List of largest swimming pools

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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 , located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.[1]

List[]

Only extant completed artificial swimming pools larger than 1,500 m2 (16,000 sq ft) 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.

Rank Swimming Pool Country City Area Opened Water Notes Coordinates
1 Citystars Sharm El Sheikh  Egypt Sharm El Sheikh 96,800 m2 (1,042,000 sq ft)[1]
See Note. 		2015 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)
2 San Alfonso del Mar  Chile Algarrobo 80,000 m2 (860,000 sq ft)[2] 2006 Sea water Swimming not allowed[3] 33°21′0.4″S 71°39′9.6″W / 33.350111°S 71.652667°W / -33.350111; -71.652667 (San Alfonso del Mar)
3 Mahasamutr  Thailand Hua Hin 72,000 m2 (780,000 sq ft)[4] 2014 Sea water 12°31′20.6″N 99°56′16.6″E / 12.522389°N 99.937944°E / 12.522389; 99.937944 (Mahasamutr)
4 Ostrava Poruba - Vřesina  Czech Republic Ostrava 41,200 m2 (443,000 sq ft)[5] 1962 Fresh water
5 The Lagoon at Epperson  USA Wesley Chapel 30,540.9 m2 (328,739 sq ft)[6] 2017 Sea water 28°16′22″N 82°17′28″W / 28.2727°N 82.2910°W / 28.2727; -82.2910
6 Piscina Las Brisas De Santo Domingo  Chile Santo Domingo 22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft)[7] 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)
7 Freibad Weyermannshaus   Switzerland Bern 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft)[8] 1908 Fresh water 46°56′51.7″N 7°24′18.8″E / 46.947694°N 7.405222°E / 46.947694; 7.405222 (Weyermannshaus)
8 Dreamworld Resort  Pakistan Karachi 8,903.1 m2 (95,832 sq ft)[9] 2008 Well water 25°1′56.5″N 67°8′29.3″E / 25.032361°N 67.141472°E / 25.032361; 67.141472 (Dreamworld)
9 Nakache été  France Toulouse 7,500 m2 (81,000 sq ft)[10][11] 1933 Fresh water 43°35′8.85″N 1°26′7.61″E / 43.5857917°N 1.4354472°E / 43.5857917; 1.4354472
10 Bronte Creek Provincial Park  Canada Oakville, Ontario 7,300 m2 (79,000 sq ft)[12] 1972 Fresh water 43°24′12″N 79°45′30″W / 43.4032341°N 79.7582572°W / 43.4032341; -79.7582572
11 Balmorhea State Park  USA Balmorhea 7,158.5 m2 (77,053 sq ft)[13] 1930s[14] Fresh water 30°56′40″N 103°47′00″W / 30.94444°N 103.78333°W / 30.94444; -103.78333Coordinates: 30°56′40″N 103°47′00″W / 30.94444°N 103.78333°W / 30.94444; -103.78333 [15]
12 Hansen Dam Recreation Center  USA Los Angeles 6,100 m2 (65,000 sq ft)[16][17] 1998[16] Municipal water 34°16′13.9″N 118°23′20.9″W / 34.270528°N 118.389139°W / 34.270528; -118.389139 (Hansen Dam)
13 Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool  USA Oak Ridge 5,100 m2 (54,000 sq ft)[18] 1944[19] Fresh water 36°00′58″N 84°15′57″W / 36.0160°N 84.2658°W / 36.0160; -84.2658
14 Astoria Park Pool  USA New York City 5,059 m2 (54,450 sq ft)[20] 1936 Fresh water 40°46′44″N 73°55′21″W / 40.7789°N 73.9224°W / 40.7789; -73.9224
15 Pearce Pool  USA Jackson 4,394.7 m2 (47,304 sq ft)[21] 1960s[22] Fresh water 31°30′10″N 87°53′18″W / 31.5029°N 87.8884°W / 31.5029; -87.8884 (Pearce Pool)
16 Tooting Bec Lido  UK London 2,800 m2 (30,000 sq ft)[23] 1906 Fresh water 51° 25′ 54″ N, 0° 8′ 21″ W
17 Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory  USA Houston 1,914.2 m2 (20,604 sq ft)[24] 1995 29°36′25.4″N 95°8′36.8″W / 29.607056°N 95.143556°W / 29.607056; -95.143556 (Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory)

Note: Marketing material and press releases for Citystars Sharm El Sheikh claim a larger area of 12.5 hectares (125,000 m2; 1,350,000 sq ft)[25]

Other swimming pool superlatives[]

Swimming Pool Country City Opened Notes Coordinates
Marina Bay Sands  Singapore Downtown Core 2010 World's highest and longest rooftop infinity pool at 200 metres (650 feet) high[26] and 150 metres (490 feet) long[27] 1°16′59.2″N 103°51′34.5″E / 1.283111°N 103.859583°E / 1.283111; 103.859583 (Marina Bay Sands)
Deepspot  Poland Mszczonów 2020 World's deepest pool at 45.4 metres (149 feet) deep[28][29] 51°58′40.4″N 20°31′29.4″E / 51.977889°N 20.524833°E / 51.977889; 20.524833 (Deepspot)

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