There are a number of large

swimming pools A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming and associated activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built abo ...

around the world, several of which are artificial

lagoons A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into '' coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') a ...

. As of 2019, the

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holder for the largest man-made

lagoon A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') an ...

is Citystars Sharm El Sheikh, located in

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List

Only extant completed artificial swimming pools larger than 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. , 1920 , Municipal water , world´s largest stainless steel pool , , - , 22 , Freibad , , Ensdorf , , , Municipal water , , , - , 23 , Hansen Dam Recreation Center , ,

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, , 1998 , Municipal water , , , - , 24 , North Park Pool , ,

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, , 1937 , Municipal water , 2,250,000 gal.
40° 35' 19.6002"N79° 59' 41.6466"W
, - , 25 , Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool , , Oak Ridge , , 1944 , Fresh water , , , - , 26 , Astoria Park Pool , ,

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, , 1936 , Fresh water , , , - , 27 , Pearce Pool , , Jackson , , 1960s , Fresh water , , , - , 28 , Europasportpark , ,

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, , 1999 , Municipal water , , , - , 29 , Tooting Bec Lido , ,

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, , 1906 , Fresh water , , 51° 25′ 54″ N, 0° 8′ 21″ W , - , 30 , Budlong Pool , ,

Cranston, Rhode Island Cranston, formerly known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The official population of the city in the 2020 United States Census was 82,934, making it the second-largest city in the state. The center of ...

, , 1950s , Municipal water , , , - , 31 , Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory , ,

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, , 1995 , , , Note: Marketing material and press releases for Citystars Sharm El Sheikh claim a larger area of

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Swimming pools A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming and associated activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built abo ...