Surprises lurk in Y-40, the deepest swimming pool in the world
WOULD you take a plunge into this pool? It’s the deepest swimming pool in the world — but that’s not even the most interesting thing about it.
IF YOU’RE the type that always heads straight for the deep end, then these amazing snaps showing the world’s deepest swimming pool is right up your street.
The Y-40, also known as The Deep Joy, is the incredible swimming pool near Venice in Italy, that has a variety of depths — the deepest is a maximum of 40m.
It is even heated at temperatures between of 32 to 34C so you can dive in just your normal swimming costume rather than having to wear a wetsuit.
The Sun reports the seemingly bottomless pool, which features four underwater caves, broke the Guinness World Record for the deepest pool ever for diving.
Situated inside Hotel Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme, it was designed for leisure dives, dive training and of course photo shoots.
It even has ledges and underwater glass viewing panels for those who don’t want to get wet.
Adventurous underwater photographer Rino Sgorbani, from Italy, decided to tackle the tricky dive and plunge down to the depths of the pool.
Describing the experience, the 65-year-old said: “In the shallower part it felt like a normal pool.
“The deepest part is like an immersion into the sea depth, but with water as hot as the Caribbean. It was a nice experience and it was exciting.”
The pool, which first opened in 2014, was designed by architect Emanuele Boaretto with the support of Boaretto Group Hotel & Resort, and has a range of underwater activities.
Emanuele said: “Y-40 is the only pool so deep with thermal water: a particularity that cannot to be moved anywhere.
“Our ambition is to open a new job perspective in medium and long period, to guarantee prosperity also to our land and our society.”
The Guinness World Records for the deepest swimming pool was previously held by the Nemo 33 pool in Brussels, Belgium, with a maximum depth of 34.4m.
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
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