Recently we received an email comprising a wide range of remarks and questions we often face. We take it as a nice opportunity to explain a bit more in detail our ambitions and POOL IS COOL in general.
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On a weekend in July we went to Berlin with a group of swimming enthusiasts from Brussels. Our mission: bringing the Flussbad-Pokal (Flussbad-trophy) back home to the city without outdoor pools!
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On Wednesday, 11 october, POOL IS COOL organized a public evening about outdoor swimming in Brussels with presentations and a debate in BOZAR, the centre for fine arts in Brussels.
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On Sunday 10 September, we went on “Swim Bike Exploration”. With an interested group we cycled to six places in Brussels to explore future locations for outdoor swimming in Brussels.
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We would like to invite you from now on to monthly gatherings. To discuss your and our ideas and to get to know you, our supporters.
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On Friday, 11/08, we had a great pool party: Funny Beats, Bubbels & Pink Flamingos around the Biggest Pool in Brussels: the perfect setting for an amazing summer party in the centre of the town.
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The INTERNATIONAL URBAN SWIMMING PRE-CONFERENCE is an attempt to define the universal questions around Urban Swimming as a preparation for a subsequent International Conference in 2018.
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BIG JUMP BXL 2017: For one afternoon, the canal of Brussels became the giant open air pool we and so many 'Brusseleirs' are dreaming of and asking for!
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Summer is here, even in Brussels! Luckily THE BIGGEST PUBLIC OUTDOOR POOL IN BRUSSELS is here right in time. Come and enjoy!
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Join the BIG JUMP 2017 in Brussels for a swim in the canal to take a stand for clean water and swimming pleasure! The bigger the splash the better!
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POOL IS COOL has the great pleasure to announce the opening of the biggest public open air pool in Brussels! The pool is part of the BOZAR OPEN AIR, the summer terrace outside the Centre for Fine Arts Brussels.
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Who would have thought that you don't even need (a lot of) water to have fun in a pool? The SUPER DRY POOL at SuperVlieg SuperMouche Festival proved exactly that!
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Looking for an outdoor swimming pool in Brussels? Do not look anymore, the superdrypool is finally here! Have a dry swim at the SupervliegSupermouche Festival at the Parc de Forest!
Sunday, 11/06, starting 13:00
Who's in for some adventure? Pool is Cool is Going to Berlin, and we would like YOU to join!
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Good news: read about the MIXITY AWARD for Badeau, the BWMSTER LABEL for our research activities and support through BRUSS-IT in 2017.
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Winter swimming in Belgium appears to be reserved for the few dedicated human ‘polar bears’ and those having access to a heated outdoor swimming pool. Outdoor swimming in our region is often considered a summer-only activity, but scientists seem to disagree. Winter swimming might hold the key to a better physical and mental health.
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L’Atelier d’Urbanologie invited POOL IS COOL to take part in a round table of experts in Rennes, France, about open air swimming in urban existing waters. The event was a working debate between architects and landscape designers, scientists, geographers, social researchers and local partners.
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For POOL IS COOL it’s very important to understand the situation in other European capitals of public open air swimming pools. In London we met with Timothy Sutton, member of the Brockwell Lido swimmers club and as such a passionate swimmer with a particular passion when it gets to cold water swimming.
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