Dare to take a plunge into the world's deepest pool

Photo by Y-40 Deep Joy Facebook

MANILA, Philippines – This pool was not built for the faint hearts and weak knees.

As a reference to its depth, the world’s deepest indoor pool is called Y-40 - 40 meters or about 131 feet deep.

Y-40 is situated in Hotel Terme Millepini near Padua, Italy. According to its website, it measures 21 by 18 meters on the surface with 4,300 cubic meters of spa water maintained at a constant temperature of 32-34 Celsius. Guinness says that the pool can hold 1,135,939 gallons of thermal water.

 Source: Y-40 Deep Joy Facebook

 Source: Y-40 Deep Joy Facebook

The enormous infrastructure was built by architect Emanuele Boaretto.

Visitors are able to use the facilities for free diving and scuba diving, with underwater caves for cave diving beginners. Check out the video below.

YouTube (Apnea Planet)

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