World’s deepest pool with underwater city, caves for exploration opens-
“It makes an Olympic swimming pool look like a puddle.”
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It makes an Olympic swimming pool look like a puddle.
As if Dubai wasn’t filled with enough record-breaking attractions, the United Arab Emirates metropolis is now home to the world’s deepest pool, complete with an underwater city, caves and more.
“An entire world awaits you at Deep Dive Dubai, the world’s deepest pool,” wrote crown prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Instagram. He was one of the first to visit the engineering marvel on July 7.
Indeed, the underwater wonder, which is part of the new Deep Dive Dubai attraction, measures a breathtaking 196 feet from top to bottom — nearly 50 feet deeper than the previous record-holder, the Deepspot in Poland, CNN reported. This was enough for it to capture the Guinness World Record for “Deepest swimming pool for diving” on June 27.
If that wasn’t impressive enough, the supersized swimming hole holds a staggering 14 million liters of fresh water, the equivalent of six Olympic-sized swimming pools, per the attraction’s website.
However, you’ll want to bring more than a bikini to this behemoth basin. Due to the 86 degrees Fahrenheit water temperature, swimmers are advised to wear a thin wetsuit while taking a dip in the Deep Dive.
The sheer volume isn’t the only draw about the pool, which is housed in an over 16,000-square-foot oyster-shaped complex, an homage to the UAE’s history as a pearl-diving hub, CNN reported.
The Deep Dive’s star attraction is perhaps the intricate system of caves and a sprawling underwater metropolis, which divers are invited to explore as if perusing the lost city of Atlantis. Visitors can even play table soccer at the underwater arcade.
In addition, the multifaceted complex doubles as an aquatic film studio — the largest of its kind in the region — complete with an editing room in the same facility, per the site.
“There are quite a few dive pools in the world that are deep, but this one is so much more interesting,” said Deep Dive Dubai director Jarrod Jablonski. “There are so many things it’s really not fair to call it a pool.” Read more from NY Post.
