Have you heard that the swimmers in Greece will have to swim in a pool with no roof. The "jokers" in Greece, despite having 8 years to prepare for the games, have said that they do not have enough time to finish the roof on the Olympic pool.
It will be 104' approx in August at midday. The water will be too warm for fast times and the glare of the sun will make filming for TV difficult.
Apparently, they are looking at moving heats ( apt word for them ) to early morning or late evening, after the finals !
What effect will this have on results, especially for swimmers who are doing multiple events ( like Phelps ) ?
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Well, with New England and 50 meter pools, I think it has to do with budgets. New England spends a lot more per student for the k thre 12 than does a state like Arizona. Arizona spends more on sport facilties and is in the bottom 5 in expendure for students in the k thru 12. So, New England believes that education is more important than sport facilities. Also, there is no major college swim program there like is in Arizona. Third Arizona is a larger state in population and pools are of course are usually built in large urban areas. I think the porter pool which can be use in summer will help swimming develop in more rural or smaller urban settings.
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Well, with New England and 50 meter pools, I think it has to do with budgets. New England spends a lot more per student for the k thre 12 than does a state like Arizona. Arizona spends more on sport facilties and is in the bottom 5 in expendure for students in the k thru 12. So, New England believes that education is more important than sport facilities. Also, there is no major college swim program there like is in Arizona. Third Arizona is a larger state in population and pools are of course are usually built in large urban areas. I think the porter pool which can be use in summer will help swimming develop in more rural or smaller urban settings.
