Pool (lot)

Pool is a community lot and a lot assignment in The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 as of Patch 27. They contain publicly-usable swimming pools.
The Pool (called Swimming Center) is also a playable lot in The Sims FreePlay, which allows sims to practice the diving hobby.
==The Sims 3==
;Attracts
: Sims with the athletic trait, or those who work in the athletic career.
;Deters
: Sims with the hates the outdoors trait.
;Encourages skills
: Sims with the athletic skill are encouraged to visit and build the skill.
Sims here are heavily advertised to socialize. It is not uncommon to witness Sims drowning at pools.
As a lot assignment, pools provide the Lovely Pool moodlet:
===Lots===
====Sunset Valley====
=====La Petit Shark Pool Center=====
*A 17x10sq pool.
*Some trees and bushes.
*2 picnic tables.
*7 lounge chairs.
*1 trash can.
=====Lofty Cerulean Blue Pool=====
*A 14x13sq pool.
*Two small 5x4 and 4x4 pools, seemingly meant to resemble hot tubs, which wouldn't be properly introduced until Late Night 16 months later.
*2 lounge chairs.
====Riverview====
*A 10x7 pool.
*4 lounge chairs.
*Some wall decorations (e.g. towels, floating rings).
*2 parking spots.
====Twinbrook====
*A 20x12sq pool.
*2 parking spots.
*Not much else.
====Barnacle Bay====
*A large 23x14sq pool.
*2 bookshelves.
*2 easels.
*4 telescopes.
*Various seating and tables.
====Hidden Springs====
=====Crystal Solarium Rejuvenating Waters=====
=====Silver Zephyr Poolside Retreat=====
====Appaloosa Plains====
*A fairly large 23x12sq pool.
*A small U-shaped pool and a halfmoon-shaped fountain, which combine to form the head of a smiling cat shape.
*3 swings.
*A playground tower.
*Various seating.
*4 parking spots.
*3 bike racks.
*1 hitching post.
*Some bushes.
====Lunar Lakes====
=====Bliss Pavilion and Pools=====
*3 swimming pools.
*15 lounge chairs.
*2 mirrors.
=====Celestial Pools=====
*4 swimming pools.
*5 lounge chairs.
=====Natatorium Pool=====
*A swimming pool, 12sq at longest and 3sq at broadest.
*2 juice bars with 2 and 1 chairs respectively.
*2 couches.
*12 chairs.
*2 mirrors.
*3 Public Sound Stereo wall speakers (Set to Latin by default).
*Raked sand suited for sandpit play.
====Lucky Palms====
=====Lovely Lake Public Pool=====
=====Perfect Paradise Pool=====
====Sunlit Tides====
=====Lagoon View Pools=====
=====Paradise Pools=====
=====Pirate's Pool=====
====Moonlight Falls====
*A decently large L-shaped curved pool, 14sq at longest, 11sq at broadest.
*A very tiny curved 3x3 pool.
*2 computers.
*2 juice bars.
*Various seating and tables.
*A LLAMA station.
It is also located right next to a communal parking lot on a separate lot.
====Monte Vista====
=====Palatial Pools=====
*A mostly oval pool, 31sq at longest, 12sq at broadest.
*A juice bar.
*Various seating.
*Expensive paintings.
*8 parking spots.
=====Siesta Community Pool=====
*A very large 42x28sq pool, likely the biggest prebuilt pool in the Sims franchise. Such is the size of the pool, that Sims who get fatigued while in the middle of the pool, may not necessarily be able to get back to shore before drowning.
*Some vegetation.
*Not much else.
====Aurora Skies====
*A large 31x8sq pool.
*An 8x8 pool.
*Lots of seating.
*3 trash cans.
*3 parking spots.
====Sims University====
*A large curved pool, equivalent to circa 17x15 (18sq at longest), with 2 diving boards.
*A circle 6x6 pool.
*A coffee bar.As the coffee bar is outdoors, there is a theorethical chance that whichever NPC is staffing the bar could catch fire or freeze to death if Seasons is installed, though this has not been confirmed.
*2 barbecues.
*3 vending machines.
*A billiards table.
*A foosball table.
*3 arcade games.
*1 photo booth.
*A stereo.
*2 wall speakers (Plays Pop by default).
*Various seating.
*A fountain.
====Dragon Valley====
*A large 21x12 pool, with a diving board.
*A fountain.
*A barbecue.
*Some seating and tables.
====Isla Paradiso====
*A vaguely X-shaped pool, 14sq at broadest, 8sq at broadest, with a diving board.
*4 fountains.
*Various seating.
*Some trees.
====Midnight Hollow====
*A 20x8sq swimming pool with 4 diving boards.
*14 couches.
*2 benches.
*2 tables with 4 chairs each.
*4 tables with 2 chairs each.
*8 parking spaces.
====Oasis Landing====
*A T-shaped large pool, equivalent to circa 24x6sq (9sq at broadest), with a diving board.
*An indoor 8x5sq pool, with a diving board.
*A tiny 3x3 pool.
*A billiards table.
*A foosball table.
*3 arcade games.
*A drink synthesizer.
*A juice bar.
*Harvestable bell pepper and onion plants.
*A trash can.
Seeing as Into the Future did include a hot tub, it is not known why it's not on the lot by default.
====Roaring Heights====
=====The Riverside Pool=====
*A large 27x9sq pool.
*A smaller 9x3 pool.
*2 swings.
*Various seating.
*3 parking spots.
It has the highest amount of wall-separated bathrooms with toilets in the Sims franchise, at 20, all of which also have showers.
There's also a large makeshift spectator stand made of stairs, possibly indicating that swimming is a popular sport in Roaring Heights (albeit behind baseball).
=====Waterfront Pool=====
*A large L-shaped pool, 24sq at longest, 18sq at broadest, with 2 diving boards.
*A refrigerator.
*A juice bar.
*Various seating and tables.
*A playground with a playground tower, a swing, and a slide.
Though a gate is leading out to the beach if Sims want to swim in the ocean, the distance is a bit too far (40~45sq) for the lot to be considered a dual pool-beach lot.
====Lot bin====
=====Patty's Natural Baths=====
===Lots not assigned as pools, but which have swimming pool areas===
Occasionally, a lot may not have been given the pool lot assignment, while visibly having designated swimming areas nevertheless.
*Gyms: 28 Hour Wellness Gym (Sunset Valley), Riverview Gymnasium, Goldbeard's Gym (Barnacle Bay), AJV Wellness Center (Bridgeport), Weight & Sea Rec Center (Starlight Shores), Gymnasium Ultima (Monte Vista), Jungle Jim's Gym (Sunlit Tides), Weights & Waves Gym (Aurora Skies), The Palms Gym (Isla Paradiso).
*No Visitors Allowed: Sundhöll Community Pool (Aurora Skies).
*Beaches with pools: Basalt Beach (Aurora Skies).
*Parks with pools: Hot Springs (Shang Simla), Buena Vista Resort (Bridgeport).
*Poolside clubs: Aquarius (Bridgeport).
*Private venue: Los Sueños Private Club (Starlight Shores).
*Resorts: Sparkling Sands (Isla Paradiso).
*Big Parks: Silver Zephyr Health Spa (Hidden Springs).
*Graveyards: Ivy Hill Graveyard (Twinbrook).
Additionally, and remarkably, Sims can swim in other Sims' private lots' unfenced outdoor swimming pools without being told to leave the lot.
===Trivia===
*There are no designated pool lot assignments in Bridgeport and Starlight Shores. Bridgeport has the Aquarius poolside lounge and a fair few semi-public pool areas near skyscrapers; while Starlight Shores has Los Sueños Private Club, a decently large gym pool, and various unfenced private villa pools.
*Riverview, Moonlight Falls and Midnight Hollow only have indoor pools.
*The Riverside Pool in Roaring Heights might be a reference to the unreleased neighborhood of The Sims 2 called Riverside.
*The Palatial Beach Pool is the only pool in Moonlight Bay.
==The Sims 3 (incl. Pets) for console, Wii, and/or Nintendo DS==
===Moonlight Bay===
===Vista Beach===
*A somewhat curved swimming pool, circa 14sq at widest and 18sq at longest.
*A barbecue.
*A table with seating for 4.
*Various beach towels.
*A parasol.
*A stereo.
*6 lounge chairs.
*A fire hydrant.
*A fake door.
The sole public pool in the game, it suits the basic needs expected of a summertime outdoors pool, in particular to see the player Sims swim at tremendous speeds while still in their everyday clothes.
The lot is also right next door to Ollie's Skate Park, so close that they effectively form a combined lot with no border margins between them.
===Sugar Maple Coast===
==The Sims 4==
Pools as a lot assignment in The Sims 4 were not originally included in the base game. They were added in Patch 27.
===Windenburg===
The pool in Windenburg is the club hangout of the Paragons and Renegades.
Bathe de Rill.png|Bathe de Rill in Windenburg
==The Sims FreePlay==
The Swimming Center in The Sims FreePlay is unlocked during the quest "It's All Going Swimmingly." It contains an indoor pool with diving boards, a lifeguard chair, a slide, and a kiddie playground for toddlers. It is a location for Sims to practice the Diving skill if they do not have a pool at home. Sims can also be lifeguards, slide down the slide, swim in the pool, and play on the playground (toddlers only). There is a coffee machine near the front desk in case sims need to fill their Energy need.
==Other languages (Lot assignment)==
Language 	Title (Sims 3)
English 	Pool
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Norwegian 	Basseng
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Russian 	Бассейн
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==Notes==
ru:Бассейн (участок)
Category:The Sims 3
Category:The Sims 4
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