- Aq-Va-Kul
Infobox Swimming venue
name=Aq-Va-Kul
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caption=Aq-Va-Kul in spring 2008.
fullname=Vattenpalatset Aq-Va-Kul
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city=Malmö ,Sweden
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built=
opened=March 17 1956
closed=
demolished=
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home clubs=Malmö KK SK Ran
poolnames=50 m pool
25 m pool
length=50 m
25 m
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7|Aq-Va-Kul is a swimming complex in western
Malmö city,Sweden owned byMalmö Municipality . It was built in 1956 as "Simhallsbadet" with a 25 m pool. In 1977 a 50 m pool was built and in 1988 awater park was added. There are also aTurkish bath and a relax division. The facility has 600,000 visitors yearly.The name Aq-Va-Kul is a word play on the
Latin word for water, aqua, and the Swedish phrase "Ack, vad kul" (en: Oh!, How funny)The swimming complex was closed non-permanently on
March 14 2007 , because of bad maintenance but has re-opened on October 1, 2008.Aq-Va-Kul has been the arena for seven
Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships (last time in 2003), fourSwedish Junior's Swimming Championships (last time in 2002), fourSwedish Youth Short Course Swimming Championships finals (last time in 2006), and several meets in theFINA Swimming World Cup series in the 1990s.The current European record on men's 800 m freestyle was set in the 25 m pool in January 1997 by German
Jörg Hoffman with the time of 7:36.24.
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