swimming pool

a tank or large artificial basin, as of concrete, for filling with water for swimming.

Origin of swimming pool

First recorded in 1895–1900

Could it be lake water or swimming-pool water gulped in extremis?

The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis |Richard Ben Cramer |January 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the swimming-pool case, Cohen noted that Lionetti had allowed his state trade license to lapse and made no effort to renew it.

Badger Family Fire Tragedy’s Criminality Will Be Weighed by State’s Attorney |Michael Daly |March 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He probably lived in one of the big houses outside of town, with a swimming-pool and a stable.

Beginners Luck |Emily Hahn
He had noticed several men in the swimming-pool with tiny Greek letters branded on their chests or thighs.

The Plastic Age |Percy Marks

Farrar had seen him once stripped in a swimming-pool and been stirred to wonder.

Steve Yeager |William MacLeod Raine
From there a narrow passageway ran between the swimming-pool and the girls' dressing-room and thence led out of doors.

When Sarah Went to School |Elsie Singmaster
Two or three days after the fishing expedition the boys had gathered together at the swimming-pool, Ben Gile with them.

Little Busybodies |Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody

swimming pool

an artificial pool for swimming