Last month, we shared some interesting swimming pool fun facts. We love the ‘splash’ that it made on everyone last time, so we decided to share some more of our favorite ones from www.swimmingpool.com!
1. The bikini swimsuit was named after a U.S. Nuclear testing site in the South Pacific called Bikini Atoll.
2. The most popular freestyle stroke is the crawl, considered the fastest stroke.
3. Swimming strengthens the heart and lungs!
4. The turbopump on the Space Shuttle main engine is enough to drain an average-sized swimming pool in 25 seconds.
5. The Olympics are swum in a 50 meter pool or long course pool. Pools used by the NCAA and high school programs can be 25 yards to 25 meters. These pools are called short course pools.
6. Ancient drawings and paintings found in Egypt depicting people swimming date back to 2500 BCE.
7. The Deep Eddy Swimming Pool, built in 1915, is the oldest known concrete swimming pool and was built in Texas.
8. Synchronized swimming first appeared in the Olympics during the 1984 games.
9. Swimming first became an Olympic event in 1896.
10. The Titanic was the first ocean liner to have a swimming pool and a gym.
Owner of Treasure Pools and Services, Inc., Craig Cohen’s favorite fun fact is about the Deep Eddy Swimming Pool! “Wow, swimming pools have definitely come a long way!” Craig shares with us. Which one is your favorite?