World’s first floating pool opens in London | Photos
This day out is not for the faint-hearted as incredible images show daredevil sunworshippers taking a dip in the world’s first floating sky pool – 35 metres above the ground.
Swimmers with a head for heights waded into the glass-bottomed London pool as temperatures soared today.
Architects fitted the pool between two blocks of luxury flats in Nine Elms.
And anyone brave enough to take a swim would have had uninterrupted views to the ground from the 10th floor.
This sky pool in London sits 35 metres off the ground. Picture: BBCSource:BBC News
It is the world’s first floating pool. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFPSource:AFP
The 25 metre pool holds 400 tonnes of water – and it has got some of the best views in the capital.
Brits practising their butterfly stroke will be able to see for miles around, with the billion-dollar US Embassy, Houses of Parliament and London Eye all within sight.
The pool was shipped 5000 miles from Colorado in the US.
It’s connected to the Embassy Gardens’ Legacy Buildings on either side using technology that allows it to move in high winds.
People swimming in the sky pool. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFPSource:AFP
The acrylic swimming pool bridge is fixed between two apartment blocks. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFPSource:AFP
Flats at the development start at £600,000 ($A1.095 million), while the penthouse suite is worth a whopping £5 million ($A9.1 million).
And those lucky enough to live there can also take advantage of a rooftop bar and spa.
Swimmers cooled down on the hottest day of the year so far.
Kinlochewe in northern Scotland hit 25.1C this afternoon.
But that record won’t last long – and on Wednesday, the mercury could rocket again to a sweltering 27C, forecasters believe.
Brits will bask in a mini-heatwave over the next fortnight, with thousands heading to beaches and parks to make the most of the sunshine.
After a thoroughly miserable May, the British summer finally seems to be on the way – and it’ll only get better in the coming days.
Apartments at the development start from $A1 million. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFPSource:AFP
Only residents of the apartment complex can use the pool. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFPSource:AFP
In welcome news to fed-up Brits, the mercury will remain at an average of 18C between June 2 and 11.
But thunderstorms could be on the way.
“There will potentially be some thunderstorms by midweek,” Becky Mitchell, a meteorologist from the Met Office, said.
“There’s a chance of thundery breakdowns in the southeast. We could have some quite intense storms there.”
Millions of people across the UK headed outside this week to make the most of the warm weather but only a few had the opportunity to take a dip in London’s sky-high pool, a concept first dreamt up in 2013.
Pool developer Sean Mulryan said: “It was an idea that really stood out and that we thought was quite special.
“We didn’t know if it was possible at the time and five years ago it wouldn’t have been.
“It’s only because of advances in technology that we’re able to do this.”
Engineers responsible for building the pool said they hoped it would be like “flying” for swimmers.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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