Coverable above-ground pool

An above-ground pool which can be covered using a removable cover, the pool and the cover being fitted with mutual fastening means distributed over their respective perimeters, wherein:

• the pool has an upper edge protruding radially outward from the immediately underlying sidewall,
• first fastening means are provided on the cover folded in an arrangement for storage and in a first location on the perimeter of the pool, under said peripheral edge projecting therefrom, to allow the initial attachment of the cover to the pool,
• second and third fastening means are provided in a second and a third location respectively, on the perimeter of the cover and on the perimeter of the pool, under the peripheral edge projecting therefrom, for the intermediate attachment of the cover, these second and third locations being located on either side of the mid-plane of the pool passing through said first location and being located such that a line joining them is located at arm's length from a fourth location of the pool opposite said first location,
• and lacing means are secured to the peripheral edge of the cover with tensioning means located at said fourth location on the perimeter of the cover located approximately on the opposite side from said first fastening location and corresponding with said fourth location of the pool, said tensioning means being suitable for tightening the lacing means engaged under the peripheral edge projecting from the pool,
• whereby the cover can be easily and quickly fitted to the pool by a single person, with a minimum number of manipulations.