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The sun beds are way too close to the edge, plus they have a proper lap pool downstairs - which I added to the list several years ago (See pool number 24).",[12,19,20],{},"I've stayed at this hotel many times and always intended to complete this pool for the list at some point, but I never managed to find a quiet time - you literally need the entire lane (pool), an empty bar and not too many sunbathers to attempt any sort of swim!",[12,22,23],{},"This is a very relaxed location with a great blues soundtrack on the sound system and spectacular far-reaching views of the Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai - and bar service! But the one defining feature of the pool is the clear glass\u002Facrylic walls and floor at one end, which juts out a couple of meters into the vast hotel lobby eight floors below.",[12,25,26],{},"The pool is open 10am - 6pm. I went up for a quick look after breakfast this morning, it was empty, but for the lifeguard, this would have been the ideal time to jump in and do my swim, but I was stuffed from breakfast and had work to do! A quick chat with the lifeguard and checked it was 25m, then told him I'll be back later to swim 1km… he laughed, but I think he understood what I said!",[12,28,29],{},"Return at 5pm, just before the happy hour in the Club Lounge. There are a few people on the loungers around the pool, but no one actually in it, so there is no better time than now to get it done!",[12,31,32],{},"This is definitely a numbers pool and not a regular swim session, but it does add some variety to the list. This needs to be a slow, smooth swim, I want to avoid creating waves and empty the pool over the edge of the building! Nor do I want to splash the sunbathers just inches from the pool edge!",[12,34,35],{},"Jump in mid-pool, wade over to the solid (non-glass floor) end, and make a start. As I complete the first lap and approach the clear perspex box forming the walls and floor of the far end, it's not the 8-floor drop that catches me but the surprisingly clear end panel which made it difficult to gauge how far out I was from the wall\u002Fwindow! At this point, I start thinking, what if I push off the wall too hard and crack the acrylic, frame or both? It all looks sturdy, and the acrylic must be at least 100mm (4\") thick, but I spend the next 40 laps checking for leaks and making gentle turns. I save my one flip over the glass turn for the last lap.",[12,37,38],{},"I'm acutely aware of the several sunbathers along the pool edge, keeping an eye out on each of the 40 laps for anyone seemingly annoyed! But all seem fine; probably just impressed anyone is actually using the pool! I'm reasonably confident this is the first swim I could count laps by the number of cigarettes and beers being consumed by someone watching inches from the edge!",[12,40,41],{},"Finish up and get a thumbs up from the lifeguard (although he can't be that impressed as he denied me a second bottle of water from the complimentary poolside cooler!).",[12,43,44],{},"As I jump out and get dry in the 30' Dubai heat, I think I've broken the ice! A pool that I've never seen anyone use is suddenly filled with half a dozen people that I think secretly always fancied a swim!",[12,46,47],{},"Time to see what they're serving tonight in the complimentary Club Lounge Buffett; I'm hoping it's mini burgers! 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