In the swimming pool we can both forget who we are and dream of becoming someone else,” writes former competitive swimmer and author Piotr Florczyk in his short study, Swimming Pool. And indeed, when ...

We've rounded up some wonderfully weird swimming pools around the world, from China's version of the Dead Sea to a monster hotel pool in Chile. See also: World's weirdest beaches See also: Amazing ...

Chlorine is one of those smells that's instantly recognisable. Just a whiff of it can conjure up fond (or not so) childhood memories of swimming lessons, galas and days out. A sudden blast of chlorine ...

Our Chelsea Girl in China, Josephine McDermott, braves regulation skull caps in China's swimming pools, plus updates from Annabel Kantaria in Dubai and Anna Nicholas, on the road in Austria. 21 July ...