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.

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.

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.

Controversy surrounds whether the Olympic pool in the Paris La Défense Arena is not deep enough and slows swimmers. Is this contention true?

At the Paris Olympics, the pool used for artistic swimming, diving, and water polo is warmed by servers at a nearby data center.

Is the Paris Olympic pool slow? The answer isn’t that deep. With slow winning times at the Summer Games, whispers of a slow pool are getting louder.

The Paris Games has produced a surprising lack of world records so far. Some think it may be because the pool is unusually shallow.

Bold vision for Olympic pool to loom over Brisbane 2032 A Brisbane architect has come up with a bold plan for an Olympic pool on Mount Coot-tha, with a design that might not be as crazy as it sounds.

Three Olympic swimmers have been chosen to help design a new pool in Brighton. Olympians Rebecca Adlington OBE, Adrian Turner and Steve Parry MBE will consult on the designs of the pool which is ...

A company founded by three Olympic swimmers has been chosen to help design a new pool in Brighton.

World records have yet to tumble in the Olympic pool at La Defense Arena in Paris but swimmers and coaches agree that the temporary structure built inside the indoor stadium originally used for ...

You don’t expect to see many dad bods at the Olympic pool. But here came one on Sunday morning, belonging to an Olympic official sent to retrieve a lost swim cap during the 100-meter women’s ...