Katherine

**- Katherine Coleman** Have you ever swam in a swimming pool and have felt the wet water run across your face as you dive in? The clear blue water bubbles around you, you are in a swimming pool. In my research I will answer these questions and possibly more: Why were swimming pools made? What did they first look like when they were first made? When did they get the idea? Who came up with it? Were they really clean when they first came out? When I'm done with my research I will show you how interesting the history of swimming pools are. The kinds of swimming pools we have now are a lot different then we had back in the day. Have you ever seen the old swimming pool at co- Park here in Juneau? Well it is pretty small and is out doors and it's not heated. The pool was not very clean and it was very crowded and cold. It’s not a swimming pool anymore. In Rome and Greece swimming was and education for elementary boys and the Romans built the first swimming pool for games and for military exercises. Also swimming pools were made for fun and play and for the people to keep clean. The first heated swimming pool was built by Gaius Maecenas of Rome in the first century. Roman emperors had privet swimming pools where fish were also kept. Swimming pools did not become a big popular thing until the middle of the 19th century. By 1837, six indoor swimming pools, with diving boards, were built in London, England. Swimming is by far one of the oldest and one of the most popular sport. It was especially popular in ancient Egypt. Guinness World Records says that the largest swimming pool in the world is San Alfonso Del Mar Seawater pool in Algarrobo, Chile. It is 1,013m (3,323ft) long. It was completed on December 2006. When swimming pools first came out I have to say that they weren't what you would call clean and what you would cal warm or clean, they were dirty and cold. **The websites I used** ( [|http://www.bluecreations.net/wpcontent/uploads/2006/04/Swimming-pool-h.jpg] ) ( [] ) ( [] ) ( [] ) ( [] ) ( [] ) ( [] ) Type in the content of your page here.
 * The History of swimming pools**