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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. List of long course swimming pools in the United Kingdom

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    This is an annotated list of swimming pools in the United Kingdom which conform to the Olympic standard.Additionally, it lists other long-course facilities that do not quite come up to the full standard of 50 × 25 metres, 10 (middle 8 used) lanes.

  5. 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 ...

  6. List of long course swimming pools in the Philippines

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    The only FINA-certified swimming pool facility in the Philippines. The following is an annotated list of swimming pools in the Philippines that conform to the Olympic standard. Additionally, it lists other long-course facilities that do not quite come up to the full standard of 50 × 25 metres, 10 (middle 8 used) lanes.

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

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    At the U.S. trials in Indianapolis, where the portable pool installed in Lucas Oil Stadium was around 2.8 meters (9.1 feet), two world records were set. No complaints about the atmosphere . Torin Koos, a spokesman for World Aquatics, noted that five Olympic records were set through the first 15 events at La Defense Arena.

  8. Many top swimmers are going slower than expected in the ...

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    At the U.S. trials in Indianapolis, where the portable pool installed in Lucas Oil Stadium was around 2.8 meters (9.1 feet), two world records were set. No complaints about the atmosphere. Torin Koos, a spokesman for World Aquatics, noted that numerous Olympic records have been set — nine through the first 20 events at La Defense Arena.

  9. Swimming (sport) - Wikipedia

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    A simplified diagram of the World Aquatics long course swimming pool standard, used at the World Championships and Summer Olympics Short and long course pools both in international and US dimensions. World Championship pools must be 50 metres (160 ft) (long course) long and 25 metres (82 ft) wide, with ten lanes labelled zero to nine (or one to ...