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At some of these open-air pools, swimmers follow lane lines past Art Deco changing rooms. At others, ocean waves roll right over the pool wall. The photographs show the pools themselves, with details on their design and how they’re used for swimming today.

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Bondi Icebergs, Sydney
Bondi Icebergs, Sydney: Bondi’s 50-meter ocean pool sits just below the club at the south end of the beach. The outdoor…
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Piscine Molitor, Paris
Piscine Molitor, Paris: Yellow walls and stacked balconies frame the outdoor pool at Molitor, a Paris swimming complex that…
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Tooting Bec Lido, London
Tooting Bec Lido, London: Tooting Bec Lido opened in 1906. Colorful changing cubicles line one side of its 100-yard pool…
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Brockwell Lido, London
Brockwell Lido, London: The 50-meter pool at Brockwell Lido sits inside a low brick complex that dates to 1937. The council…
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Jubilee Pool, Penzance
Jubilee Pool, Penzance: Jubilee Pool’s long, curved walls enclose a triangular seawater pool beside the harbor. The lido…
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Széchenyi Outdoor Swimming Pool, Budapest
Széchenyi Outdoor Swimming Pool, Budapest: A straight swimming basin runs between the two outdoor bathing pools at…
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Parliament Hill Lido, London
Parliament Hill Lido, London: This Hampstead Heath lido opened in 1938. Its unheated outdoor pool is 60 meters long, and…
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Saltdean Lido, Brighton
Saltdean Lido, Brighton: The curved white pavilion and streamlined balconies give Saltdean Lido its Art Deco profile. The…
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Clunie Pool, Sacramento
Clunie Pool, Sacramento: Clunie Pool opened in 1936 beside the community center in Sacramento’s McKinley Park. The city…
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Astoria Pool, Queens
Astoria Pool, Queens: Astoria’s 330-foot main pool opened in 1936 as part of New York City’s public pool building program…
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Deep Eddy Pool, Austin
Deep Eddy Pool, Austin: Deep Eddy’s concrete pool grew out of a swimming spot on the Colorado River. Austin bought it in…
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Venetian Pool, Coral Gables
Venetian Pool, Coral Gables: Coral rock, a waterfall, and a lagoon-shaped swimming area make this Florida municipal pool…
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Helsinki Swimming Stadium, Finland
Helsinki Swimming Stadium, Finland: Helsinki’s open-air Swimming Stadium hosted swimming at the 1952 Olympics. Today the…
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Wylie’s Baths, Coogee
Wylie’s Baths, Coogee: At Wylie’s Baths, swimmers reach an ocean pool below a timber deck built against the rocks. The…
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Newcastle Ocean Baths, New South Wales
Newcastle Ocean Baths, New South Wales: The Newcastle Ocean Baths opened to the public in 1922. The numbered starting…
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Freibad Letzigraben, Zurich
Freibad Letzigraben, Zurich: Writer and architect Max Frisch designed this open-air swimming complex, which opened in 1949…
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Kitsilano Pool, Vancouver
Kitsilano Pool, Vancouver: Kitsilano’s outdoor saltwater pool follows the edge of English Bay. The city runs it as a summer…
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Balmorhea State Park Pool, Texas
Balmorhea State Park Pool, Texas: Spring water fills this outdoor pool in the West Texas desert. The Civilian Conservation…

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