www.nycgovparks.org/.../af_pools.html
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There are pools of all different sizes labled "Olympic." How can all these different sized pools be Olympic? Are they mislabled?
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The Olympics are swum in a 50-meter pool, which is equivalent to 164 feet long.
Some of the pools on that link are described as 330 feet long. That would be 100 meters; I'm not sure I've ever seen such a pool.
Perhaps their definition of "Olympic" is, "it has lines painted on the bottom."
Anna Lea
That sounds like one of those Art-Deco era Lidos they have in England and are fighting to preserve from developers. Tooting Bec Lido is about that long, it's billed as "The largest outdoor pool in Europe." I suppose it's not inconceivable that some were built on this side of the Atlantic as well.
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Former Member
The Olympics are swum in a 50-meter pool, which is equivalent to 164 feet long.
Some of the pools on that link are described as 330 feet long. That would be 100 meters; I'm not sure I've ever seen such a pool.
Perhaps their definition of "Olympic" is, "it has lines painted on the bottom."
Anna Lea
That sounds like one of those Art-Deco era Lidos they have in England and are fighting to preserve from developers. Tooting Bec Lido is about that long, it's billed as "The largest outdoor pool in Europe." I suppose it's not inconceivable that some were built on this side of the Atlantic as well.
