Last updated on December 20, 2023.

The following photos are from Public Pool “Lazurny” (Басейн “Лазурний”), which was located near several residential buildings on Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat. Strangely, the pool was in use until 1998, 12 years after the Chernobyl disaster. It’s considered one of the least contaminated places in Pripyat and was mainly used by liquidators. Liquidators were the military and civil personnel charged with limiting both the immediate and long-term consequences of the disaster.

We first walked through the lobby and past the office before entering the pool area.

Lobby at Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Walking through the lobby
Office at Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
A very messy office
Lobby at Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Items strewn about the lobby

The pool was definitely one of the highlights of the tour. It was very photogenic and looked like a nightmarish scene. Still, it’s unbelievable to me that it was being used so long after the disaster.

Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Public Pool “Lazurny”
Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Public Pool “Lazurny”
Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Clock hanging on the wall
Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Ladder leading into the shallow end of the pool
Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Diving board
Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Starting blocks at Public Pool “Lazurny”
Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
The slope separating the deep end from the shallow end at Public Pool “Lazurny”

We exited past the women’s locker room and back through the lobby.

Women's locker room at Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Door to the women’s locker room
Exit at Public Pool "Lazurny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Looking through the exit door

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