An ultra-smart idea known as the buffer lane has gradually taken hold in Olympic pool design. These special lanes, situated on the outermost edges of the pool, are not assigned to competitors.

When construction of the Olympic pool started in 2017, the two-meter rule still applied. The pool in Nanterre is therefore permitted despite its comparatively shallow depth. And this, many are ...

Therefore, engineers design fast pools with components that minimize the water's movement. The video below shows the fast pool used in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Most pools used for ...

Why have the Paris Olympics brought so many exciting swimming events — but not so many world records? It turns out that the pool's depth is just one possible reason.

But other Olympic pools have been deeper. The pool from Atlanta 1996 is 3 meters deep, ... one tied to a different design requirement. Al Bello/Getty Images / Getty Images Europe / ...

The focus here has been on the pool itself — and, more accurately, its depth. Olympic swimming pools are usually 3 meters deep. The venue here is only 2.2 meters deep — a far cry from the ...

It's an Olympic pool, I don't think any Olympic pool should really be called slow," the 17-year-old had said. "No matter what, everyone's racing in the same pool.