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The public outdoor pool “Waschmühle” in Kaiserslautern starts its swimming season with various events today through Sunday.
Visitors can enjoy concerts and performances as well as special highlights on and near the water. The supporting group Friends of Waschmühle will sponsor the fest in cooperation with the city of Kaiserslautern.
Weekend events will start with a concert by the rock and cover band LammBock from 7 to 11 p.m. today.
Saturday activities will be dominated by the splash diving championships of Rheinland-Pfalz starting at 11 a.m. After the qualification round juniors and elite will show off their skills in a three-meter board contest. Participants can register until 11 a.m. in the facility.
The rock ‘n’ roll band Cooligans will end the day with a performance 8 to 11 p.m.
Sunday will be family and activity day. Highlight will be the final rounds of the splash diving championships between noon and 6 p.m. to be followed by an awarding ceremony for all contests.
Visitors who don’t like it wet, can watch various presentations, musical performances and take part in activities.
From 10 a.m. to noon members of the Model Boat Club will present their hobby. The jazz band Leimsieder will perform on stage 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The Kaiserslautern Trend and Fun Sports Club will offer aqua fitness at 3 p.m. A presentation of a new sport called Headis, or head-table tennis, is scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m.
The evening program will start at 6:30 p.m. with Andy the String & Voice of Classic Rock before the day will come to an end with music by Piano Soulbar.
The three-day festival will also offer snake shows, soccer contests, underwater rugby and apnoea (breath-hold) diving.
A special created beach area with sand and palm trees will bring across some vacation feeling and a chill-out corner where cocktails will be served will be available to relax.
Waschmühle swimming pool is open as usual 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday.
Gates close one hour after performances are over. Starting at 7 p.m. an admission fee of €2 for the night performances will be charged.
Throughout the day the regular fee of €2 for adults and €1 for students, youth and children has to be paid.
Waschmühle is located on Morlauterer Strasse100, in the northern part of Kaiserslautern. It is known as the biggest one-basin pool in Europe.
The basin has a water surface of 10,000 square meters (about 107.640 square feet) and is 165 meter long (about 528 feet).
