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A '''swimming pool''' was a container filled with [[water]] used for swimming.
A '''swimming pool''' was a container filled with [[water]] used for [[swimming]].
 
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had [[TARDIS swimming pool|at least one swimming pool]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'') which was [[Olympic-sized pool|Olympic-sized]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'') and at times as many as two. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[White Ghosts (audio story)|White Ghosts]]'')
 
[[Jack Harkness]] used the swimming pool at [[Pontyvale Golf Course]] to [[electrocute]] a [[Craktor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ma and Par (comic story)|Ma and Par]]'')
 
The top floor of [[Paradise Towers]] had a swimming pool, video surveillance of which was forbidden by express command of the [[Great Architect]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'')


[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had [[TARDIS swimming pool|a swimming pool]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'')
[[Non-gravity swimming pool]]s were found on [[leisure planet]]s like [[Abydos]] and [[Limnos 4]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'') In a non-gravity swimming pool, one could [[diving|dive]] upwards or downwards into or out of the pool. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive]]'')
[[File:Tracy Island swimming pool.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Tracy Island swimming pool]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Man from MI.5 (TV story)|The Man from MI.5]]'')]]
[[Tracy Island]] had [[Tracy Island swimming pool|a swimming pool]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Man from MI.5 (TV story)|The Man from MI.5]]'')


[[Jack Harkness]] used the swimming pool at [[Pontyvale Golf Course]] to electrocute a [[Craktor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ma and Par]]'')
[[Dark Space 8]] had a swimming pool. [[Melanie Bush]] and [[Nicky Newman]] used it during their visit there. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (audio story)|Bang-Bang-a-Boom!]]'')


The top floor of [[Paradise Towers]] had a swimming pool. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'')
[[Rose Tyler]] sarcastically noted that [[Sanctuary Base 6]] didn't have a swimming pool when [[Danny Bartock]] began listing [[virus]]es capable of killing [[Ood]] that they didn't have at their disposal. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'')


The [[leisure planet]] [[Abydos]] had non-gravity swimming pools. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'')
[[River Song]] ditched a family holiday in her [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|grandfather]]'s caravan to enjoy being waited on at a poolside by a buff, two-headed alien. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Summer Wholiday (comic story)|Summer Wholiday]]'')
[[File:The Beano Summer Special 1981.jpg|thumb|[[Dolphinarium]] in ''[[The Beano Summer Special 1981]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')]]
At least on [[Earth]], [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] swimming records were challenged in [[Olympic-sized pool]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')


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In [[The Beano Summer Special 1981]], a fictional swimming pool called '[[Dolphinarium]]' could be seen, with [[Dennis the Menace]] and [[Gnasher|a black dog]] above it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
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[[File:Pool (Supergirl Meets E.T.).jpg|thumb|alt=|A pool in the back [[garden]] of a [[house]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Supergirl Meets E.T. (webcast)|Supergirl Meets E.T.]]'')|left]]
A [[house]] [[Flight|flown]] above by [[E.T.]] on [[Super-Charged Satellite|a red flying machine resembling a phone]] had a pool in its back [[garden]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Supergirl Meets E.T. (webcast)|Supergirl Meets E.T.]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 21 October 2024

Swimming pool

A swimming pool was a container filled with water used for swimming.

The Doctor's TARDIS had at least one swimming pool, (TV: The Invasion of Time, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS) which was Olympic-sized, (PROSE: Loving the Alien) and at times as many as two. (AUDIO: White Ghosts)

Jack Harkness used the swimming pool at Pontyvale Golf Course to electrocute a Craktor. (COMIC: Ma and Par)

The top floor of Paradise Towers had a swimming pool, video surveillance of which was forbidden by express command of the Great Architect. (TV: Paradise Towers)

Non-gravity swimming pools were found on leisure planets like Abydos and Limnos 4. (TV: The Leisure Hive) In a non-gravity swimming pool, one could dive upwards or downwards into or out of the pool. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive)

Tracy Island had a swimming pool. (TV: The Man from MI.5)

Dark Space 8 had a swimming pool. Melanie Bush and Nicky Newman used it during their visit there. (AUDIO: Bang-Bang-a-Boom!)

Rose Tyler sarcastically noted that Sanctuary Base 6 didn't have a swimming pool when Danny Bartock began listing viruses capable of killing Ood that they didn't have at their disposal. (TV: The Satan Pit)

River Song ditched a family holiday in her grandfather's caravan to enjoy being waited on at a poolside by a buff, two-headed alien. (COMIC: Summer Wholiday)

At least on Earth, Olympic swimming records were challenged in Olympic-sized pools. (PROSE: Father Time)

In The Beano Summer Special 1981, a fictional swimming pool called 'Dolphinarium' could be seen, with Dennis the Menace and a black dog above it. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)

A pool in the back garden of a house. (WC: Supergirl Meets E.T.)

A house flown above by E.T. on a red flying machine resembling a phone had a pool in its back garden. (WC: Supergirl Meets E.T.)