Simhallsbadet, Malmö

Simhallsbadet is a swimming complex in Malmö city, Sweden owned by the Malmö Municipality. It was known as Aq-va-kul 1988–2015. Today it is mainly used by swimming clubs and schools.

History

Simhallsbadet (1956–1988)

Simhallsbadet was built as a public swimming venue in 1956 with a 25 m pool, and in 1977 a 50 m pool was added.

Aq-va-kul (1988–2015)

In 1988 a water park was built and the facility's name changed to Aq-va-kul. There was also a Turkish bath and a relaxation area. The facility had 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.
Aq-va-kul was the arena for seven Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships, four Swedish Junior's Swimming Championships, four Swedish Youth Short Course Swimming Championships finals, and several meets in the FINA Swimming World Cup series in the 1990s. The current European record for men's 800 m freestyle was set in the 25 m pool in January 1997 by German Jörg Hoffman, with a time of 7:36.24.

Simhallsbadet (2015 –)

In 2015 Hylliebadet replaced Aq-va-kul as a public swimming venue. The water park section closed on May 31 2015. At the same time Aq-va-kul changed name to the former Simhallsbadet and is now mainly used by swimming clubs and schools.
Due to the building reaching the end of its service life, Simhallsbadet is planned to be closed in 2029, to be replaced by a new swimming complex.