PARIS — In the men’s 100-meter breaststroke final here at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, eight world-class swimmers glided through a pool … and not a single one would have finished better than eighth at ...
NANTERRE, France — The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying. The times? Not so much. Through the first four days of competition in the portable pool at La Defense Arena, no world records ...
Depth of the pool plays a role in speed, expert says Three former world record holders, Australia's Ariarne Titmus, USA's Katie Ledecky, and Canada's Summer McIntosh fell well short of their best ...
NANTERRE, France — A strange thing happened in the final of the women’s 400-meter freestyle Saturday night at the Paris Olympics, an event billed as a potential “Race of the Century” for the ...
Some swimmers and officials believe the shallow depth of the pool is contributing to slower times. Here’s what the stats and the science say. The "slow pool" has become a popular a popular topic of ...