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World Aquatics, swimming’s global governing body, recommends that Olympic pools be 3 meters deep. The pool here in suburban Paris — a temporary vessel plopped into a rugby stadium, similar to ...
The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying. Through the first four days of competition in the portable pool at La Defense Arena, no world records were set. The culprit for the slower-than ...
But when the Olympics were awarded to Paris, the temporary facility was approved under previous guidelines that allowed for a depth of 2.2 meters (7.2 feet). For perspective, a 3-meter (9.8 feet) pool is considered the optimal depth.
London 2012: 9 world records, 25 Olympic records. Rio 2016: 8 world records, 23 Olympic records. Tokyo 2020: 6 world records, 33 Olympic records. Paris 2024: 1 world record*, 11 Olympic records ...
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games bid relaunched the project. In June 2016, the public interest group in charge of the Paris 2024 bid decided to locate the Olympic aquatic centre in Saint-Denis on a site then occupied by Engie's research centre, located west of the Stade de France, separated from it by the Avenue du Président-Wilson.
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.
The swimming competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 9 August 2024. Pool events (27 July to 4 August) took place at the Paris La Défense Arena, with the two-day marathon swimming (8 to 9 August) staged at Pont Alexandre III through the Seine River.
But when the Olympics were awarded to Paris, the temporary facility was approved under previous guidelines that allowed for a depth of 2.2 meters (7.2 feet). For perspective, a 3-meter (9.8 feet) pool is considered the optimal depth.