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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. [4]

  3. First-class facilities of the Titanic - Wikipedia

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    Across the corridor from the Turkish Baths was a heated swimming pool measuring 30 feet (9.1 m) by 14 feet (4.3 m) with a depth of 7 feet (2.1 m). Water depth was 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) at the deep end and 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m) at the shallow end. [28]

  4. 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 ...

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

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    Think of a "big Lego set for a pool" and 2 million gallons of water being pumped in from a fire hydrant on S. Capitol Avenue. ... 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

  6. No world records have been set at the Olympic pool. Is it too ...

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    For perspective, a 3-meter (9.8 feet) pool is considered the optimal depth. At the U.S. trials in Indianapolis, where the portable pool installed in Lucas Oil Stadium was around 2.8 meters (9.1 ...

  7. 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.

  8. Icon of the Seas: Everything you need to know about the ... - AOL

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    At 250,800 gross tons and nearly 1,200 feet long, it makes the Titanic look like a tugboat. For comparison, the Titanic was 882.9 feet long and 46,328 gross tons. ... can relax in the pool while ...

  9. List of Olympic records in swimming - Wikipedia

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    Léon Marchand set Olympic records in four individual events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in pool-based swimming events at the Olympic Games. Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not ...