Incredible aerial photos show the moment swimmers take to the water – 115 feet above the ground.
The world’s first floating sky pool opened in London on May 19 and swimmers were seen taking a dip in the vertigo-inducing pool on Bank Holiday Monday, the hottest day of the year so far.
The transparent pool sits on the 10th floor and is suspended between two blocks of luxury flats in Nine Elms, south west London.
The first of its kind and entirely transparent, the 25m-long, 5m-wide and 3m-deep infinity pool, has been hailed as the most exclusive venue to take a dip in Britain.
Not only does it host great views from the pool all the way down to the ground below – it also boasts some incredible views of the capital.
The London Eye and the Houses of Parliament are some of the major landmarks swimmers can spot when taking a dip in the luxury pool, which also looks out over the city’s skyline and the River Thames.
The world’s first floating sky pool was snapped by aerial photographer Jason Hawkes show people lounging on the deck chairs alongside the pool
The transparent pool sits on the 10th floor and is suspended between two blocks of luxury flats in Nine Elms, south west London
Not only does it host great views from the pool all the way down to the ground 115 feet below – it also boasts some excellent views of the capital
The London Eye and the Houses of Parliament are some of the major landmarks swimmers can spot when taking a dip in the luxury pool, which also looks out over the River Thames
The pool sits atop two luxury flat high rises next to the billion-dollar US Embassy building (pictured, the edge of the embassy building)
Plans for a floating pool, known as the Sky Pool, were first drawn up in 2013 by designers penning ideas for the Embassy Gardens’ Legacy Buildings development.
The pool is the highlight of the development by EcoWorld Ballymore, which includes 2,000 luxury homes apartments, a retail space, office space, bars, restaurants and landscaped gardens.
The buildings sit next to the billion-dollar US Embassy building.
A floating pool was decided on for the new flats as ait was the only place architects could find space to work a swimming pool into thir building plans.
The 82ft acrylic pool was developed in Colorado, and was put through ‘extensive strength testing’ before being shipped to the UK – a journey that took three weeks.
The giant heated tub, which holds 375 tonnes of water, has been developed using special technology that allows it to move in high winds.
The pool structure can deal with these movements by not being rigidly connected at both ends as it can slide while maintaining water-tight integrity.
The acrylic structure is held up by an invisible steel frame and is fully transparent despite the base of the 10ft deep pool being nearly 12-inches thick.
The intricate work to transport and install the Sky Pool involved a team of expert architects, engineers and consultants.
The pool, which sits 115ft or 35 metres above the ground, has since opened and is only available for residents and guests of the Embassy Gardens flats – who can take a dip 24 hours a day.
There is also a rooftop bar next to a greenhouse filled with orange trees, while spa facilities are also available for those living at the luxury development.
The 82ft pool acrylic pool was developed in Colorado before it was shipped to the UK – a journey that took three weeks
Daredevil swimmers were seen in BBC news coverage (pictured) taking a dip on Bank Holiday Monday amid soaring temperatures in the UK
The acrylic structure is held up by an invisible steel frame and is fully transparent despite the base of the 10ft deep pool being nearly 12-inches thick
The pool, which sits 115ft or 35 metres above the ground, has since opened and is only available for residents and guests of the Embassy Gardens flats – who can take a dip 24 hours a day
A two-bedroom apartment in Embassy costs more than £1 million, according to reports, while the penthouse suite will set buyers back £5 million
Sky-high swimmers were seen taking a dip on Bank Holiday Monday – the hottest day of the year so far – with more sun on the way this week
A two-bedroom apartment in Embassy costs more than £1 million, according to reports, while the penthouse suite will set buyers back £5 million.
Sky-high swimmers were seen taking a dip on Bank Holiday Monday – the hottest day of the year so far.
A maximum temperature of 77.2F (25.1C) was recorded at Kinlochewe in the Scottish Highlands as Britons enjoyed the long weekend and newly restored freedoms following the lifting of many lockdown rules.
This surpassed the previous high for 2021, set on March 30 at Kew Gardens in West London when the temperature reached 75.1F (24.5C).
Temperatures yesterday outperformed Faro in Portugal (20C/68F), St Tropez in France (22C/72F) and Rome (23C/73F).
England’s warmest place was Northolt, North-West London, at 76.6F (24.8C), while Wales reached a high of 22C (72F) at Trawsgoed, Ceredigion.
Although it was the warmest day so far in 2021, the weather was not especially hot for this time of year.
But after so many damp and miserable weeks, many were keen to make the most of it.
Crowds flocked to enjoy the outdoors despite reminders from several local councils to heed Covid-19 rules including restrictions on gatherings and social distancing.
Warnings about gatherings in the sunshine came amid claims from some scientists that the full relaxation of lockdown rules planned for June 21 should be delayed due to rising cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus.
Most of the UK will be covered in glorious sunshine again today – beating temperatures on the Algarve – with the warmest weather expected in the Midlands, western England, north and west Wales and western Scotland.