Swimming pool in West Berlin Lichterfelde was opened in 1938, on the site of a former cadet school used as a physical training facility for the SS Leibstandarte. At the time of its original completion its 25 x 50 meter pool was the largest and most modern pool in Europe. In the post-war decades the swimming pool was used by US allies stationed in Berlin, subsequently becoming part of the Berlin Pools Association in 1994.The swimming pool complex, restored to the expression of its original character, was reopened as a public sports pool in September 2014.