World Aquatics dictates an Olympic-sized swimming pool must be 50 meters, or approximately 164 feet, long. This measurement is taken from end to end of the pool, including the touch pads used for ...

In 2024, the first European Ice Swimming Championship was held in Oradea, Romania, from February 1–4, in an Olympic-sized (50-meter) outdoor pool. Events included the 50 and 100 of all four ...

Caeleb Dressel finished outside the medals with a sixth place in Friday's men's 50-meter freestyle final for ... the final men's race in the pool at these Olympics. That race, which could also ...

In a change from the 2023 World Championships selection criteria, the third priority will go to the winner of non-Olympic events, which include the 50-meter races of butterfly, backstroke and ...

The Olympics will mark the first time Paris La Defense Arena will host aquatic sports. A 50-meter, 660,000-gallon Olympic-sized swimming pool will be constructed in the arena's floor. To give fans a ...

“Except for the 50 (meter freestyle ... and Ledecky, with her nine Olympic golds, hung out on the pool deck with the teens and pre-teens before the 1,500 race, and then stayed in the pool ...