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  2. Olympic-size swimming pool - Wikipedia

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    If the pool is used for Olympic Games or World Championships, then the minimum depth is increased to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). [3] Whereas the Water Cube pool used for the 2008 Olympics was 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) deep, the temporary pool used in 2024 was only 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in), which commentators suggested made for slower race times.

  3. List of swimming pools - Wikipedia

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    It has a 50 m indoor Olympic pool (2m depth), a 50 m outdoor Olympic pool (4m to 2m in depth), a 25 m lap pool, and a 25-metre diving pool with .5, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 m diving boards and platforms. North Sydney Olympic Pool (1936), North Sydney , designed in Inter-War Free Classical style with art deco-style decorations, hosted the swimming and ...

  4. William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center - Wikipedia

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    The William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center is an aquatics venue located in Irvine, California, United States. The City of Irvine operates year-round municipal programs in aquatic facility. The center provides a venue for local, regional and national competitive events and features two 50 meter pools and a 25-yard instruction pool.

  5. Swimming pool - Wikipedia

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    An Olympic-size swimming pool (first used at the 1924 Olympics) is a pool that meets FINA's additional standards for the Olympic Games and for world championship events. It must be 50 by 25 m (164 by 82 ft) wide, divided into eight lanes of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) each, plus two areas of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) at each side of the pool.

  6. Lake Worth Beach's $16 million pool concept: Scuba diving ...

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    The former pool in Lake Worth Beach is nearing a turning point. Closed since at least 2017 amid safety concerns and budget constraints, the Olympic-sized hole in the ground has fueled debates ...

  7. Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre ...

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    Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool. ... Jr. Ecuador: 53.91: 26: 1 ...

  8. Italian companies are making the track and pools for the ...

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    So how much water does it take to fill an Olympic pool? Depending on the depth of the pools, which can range from two to three meters for swimming, between 2.5 and 4 million liters of water are ...

  9. 'Largest swim meet ever': How an Olympic swimming pool was ...

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    In the middle of the massive deck, a serene 8.2-foot deep pool is a still crystal blue just waiting for more than 1,000 Olympic swimming hopefuls to dive in and go for the biggest dreams of their ...