Still Making Waves in Hungary...since 1927
The Gellért Baths in Budapest, Hungary can boast the longest operating wave pool in the world. Built in 1927, the pool still lures swimmers
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Aug 20, 20192 min
Early Waves in the U.S.A: The Natatorium
The first known wave pool in the United States was found next to the chilly Pacific waters on the coast of Oregon: The Bayocean Natatorium,
Aug 20, 20191 min
Quick Twentieth Century Wave Pool History
In 2018 Australia's URBNSURF compiled some clips highlighting a history of wave pools in 20th-century film and video.
Aug 19, 20191 min
The First Actual Pool with Waves
The first known in-ground pool with waves was opened in June of 1912 in Radebeul, Germany and called the "Bilzbad."
Aug 18, 20191 min
Surfing the Waves in Munich: 1929
Surf's up in 1929 Munich as shown in this British Pathé newsreel of the city's new indoor wave pool.
Aug 18, 20191 min
Undosa: The Wave Kingdom
Starnberg, a Bavarian lakeside resort popular with summertime visitors from Munich boasts the first twentieth-century wave pool. It was bui
Aug 18, 20192 min
Nineteenth-Century Waves of King Ludwig II
Where did Ludwig II of Bavaria electrify a lake to create breaking waves: the Venus Grotto or Lake Stramberg.
Aug 16, 20192 min
1847: The Very First Wave Pool?
Built on the eastern tip of Lohmühleninsel, Berlin in 1847 it was the first steam-powered artificial wave pool. It closed in 1920.
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