Azure Swimming Pool

OSM locator map of the swimming pool within the city of Pripyat

The swimming pool in 2009

The Azure Swimming Pool (Ukrainian: Басейн Лазурний; Russian: Бассейн Лазурный) is one of the indoor swimming pools in the abandoned city of Pripyat,^[1] Ukraine, which was affected by the Chernobyl disaster.

History

It was built in the 1970s and was used until 1998 (12 years after the Chernobyl disaster); during those 12 years the swimming pool was mainly used by the liquidators.^[2] The swimming pool is considered one of the cleanest places of Pripyat.^[3] Currently, the swimming pool and the adjacent indoor basketball court are abandoned.

Gallery

The exterior of the swimming pool in 2009  Another view of the exterior of the pool in 2009. In the upper right corner is shown the outdoor clock

Cultural references

• The swimming pool is featured in the Markiyan Kamysh's novel A Stroll to the Zone about illegal trips to Pripyat.
• The swimming pool is featured in the video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in the mission One Shot, One Kill and also in the multiplayer map Bloc.
• The swimming pool is featured in the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
• The swimming pool is featured in the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
• The swimming pool appears in the music video of the song "Marooned" by Pink Floyd.^[4]
• The swimming pool is featured in the music video of the song "Sweet People" performed by Alyosha.^[5]
• The swimming pool appears in the short film Postcards from Pripyat, which was filmed by the CBS cameraman, Danny Cooke.^[6]
• The swimming pool is featured in the DJI story Lost City of Chernobyl.^[7]

See also

• Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
• Avanhard Stadium of Pripyat

References

External links

Media related to Azure Swimming Pool at Wikimedia Commons

Chernobyl disaster
Effects Comparisons
People	Liquidators Samosely List of people involved Deaths due to the disaster
Places	Exclusion Zone Pripyat (Amusement park, Polissya hotel, Azure Swimming Pool, Avanhard Stadium, Palace of Culture Energetik, Jupiter Factory, Yaniv Station) Chernobyl Duga radar Red Forest List of populated settlements Power Plant Sarcophagus New Safe Confinement Other Slavutych Dytiatky Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum Polesie State Radioecological Reserve (list of settlements)
Works	Cultural impact of the Chernobyl disaster Documentation and media
Organisations	Chernobyl Children International Chernobyl Forum Chernobyl Recovery and Development Programme Chernobyl Shelter Fund Friends of Chernobyl's Children Bellesrad List of Chernobyl-related charities
Related articles	Chernobylite Chernihiv–Ovruch railway
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Coordinates: 51°24′26″N 30°03′30″E / 51.40715°N 30.05823°E / 51.40715; 30.05823