Mount Emily swimming pool Opened
Saturday, 10th January 1931
Mount Emily swimming pool was the first public pool in Singapore. It was also the first pool in Singapore that used fresh water instead of seawater. It was located along Upper Wilkie Road, where Mount Emily Park is today. Converted from a municipal reservoir. It used chlorination to keep the pool water clean and clear. located at the top of Mt Sophia, was an old reservoir which supplied water to the Kandang Kerbau Hospital.