Workers are busy digging out the shaft and preparing the interior of what will be the world's deepest diving pool upon the completion of the project being carried out in a small Polish town of Mszczonów close to Warsaw.
With a deepest point of 45 metres (147 feet) the pool, called Deepspot, will beat the Y-40 diving pool in the Italian town of Montegrotto Terme, which according to the Guinness Book of World Records has a maximum depth of 42 metres.
The head of Deepspot's board, Michał Barszczyński, said the main part of the pool was already 20 metres deep and workers were now digging out the deepest part, which would be surrounded by a "big concrete tube".
The pool will be suitable for divers of all skill levels and will contain 27 times more water than a normal swimming pool 25 metres in length, according to Deepspot's website.
Deepspot will only briefly hold the title after its expected opening in autumn this year however, as a pool currently under construction in the English city of Colchester with a maximum depth of 50 metres will unseat it.
The rival pool, named Blue Abyss, will be used for simulating conditions for deep sea and space exploration.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, Reuters