Simhallsbadet is a swimming complex in

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owned by the

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. 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

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was built and the facility's name changed to ''Aq-va-kul''. There was also a

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and a relaxation area. The facility had 600,000 visitors yearly. The name Aq-va-kul is a word play on the

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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 Swedish Junior's Swimming Championships (until 2002), four Swedish Youth Short Course Swimming Championships finals (until 2006), and several meets in the

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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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Jörg Hoffman, with a time of 7:36.24.

Simhallsbadet (2015 –)

In 2015 Hylliebadet replaced Aq-va-kul as a public swimming venue.Fortsatt verksamhet på Aq-va-kul och invigning av Hylliebadet.
''Mynewsdesk.com'', Malmö municipality. The water park section closed on May 31 2015. 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. Due to the building reaching the end of its service life, Simhallsbadet is planned to be closed in 2029, to be replaced by a new swimming complex.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simhallsbadet, Malmo Buildings and structures in Malmö Swimming venues in Sweden Sports venues in Malmö 1950s establishments in Malmöhus County 1956 establishments in Sweden