World’s deepest diving pool opens in Poland
A new aquatic facility in Poland allows scuba divers to plunge to new depths without heading to the ocean.
Intended as a training and practice site for divers of all levels, Deepspot is claimed to be the world's deepest swimming pool, with a maximum depth of over 45 metres and containing 8,000 metre³of water - more than 20 times the amount as a 25-metre pool.
Located in the town of Mszczonow, less than 30 miles from the Polish capital of Warsaw, Deepspot opened in November
Costing more than US$10 million and built over two years, the impressive structure is fitted with a simulated ‘blue hole’ running down to its deepest point, and even contains a small shipwreck, as well as artificial underwater caves and Mayan-style simulated ruins for divers to explore.
Speaking at the facility’s launch, scuba diving instructor Przemyslaw Kacprzak told AFP “there are no magnificent fish or coral reefs here, so it is no substitute for the sea. But it is definitely a good place to learn and to train in order to dive safely in open water.
"And it's fun … like a kindergarten for divers.”
There's also an underwater tunnel for spectators, while a number of onsite hotel ‘rooms with a view’ at a depth of five metres have been available since the middle of December.
Deepspot was permitted to open despite Poland's strict COVID-19 rules, as it's a training centre that provides courses rather than a standard swimming pool.
While it's primarily aimed at scuba divers, Deepspot Director Michal Braszczynski told AFP that the facility may also be used as a training centre for fire fighters and the armed forces.
Images courtesy of Deepspot.
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