The Ilirija swimming complex represents the beginning of competitive swimming in Slovenia. In its early years, it was the pride of not only Ljubljana, but also Slovenia and Yugoslavia. While it has stood the test of time, its age is beginning to show. After two sets of renovations, it remains to function in almost the exact way as it was designed by Stanko Bloudek and Miroslav Zupan. The pool was described within the history of swimming and Bloudek's bibliography written by Stepišnik (1968 and 1971). It is also mentioned by Pavlin (1997) and Kapus et al (2011). In addition it was referred to by Klinec and Zorko in their undergraduate dissertations (1991, 2015). This master’s thesis will focus on the functioning of the complex and the renovations, it has undergone. Stories of the people it has effected in its history. The many successes of the swimming club are not to be ignored since they would not exist if it weren’t for the pool and vice versa.
The information was gathered in the historical archive of Ljubljana, private collections and publications. The method used is a descriptive one. A large amount of the information was gathered through communication and own experience.
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