Bejing Pool is "Fast" and Designed to Break Records.
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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: ?
Hmmm... I haven't been to Northwestern's pool much this summer, but they have a 5m platform and a depth of 13-14 ft (about 4m). The Chinese are presumably spending $100m on the opening ceremonies. What's a few extra meters to them? Ahandful of extra bucket loaders full of dirt and the skim a fraction of an inch of water off the Three Gorges reservoir to make up the extra volume. ;)
I'm not actually seriously suggesting at this point that the diving well is 13m deep, but one could see how it might not be out of the realm of reasonableness to an inexperienced reporter.
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Hmmm... I haven't been to Northwestern's pool much this summer, but they have a 5m platform and a depth of 13-14 ft (about 4m). The Chinese are presumably spending $100m on the opening ceremonies. What's a few extra meters to them? Ahandful of extra bucket loaders full of dirt and the skim a fraction of an inch of water off the Three Gorges reservoir to make up the extra volume. ;)
I'm not actually seriously suggesting at this point that the diving well is 13m deep, but one could see how it might not be out of the realm of reasonableness to an inexperienced reporter.
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