Malaysia's First Swimming Pool is in Taiping, Perak
A swimming pool is a man-made structure designed to be filled with water for swimming, diving, or other water activities.
It turns out that many of us today love using swimming pools as a family recreation option. Interestingly, this time, orangperak.com wants to share that the first man-made swimming pool in Malaysia is located in Taiping, Perak. Before we delve further into the first man-made swimming pool in Malaysia, did you know that man-made swimming pools have actually existed for 5,000 years? Although the swimming pool technology, which could be considered the first in the world, was not as sophisticated as it is today, it is a matter of great pride for human civilization in inventing new technology back then. For your information, loyal readers of orangperak.com, the first man-made swimming pool in the world is known as the Great Bath. It is located in a district in Pakistan within an ancient public settlement called Mohenjo-Daro. The pool measures 12 meters long, 7 meters wide, and 2.4 meters deep. There are two wide staircases on the sides of the pool leading directly to the bottom. Mohenjo-Daro, located in Sindh, Pakistan, is one of the best-preserved sites of ancient civilization ever discovered.
Returning to the story we want to tell, the history of the first man-made swimming pool in Malaysia located in Taiping dates back to 1870. Interestingly, the water source for this pool comes from Bukit Larut, which provides clean, chlorine-free water. This is one of the main attractions that draws visitors to the site.
The location of this first swimming pool in Malaysia is at Bukit Larut, and it was named the Coronation Swimming Pool. It was opened to the public around 1880, and its opening established it as a unique pool compared to others existing abroad at that time when our country was under British colonial rule.
In 1937, the Taiping Sanitary Board (LKT) built a new swimming pool and named it the Coronation Pool. It was named in conjunction with the coronation celebration of King George VI on May 12, 1937.
Today, there are three swimming pools at the Coronation Pool provided for visitors to enjoy. They vary in depth, catering to all age groups. The depth of the adult pool ranges from 4 feet to 10 feet, while the children's pool is between 2 feet and 3 feet deep. As mentioned earlier, the Coronation Pool uses waterfall water coming from Bukit Larut.
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The Coronation Pool uses water from the Bukit Larut waterfall, which splits into two streams. One leads to the Burmese Pool, while the other leads to this first man-made swimming pool in Malaysia. The water in the Coronation Pool is changed daily using a special flow system designed for water to circulate in and out of the pool.
