Blog posts tagged with swimminghttps://jamesst.one/https://jamesst.one/posts/swimming-speed-and-pool/https://jamesst.one/posts/swimming-speed-and-pool/<![CDATA[<ul> <li>In the men’s 100-meter breaststroke final at the 2024 French Olympics, no swimmer finished better time then Tokyo Olympics race from 3 years earlier.</li> <li>In the women’s 400 freestyle, three former world record holders failed to reach their personal bests, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Ledecky">Katie Ledecky</a> did not break 4 minutes.</li> <li>The swimming pool at Paris La Défense Arena is <strong>2.15 meters deep</strong>, below the recommended <strong>3 meters</strong> by World Aquatics but above the <strong>previous minimum</strong> of <strong>2 meters.</strong></li> <li>Shallower pools may cause “wavy” or choppy water, affecting performance, especially in breaststroke.</li> </ul> <p>From: <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/paris-olympics-2024-is-a-slow-swimming-pool-impeding-world-records-133347713.html">Yahoo Sports</a></p> <ul> <li>However, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Chalmers">Kyle Chalmers</a> swam the world’s fastest time in the 100m freestyle. however as he was not swimming the first leg of the race it does not count. From: <a href="https://www.tyla.com/news/kyle-chalmers-olympics-relay-world-record-545320-20240729">https://www.tyla.com/news/kyle-chalmers-olympics-relay-world-record-545320-20240729</a></li> </ul>]]>Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT