How Are All These NYC Pools Olympic?

www.nycgovparks.org/.../af_pools.html Click on any of the five green Borough tabs. There are pools of all different sizes labled "Olympic." How can all these different sized pools be Olympic? Are they mislabled? Mislabeled? Yes, but only because most folks have no idea what the title means. I've seen motel pools advertised as "Olympic", and I've had facility directors inform, me that the pool at their facility was Olympic or even Junior Olympic, let's not go there. FINA's definition of an "Olympic" pool is very specific: An Olympic size swimming pool is the type of pool used in the Olympic Games. The FINA specifications for an Olympic pool are as follows: Length: 50 m Width: 25 m Number of lanes: 8 Lane width: 2.5 m Water temperature: 25 °C - 28°C (77°F - 82.4°F) Light intensity: >1500 lux Depth: 2.0 m minimum Volume: minimum 2,500 m3 or 2,500,000 liters (depends on depth) There must be two spaces 2.5 m wide outside lanes 1 and 8 (in effect, two empty lanes). Also, the 50 metres length must be between the touch pads, if they are used.

www.nycgovparks.org/.../af_pools.html Click on any of the five green Borough tabs. There are pools of all different sizes labled "Olympic." How can all these different sized pools be Olympic? Are they mislabled? Mislabeled? Yes, but only because most folks have no idea what the title means. I've seen motel pools advertised as "Olympic", and I've had facility directors inform, me that the pool at their facility was Olympic or even Junior Olympic, let's not go there. FINA's definition of an "Olympic" pool is very specific: An Olympic size swimming pool is the type of pool used in the Olympic Games. The FINA specifications for an Olympic pool are as follows: Length: 50 m Width: 25 m Number of lanes: 8 Lane width: 2.5 m Water temperature: 25 °C - 28°C (77°F - 82.4°F) Light intensity: >1500 lux Depth: 2.0 m minimum Volume: minimum 2,500 m3 or 2,500,000 liters (depends on depth) There must be two spaces 2.5 m wide outside lanes 1 and 8 (in effect, two empty lanes). Also, the 50 metres length must be between the touch pads, if they are used.