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: ?
Former Member
Are they filtering the smog and crap out of the ambient air also?
-LBJ
It looks terrible there, doesn't it. I feel bad for the athletes competing outside. I hope some gust of wind or some help from above will clear up the smog for the next two weeks. A girl can hope.
Anyways, the Water Cube is incredible. Aside from the beautiful architecture... I did not realize they engineered the pool like that. How exciting! I love cold, deep pools - makes we wanna cruise!
I would feel sorry for the athletes, but I actually hope the smog is bad. Maybe that would be the wake-up call the Chinese need to do something about it in the future.
They need some type of wake up call, it's terrible - some recent pictures posted online look like they are having a blizzard there!
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
Hmmm....I question whether it's really 13 meters deep. I've seen references to the Competition pool being 3 meters deep, which sounds much more reasonable.
No need for new glasses TJ....or a bigger dive tank.
It's 3 meters deep.
A magic cube could be awash with records
www.stuff.co.nz/.../4647110a28215.html
