Competition pools Swimming pool

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racing pool @ university of minnesota



a simplified diagram of fina long course swimming pool standard, used @ world championships , summer olympics



see: #dimensions (above) , swimming (sport)#competition pools

the fédération internationale de la natation (fina, international swimming federation) sets standards competition pools: 25 or 50 m (82 or 164 ft) long , @ least 1.35 m (4.4 ft) deep. competition pools indoors , heated enable use year round, , more comply regulations regarding temperature, lighting, , automatic officiating equipment.


an olympic-size swimming pool (first used @ 1924 olympics) pool meets fina s additional standards olympic games , world championship events. must 50 25 m (164 82 ft) wide, divided 8 lanes of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) each, plus 2 areas of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) @ each side of pool. depth must @ least 2 m (6.6 ft).


the water must kept @ 25–28 °c (77–82 °f) , lighting level @ greater 1500 lux. there regulations color of lane rope, positioning of backstroke flags (5 metres each wall), , on. pools claimed olympic pools not meet these regulations, fina cannot police use of term. touchpads mounted on both walls long course meets , each end short course.


a pool may referred fast or slow, depending on physical layout.


some design considerations allow reduction of swimming resistance making pool faster: namely, proper pool depth, elimination of currents, increased lane width, energy absorbing racing lane lines , gutters, , use of other innovative hydraulic, acoustic , illumination designs.








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