Simhallsbadet is a swimming complex in Malmö city,

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owned by the Malmö Municipality. It was known as Aq-va-kul 1988–2015. Today it is mainly used by swimming clubs and schools.

History

Simhallsbadet (1956–1988)

Simhallsbadet was built as a public swimming venue in 1956 with a 25 m pool, and in 1977 a 50 m pool was added.

Aq-va-kul (1988–2015)

In 1988 a water park was built and the facility's name changed to ''Aq-va-kul''. There was also a Turkish bath and a relaxation area. The facility had 600,000 visitors yearly. The name Aq-va-kul is a word play on the Latin word for water, aqua, and the

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phrase ''Ack, vad kul'' (English: "Oh!, how fun"). Aq-va-kul was the arena for seven

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(until 2003), four

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(until 2002), four

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finals (until 2006), and several meets in the FINA Swimming World Cup series in the 1990s. The current European record for men's 800 m freestyle was set in the 25 m pool in January 1997 by

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, with a time of 7:36.24.

Simhallsbadet (2015 –)

In 2015

Hylliebadet Hylliebadet is a public swimming venue in Malmö city, Sweden, owned by the municipality of Malmö. It opened on 15 August 2015. The swimming complex has an area of 11,500 m2, with one 50-metre pool, two training pools, family pools with water ...

replaced Aq-va-kul as a public swimming venue.Fortsatt verksamhet på Aq-va-kul och invigning av Hylliebadet.
''Mynewsdesk.com'', Malmö municipality. At the same time Aq-va-kul changed name to the former ''Simhallsbadet'' and is now mainly used by swimming clubs and schools.
Malmö municipality.

References

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