List Of The 5 Biggest Swimming Pools In The World

Swimming pools have always been a standard feature of luxury hotels and ocean liners. At times when surface areas of pools were measured in square feet, Olympic-sized pools were the largest man made water bodies created. Now, technology and human imagination have redefined opulence and swimming pools are also measured in hectares. Here’s a list of the biggest swimming pools in the world.

# Citystars Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

The world’s largest swimming pool is actually a manmade lagoon of the Red Sea created by Chile’s Crystal Lagoons Corp. It is the centrepiece of the ground-breaking Citystars Sharm el Sheik Resort being developed by the Sharbatly family of Egypt. Spanning 12.5 hectares or nearly 30 acres, the waters host swimmers, boaters and wind surfers alike.

What is unique about the lagoon is that it is the first lagoon where the water will be desalinised for the use of the 750-acre community when the tourism project is complete. The Guinness World Record holder for the world’s biggest swimming pool was constructed at a cost of US$ 5.5 million.

# San Alfonso del Mar, Chile

This lagoon was built in 2007 and held the Guinness World Record for the biggest pool till Crystal Lagoons broke their own record at Sharm El Sheikh. At the heart of a resort in Algarrabo, the pool covers 7.7 hectares or 19 acres; the total cost of construction in estimated at around US$ 3.5 million.

The Pacific Ocean regularly pumps in 250 million litres, which is filtered and treated by the company’s patented water treatment system. It is said to use only 2 percent of the energy and 100 times lesser chemicals compared to traditional pool treatment methods. The result is crystal clear water for the enjoyment of swimmers, windsurfers and other guests of the resort.

# MahaSamutr, Thailand

Also built by Crystal Lagoons, the MahaSamutr pool contains Asia’s largest manmade lagoon. It is 72,000 square miles in size and a maximum depth of 2.4 metres. Fringed by an artificial sand beach, the lagoon is the focal point of the MahaSamutr development project, an exclusive country club and residential in the city of Hua Hin.

Thanks to Crystal Lagoon’s revolutionary water treatment system, residents of MahaSamutr have access to purified water and can enjoy waters sports and beachside living all year around.

# Las Brisas, Chile

Another early brainchild of Crystal Lagoon Corp., the ‘pool’ at Las Brisas covers a surface area of 2.2 hectares or 5 acres. It is situated at Santo Domingo where the Pacific Ocean pumps in about 45 million litres of purified sea water every day for the benefit of resort residents, swimmers, snorkelers and scuba divers.

The artificial lagoon, also fringed by manmade beaches has a maximum depth of 3 metres. Temperatures are controlled with the average reaching 27 degrees Celsius. At the time of it was built, Las Brisas lagoon was the 2nd largest manmade water body in the world, after San Alfonso del Mar.

# Laguna Bahia, Chile

Laguna Bahia is also located in Algarrobo, a mere 400 metres from its more celebrated cousin, San Alfonso del Mar. The manmade lagoon is the centrepiece of a resort, which also boasts of artificial sand beaches.

As with other sea side resorts, residents of Laguna Bahia can also enjoy uninterrupted swimming, windsurfing and other water sports. Laguna Bahia has a surface area of 1.4 hectares or 152, 460 square feet.