{"id":148319,"date":"2022-07-08T19:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/swimming-and-bathing-facilities\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:14:50","slug":"swimming-and-bathing-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/healthcare-wellbeing\/swimming-and-bathing-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming and Bathing Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Before the construction of formal bathing facilities, the people of Aalten sought cooling in the Slingebeek during warm days.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As early as 1906, local interest group &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/associations\/aaltens-belang\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"52425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aaltens Belang<\/a>&#8216; searched for a suitable place to swim. The location had to be reliable, but the stream was occasionally too shallow. The most suitable spot was found to be the pool at De Pol, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/aalten\/watermill-on-the-pol\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water mill<\/a> once stood. Swimming once took place there within a casing, a type of weir. Around 1920, people could &#8220;enter the water&#8221; in the stream near Nannielaantje (Smeeslaantje); however, the water board removed the weirs from the stream.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3add0308775&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3add0308775\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Badinrichting-Aalten-5-juli-1924-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Bathing facility Aalten, 5 July 1924\" class=\"wp-image-119497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Badinrichting-Aalten-5-juli-1924-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Badinrichting-Aalten-5-juli-1924-400x263.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Badinrichting-Aalten-5-juli-1924-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Badinrichting-Aalten-5-juli-1924-1536x1009.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Badinrichting-Aalten-5-juli-1924.jpg 1556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bathing facility near the Smeeslaantje in Aalten, 1924<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1920, the municipality purchased a site between Aalten and Bredevoort known as &#8216;Oosterman&#8217; with the intention of establishing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/area\/cemeteries\/berkenhove-cemetery\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">general cemetery<\/a> there. This plan was later reconsidered. On 4 July 1930, during a meeting of the municipal council, the question was raised whether the Mayor and Aldermen were inclined to submit proposals regarding the establishment of a municipal <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/aalten\/t-walfort-swimming-pool\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bathing and swimming facility<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1933, it was decided to construct a swimming pool on the Oosterman site. Seventy unemployed individuals were deployed as part of the job creation scheme, and the work was completed under the direction of D. Roenhorst of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ARCADIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij<\/a>. Using wooden wheelbarrows with iron-rimmed wheels and shovels, the sand was moved to the sides, creating an earthen embankment around the pool. The construction costs amounted to approximately 14,500 guilders. On 23 June 1934, the &#8216;Walfort&#8217; swimming pool was opened with swimming and diving demonstrations provided by the Winterswijk water sports association and the women&#8217;s swimming club &#8216;Inter Nos&#8217; from Amsterdam.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-krantenberichten\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newspaper reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3add0309a96&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3add0309a96\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"272\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Opening-bad-Aalten-Zutphensche-Courant-11-07-1885.jpg\" alt=\"Opening swimming pool Aalten &#x2013; Zutphensche Courant, 11 July 1885\" class=\"wp-image-119502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Opening-bad-Aalten-Zutphensche-Courant-11-07-1885.jpg 602w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Opening-bad-Aalten-Zutphensche-Courant-11-07-1885-400x181.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Zutphensche Courant, 11 July 1885<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3add030aa51&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3add030aa51\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"167\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Zweminrichting-Aalten-Graafschapbode-01-06-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Swimming facility Aalten &#x2013; Graafschapbode, 1 June 1920\" class=\"wp-image-119505\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>De Graafschapbode, 1 June 1920<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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class=\"wp-image-119498\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>De Graafschapbode, 22 June 1920<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3add030cb86&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3add030cb86\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"338\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Zweminrichting-Aalten-Aaltensche-Courant-15-10-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Swimming facility Aalten &#x2013; Aaltensche Courant, 15 October 1920\" class=\"wp-image-119499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Zweminrichting-Aalten-Aaltensche-Courant-15-10-1920.jpg 311w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Zweminrichting-Aalten-Aaltensche-Courant-15-10-1920-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 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data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Zweminrichting-Aalten-Graafschapbode-22-10-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Swimming facility Aalten &#x2013; Graafschapbode, 22 October 1920\" class=\"wp-image-119504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Zweminrichting-Aalten-Graafschapbode-22-10-1920.jpg 387w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Zweminrichting-Aalten-Graafschapbode-22-10-1920-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>De Graafschapbode, 22 October 1920<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3add0311e28&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3add0311e28\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"393\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bad-en-Zweminrichting-Aalten-Aaltensche-Courant-11-05-1923.jpg\" alt=\"Bathing and Swimming Facility Aalten &#x2013; Aaltensche Courant, 11 May 1923\" class=\"wp-image-119503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bad-en-Zweminrichting-Aalten-Aaltensche-Courant-11-05-1923.jpg 264w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bad-en-Zweminrichting-Aalten-Aaltensche-Courant-11-05-1923-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" 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