Kanazawa Pool and La Fondation: A Japanese Venue and a Paris Hotel Pool
The Kanazawa Pool in Japan has a 50-meter competition pool certified for international events, and La Fondation in Paris is a hotel with a full-size private pool. Both were Pools of the Month for November 2025.
By Places2Swim Editors 1 min read
The Kanazawa Pool in Kanazawa, Japan, is a competition facility with a 50-meter main pool that divides into two 25-meter pools. We paired it with a very different find, the pool at La Fondation, a hotel in Paris, France.
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The Kanazawa Pool is in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, about 177 miles (285 km) west-northwest of Tokyo. A swimmer's post on the last day of November brought it to our attention, and it is an impressive facility.
Main competition pool: 50 meters long, divisible into two 25-meter pools. It is certified for international events at both its full 50-meter length and its divided 25-meter lengths.
Teaching and warm-up pool: 25 meters long.
Diving pool: 25 meters by 20 meters, with four 1-meter boards, two 3-meter boards, and platforms at 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 meters.
La Fondation: a full-size hotel pool in Paris
La Fondation is a hotel in the 17th Arrondissement of Paris. Its pool measures 26 meters by 6 meters, which is an unusual length, but it is full-size by our definition of longer than 16 meters. You can read how we define a full-size pool in our FAQ.
Full-size private pools are not common in France, so a hotel pool of this kind is a useful find in Paris. The pool is for guests registered at the property. It joins the Hôtel Molitor as a place where a visitor can avoid the city's crowded public pools.
The Kanazawa Pool and La Fondation were Places2Swim's Pools of the Month for November 2025. Check each listing above for current rates and schedule before you go.
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