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[Hum]

Swimmers wanting to fetch something off the bottom of this pool will certainly need more than a lungful of air - seeing as it's a staggering 113 feet (34.5metres) deep.

Located in Brussels in Belgium, Nemo 33, the world's deepest swimming pool, contains a whopping 660,500 gallons (2.5million litres) of non-chlorinated, highly filtered spring water that is kept at a temperature of 30C (86F).

The pool consists of a submerged structure with flat platforms at various depths and has two large flat-bottomed areas at depth levels of 16feet (5metres) and 33feet (10metres), and a large circular pit that has a depth of 108feet (33metres).

It also holds several underwater caves at 10metres deep.

The venue, with its simulated underwater caves, varying depths and constant toasty temperatures, is the perfect place for both novice and more experienced divers.

And for those divers and instructors that need more time at the bottom, there are three pressurised rooms at -30 (-10metres) and -23metres (-7metres) with constantly renewed air.

Nemo 33 was designed by Belgian diving expert John Beernaerts as a multi-purpose diving instruction, recreational and film production facility.

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[ILikeTobacco]

That sounds fun.

[Nothing Here]

Hum, grab your diving gear, your gonna need it!

[CG-88]

That is really cool!!!

[t_r_nelson]

I'd love to give that a go. It'd get boring after a bit but fun for a few dives.

[CG-88]

WOuld be cool to zoom around with one of those hand ski doo things. Or whatever they are called.

The tube looks amazing

[Hum]

Hum, grab your diving gear, your gonna need it!

I'd sink like a stone. :woot:

[Nothing Here]

I'd sink like a stone. :woot:

Well, take off the damn weight belt then! I think 120lbs is way too much to be using anyways. ;)

[Osiris]

Thats awesome but I feel sorry for the poolboy who has to clean that

[moloko]

This is cool.

[Blaze_Zewi]

I wounder how loing it takes fo fill it up...

[spacer]

I found out about this the other day. Really, really cool. I would love to go there and try it out.

My only question is how do they keep the facility, caves, and water clean if it's not chlorinated? There must be so much mold/bacteria growing in that place.

[Buttus]

that would be fun! would give me an excuse to get the dust off of my scuba stuff.

[Azusa]

The pics kinda reminded me of that part of Half life before you get to Xen.

[44MLX]

Would really love to swim there !

[2xSilverKnight]

I went diving when I was in the Maldives last month, we went down to 12meters ( usually they don;t let you go more than 10 meters). Between 5 and 10 meters, you can really feel the pressure of the water, you have to pop your ears a few times to equalize pressure by blowing your nose. I can;t imagine going down 35 meters under water like that. You have to go slowly and get back up slowly as well, otherwise you're going to have problems with decompression.

[ScorpioRGc1]

That's really awesome!

[jackkk1]

Underwater caves? Some who will over estimate their abilities could also not make it back.

[zeta_immersion]

that is awesome .... someone in belgium grab a chocolate and go snap a few pics quick before some idiots poops in the water :) ... also, don't enter with you chocolate in hand or in mouth and take lots of pics .. Neowin needs you ...

[Growled Member]

That is a lot of water and I hate water.