There are a number of large swimming pools around the world, several of which are artificial lagoons. As of 2019, the Guinness World Record holder for the largest man-made lagoon is Citystars Sharm El Sheikh, located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
List Only extant completed artificial swimming pools larger than for which reliable size sourcing information is available are listed, sorted by surface area. Depth and volume are not taken into account. Note that this list may not be comprehensive as large swimming pools for which no reliable sources exist attesting to their size are not included.
+RankSwimming PoolCountryCityAreaOpenedWaterNotesCoordinates 1Citystars Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh2015Sea waterMarketing material and press releases claim a larger area of 2San Alfonso del MarAlgarrobo2006 Sea water 3Mahasamutr LagoonHua Hin2014 Sea water 4Treasure Bay BintanBintan2015Sea water 5The Lagoon at EppersonWesley Chapel2017Sea water 6Balneario Carlos XamenaSaltaFresh water7Freibad FürstenfeldFürstenfeld1966Fresh water47°03'23.2"N 16°04'06.8"E8The Lagoon at Windsong RanchProsper, Texas33.23554, -96.86658 9Laguna Las Brisas De Santo DomingoSanto DomingoSea water10Peninsula Cicarlau2021Fresh water11Rabat municipal poolRabat2020Sea Water X4R6+7X9, Rabat 12Freibad WeyermannshausBern1908Fresh water 13BrentanobadFrankfurt1966Fresh water 14Dreamworld ResortKarachi2008Well water15Hard Rock Guitar HotelHollywood, Florida2019Fresh water 16Nakache étéToulouse1933Fresh water17Sunlite PoolCincinnati1925Fresh water18Bronte Creek Provincial ParkOakville, Ontario1972Fresh water19Freibad WaschmühleKaiserslautern190849°27'37"N 7°45'46"E 20Balmorhea State ParkBalmorhea1930sFresh water 21Outdoor pool Riviéra BrnoBrno1920Municipal waterworld´s largest stainless steel pool 22FreibadEnsdorfMunicipal water 23Hansen Dam Recreation CenterLos Angeles1998Municipal water24Lymington Sea Water BathsLymington5,500 m21833Sea Water50°45′10.08″N 1°31′41.52″W25North Park PoolPittsburgh1937Municipal water2,250,000 gal.40° 35' 19.6002"N79° 59' 41.6466"W26Oak Ridge Outdoor PoolOak Ridge1944Fresh water27Astoria Park PoolNew York City1936Fresh water 28Pearce PoolJackson1960sFresh water29EuropasportparkBerlin1999Municipal water 30Tooting Bec LidoLondon1906Fresh water51° 25′ 54″ N, 0° 8′ 21″ W 31Budlong PoolCranston, Rhode Island1950sMunicipal water 32Neutral Buoyancy LaboratoryHouston1995 33Crystalbrook RileyCairns2018Tropical oasis 34Oaks Pacific Blue ResortSalamander Bay (Port Stephens)2007Lagoon pool, separate 25-metre lap pool and outdoor spas
Other swimming pool superlatives Swimming poolCountryCityOpenedNotesCoordinatesMarina Bay SandsDowntown Core2010World's highest and longest rooftop infinity pool at high and longDeep Dive DubaiDubai2020World's deepest pool at deep
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