Bejing Pool is "Fast" and Designed to Break Records.
Former Member
To promote the breaking of swimming world records, the Chinese have optimized their Water Cube pool for speed by: (1) Keeping the water at 80.6 degrees, the temperature considered optimal for swimmers; (2) pumping "microbubbles" into the pool to break the water's surface tension; (3) building the pool to a depth of 42.7 feet, which prevents water-temperature interference; and (4) introducing a ventilation system that whisks chlorine fumes off the surface of the water, allowing the athletes to breathe clean air. --outside.away.com
The pool is 42.7' deep :drown: ?
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I read somewhere that the competition pool was 3 meters deep. That makes sense.
Perhaps they suggested that the entire pool was as deep as the diving tank?
"The swimming pool is 13 meters deep, which, according to the designers, can reduce the interference of water temperature variation."
Fast swim expected to be seen at Water Cube
news.xinhuanet.com/.../content_8908034.htm
I read somewhere that the competition pool was 3 meters deep. That makes sense.
Perhaps they suggested that the entire pool was as deep as the diving tank?
"The swimming pool is 13 meters deep, which, according to the designers, can reduce the interference of water temperature variation."
Fast swim expected to be seen at Water Cube
news.xinhuanet.com/.../content_8908034.htm
