“… The pool at París La Défense Arena is 2.2 meters deep (7.2 feet)—a whopping 3 feet shallower than pools at previous games, according to The Wall Street Journal.
In a sport often decided by milliseconds, the faster rebound of waves from the swimmer’s movements reverberating off the shallower bottom may be slowing this year’s athletes down, the Journal concluded after consulting multiple experts in the field.
The pool itself was constructed on a rugby pitch usually home to the Racing 92, a French rugby club. …”
It’s a CRAPPY pool. Competition pools need to be 10’ deep at a minimum.
The temporary pool built for the 2024 Olympic Trials was 3 meters deep (10 feet).