How common are seawater swimming pools in Australia?
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Kona in
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Apr 19th, 2009 |
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Someone just told me about their swimming pool somewhere by the coast in Northern Australia. Apparently, it gets its water when the tide comes in, and that water leaves again when the tide goes out, keeping the water in the pool always fresh, no chemical treatment required.
I thought that sounded like a pretty good idea, but I wonder if the guy has just “invented” that for his own use.
Or are those pools quite common?
Tags: seawater swimming pool
Haven’t heard of what this guy is on about …..?.
But for a general rule private swimming pools here are saltwater. well a mixture of salt and chlorine.
I know NZ was moving towards that way a few years ago, most of the backpackers in Nelson who has swimming pools are going that way too.
Repost your Question under Travel>Australia – you’ll get heaps more answers and maybe the one you are looking for
there s one in sydney near bondi beach , but i was a pool tech for three years in melb , and there was none that i saw down there . good idea though , might be a bit cold in spring and autumn though, and you would need to live close to the beach .
Is it this way? Never heard about it, but in fact sounds like a good idea, but than it could be that dirt and sand will come into the pool.
And if you are going to swim you have always the salt in your mouth.
Thats not the way I like to have when I’m going swimming.
Franky
Yes they are, there are beach tidal pools at beaches all along the New South Wales coast.
Here is a link to show you what they are like, tidal beach pools are very common sight on most all beaches in NSW Australia
http://www.nswoceanbaths.info/pools/b029.htm
There is no sand at the bottom of the pool and the daily tide coming in keeps them clean.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/25/travel/26rockpool.php?page=2