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Uz bazen užitak je zagarantiran / With aswimming pool a pleasure is assuredBetonski bazeni mogu biti različitih oblika, a obično suobloženi keramičkim pločicama / Concrete pools canhave different shapes, and they are usually coveredwith ceramic tilesSwimming as an activity became popular wayback in 2500 BC, when it was preformed by ancientEgyptians, Greeks and Romans. One centurylater, rich Roman lord Gaius Maecenas came tothe idea of building the very first swimming pool. However,despite the enormous effort of ancient constructorsand rich Romans, it wasn’t until the Olympic Games in themiddle of the 19th century that swimming pools becamepopular. Their modern construction began in London,and they keep being developed and improved to thisvery day.There are numerous variations regarding the methods ofbuilding a swimming pool, from the ones that are builtby using cheaper techniques to the ones that are builtin classic manner – with concrete and tiles. The marketis offering prefabricated pools, vinyl liner pools, polyesterpools and concrete pools.Prices of prefabricated swimming pools range betweentwo thousand and one hundred thousand kunas, whilethe enclosed concrete pools are significantly more expensive,with the price sometimes being as high as a millionkunas.116Prefabricated Swimming PoolsPrefabricated swimming pools consist of a metal frameand inner-coated PVC foil. They are assembled on grass,sand or concrete surfaces. Most of them are positionedright on the surface, but they can also be partly or completelyinstalled into the ground. The big advantage ofaboveground-prefabricated pools is the ability to storethem away after the season is over, which takes care ofwater maintenance during winter. The biggest advantageof a detached prefabricated swimming pool is itsability to create a true family swimming area in just a fewhours. As far as prices go, prefabricated pools are someof the most accessible pools out there.Liner Swimming PoolsLiner swimming pools are a novelty in this field. Their wallsare positioned or built on concrete surfaces by using variousmaterials and techniques. The materials that can beused include wooden and concrete constructions, siporex,Styrofoam blocks or regular bricks, 2mm-thick steelplates with supporting elements and component plasticconstructions with concrete elements.