Watch a swimmer in London's fully transparent Sky Pool



A 25-metre-long swimming pool made entirely from acrylic panels was recently built between two buildings in London.

This video shows a swimmer within the transparent pool, which was designed by architecture studio HAL.

Spanning between two buildings at the Embassy Gardens development in Battersea, the transparent pool allows swimmers to see the ground 35 metres below.

Named Sky Pool, the swimmable bridge was designed by HAL to give people “a swim like no other”.

However, the project next to the Kieran Timberlake-designed US Embassy has caused controversy as the pool and other amenities are not accessible to all residents in the development.

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