News item as posted now at Swiminfo.com:
650 year old swimming pool discovered in Cairo...
F.I.N.A. officials angrily deny rumours that they were scouting the facility for next Masters' Worlds, asserting that official measurements would have to be made...but refused to rule out the possibility.
The Romans actually had indoor plumbing...
I imagine that keeping the pools clean wasn't an issue. Their achievements were amazing! In fact, I forget which book I read it in, but there was an emperor who loved to swim and had "poolzilla" (I'll call it) built. Yes, to us swimmers having an immense pool wouldn't be too weird, but to the rest of the public that probably ranked right up there with Nero naming his horse Consul of Rome!
The Romans actually had indoor plumbing...
I imagine that keeping the pools clean wasn't an issue. Their achievements were amazing! In fact, I forget which book I read it in, but there was an emperor who loved to swim and had "poolzilla" (I'll call it) built. Yes, to us swimmers having an immense pool wouldn't be too weird, but to the rest of the public that probably ranked right up there with Nero naming his horse Consul of Rome!
