Another one-of-a-kind attraction can now visit those who travel in Dubai, since the largest city in the United United Arab Emirates, after the world's tallest skyscraper, it now holds yet another record.
The one about the biggest swimming pool in the world. The pool that has 60 meters deep and broke the record set at the Deepshot pool, which is located in Poland and is 45 meters deep.
The enormous pool is part of the new water park park of city namely, Deep Dive Dubai, which is impressive. In total, Deep Dive Dubai holds 14 million liters of water—that is, 6 times more water as big as an Olympic-sized swimming pool. On June 27, it was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the deepest diving pool.
Η temperature The water temperature at the water park is kept constant at 30 degrees Celsius, and swimmers enter the pools, either in their swimsuits or in a thin wetsuit, if they decide to go diving.
Currently accessible by invitation only
So far, the installation can visit only those citizens who receive a special invitation, but according to a report by CNN International, it will open to the general public later this year.
Among the first visitors to the world’s largest swimming pool was Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prince of Dubai and a diving enthusiast, who shared his experience with his followers on social media, as well as the well-known Hollywood actor Will Smith.
.@CNN: Already home to the world’s tallest skyscraper and the world’s largest mall, #Dubai has just opened another record-breaking attraction—the deepest dive pool in the world. pic.twitter.com/euzn3OpSNA
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 9, 2021
A spectacular underwater city inside a swimming pool
The gigantic dimensional The pool is part of a larger «aquatic world»A 1,500-square-meter structure called Deep Dive Dubai, which is shaped like oyster, a clear reference to the maritime tradition of the city and the United Arab Emirates.
Its most impressive attraction Deep Dive Dubai is undoubtedly the submarines A city located inside the pool. Divers can explore «abandoned houses» underwater and play underwater games. Special lights and sound systems have been installed in the pool to create a spectacular underwater atmosphere.
.@CNN: The Deep Dive #Dubai The pool is filled with 14 million liters of fresh water—the volume of six Olympic-sized swimming pools—and is at least four times larger than any other diving pool in the world. @GWR awarded it the title of “Deepest swimming pool for diving” on June 27. pic.twitter.com/z7bcN9FZdH
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 9, 2021
It will be used as a film studio
This underwater set aims to host major film productions, as, according to officials, it will also be used as an underwater film studio—the largest in the region. In fact, there is a room for editing footage located near the pool.
An experience for both experienced and beginner divers
Deep Dive Dubai will offer courses for both beginners and experienced divers. In fact, experienced divers will have the opportunity to explore both the pool and the underwater city on their own, after first receiving a guided tour of the site from a guide. For the safety of visitors, 56 cameras have been installed throughout the aquatic facility.
«There are quite a few deep diving pools around the world, but this one is much more interesting,» Jarrod Jablonski, director of Deep Dive Dubai, told CNN. «It’s not just the deepest and largest, but the underwater city’s effects take the experience to another level. It offers so many things that it’s not fair to call it just a pool,» he noted.
