′59″W / 36.105083°N 115.16639°W / 36.105083; -115.16639 (Milton, MA)
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References

  1. ↑ "Guinness world record". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Largest Crystalline Lagoon: Crystal Lagoons breaks Guinness World Records". World Record Academy. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Crystal Lagoons develops its first great project in Thailand". www.crystal-lagoons.com. Crystal Lagoons. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dreamworld Fun Lagoon". dreamworld.pk. Dreamworld Ltd. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "ABOUT THE NBL". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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