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It is a strange fact, but neverthe less true, that Singapore, although it is situated in the tropics practically on the equator with an all-year round equable climate, has very few and very inadequate bathing facilities. There are practically no sand beaches the Island of Singapore and swimming in deep water, of course, is extremely dangerous because of the prevalence of sharks. For the benefit of Europeans there has always been the magnificent Singapore Swim ming Club, but for the benefit of the general public the Municipality is now embarking on а very ambitious and extremely com- prehensive swimming pool develop
ment.
The structures will be of brick
and concrete and the illustrations taken and how much thought has been given to provide something which will be attractive to swimmers and a credit to the Municipality.
The whole scheme provides three pools: the main swimming pool, a practice poo! and a shallow pool for the children. The main pool will be of the International length of 50 metres and 45 feet wide, the practice pool will be 70 feet long and 30 feet wide, while the shallow pool for the children will be 120 feet long and also about 30 feet wide. There will be two blocks of men's changing rooms, one larger block for a ladies' changing room, an attendants' block where clothes can be checked, and a refreshment block where light refreshments can be obtained. The office building, in addition to being the administrative centre of the pool, will also contain the lifeguards' changing-room, a
first-aid station with rescue equip ment, and a room for female at- tendants. A concrete structure embodying five spring-boards at varying heights are placed at the deep end of the main pool while a water-chute is provided at the children's pool. The pump room and the structures housing filtration tanks are all designed to fit into the general scheme.
The architect and the designer of this project is this project is Mr. W. Irving Watson, F.R.I.B.A., the Municipal Architect and Building Surveyor, to whom we are indebted for the plan and description of this project.
The following detailed description is taken from the Memorandum for Committee No. 6:
"I have now had the opportunity of inspecting the site in the old railway cutting off Tanjong Pagar and consider this site a very suitable one indeed for a pool.
such crowded city areas.
The cutting with its sharp dif- ference in levels permits not only a costs in saving in excavation some degree but allows for a landscape layout which could, in my opinion, be made very attractive.
A scheme has been prepared which shows a full development of this railway cutting between Can- tonment Road and Yan Kit Road, providing within such development not only swimming pool amenities similar to those at Mt. Emily, but a full scale children's playground with paddling pool in a minor park setting.
The main pool is the same size as Mt. Emily-in finalising we will try to gain a foot or two in width as the Mt. Emily Pool occupying an existing tank is on the narrow side. The kiddies or practice pool is slightly larger in overall area and is divided into two distinct pools--one about 23rd of the whole being It is in the heart of a very densely from 1 ft. to 3 ft. depth specially populated area but secluded from designed for children, and the other main traffic roads with cul-de-sac say, 4 ft. to 6 ft. deep for swimming main traffic roads with cul-de-sac approaches which makes it ad beginners. Its elongated shape will mirably situated from a road safety also probably prove more effective point of view, and gives it a than the square children's pool at quietness and detachment from Mt. Emily. There will be a rail traffic noises which cannot be barrier between the main pool and obtained on the Peoples' Park site, beginners' pool, but access ways and I should imagine in few (if any) through this barrier will be provided
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