What Is An Olympic Size Swimming Pool

Olympic-size swimming pools are large pools that conform the size regulated for international competitions: 164 ft. (50 meters) in length between the touch pads and 82 ft. (25 meters) in width. These pools are usually called long-course pools, to distinguish them from another type of standard-sized pools, short-course pools, that are 82 ft. in length.

Olympic pools also conform regulations regarding depth, water temperature and the number of lanes that can be created with the help of separators. In the middle of the pool, away from the jumping areas, the depth of the water must be at least 2 meters for the pools used for competitions and at least 1 meter for the pools used on other purposes, though the recommended depth is 3 meters. If the pool is fitted with starting blocks, the recommended depth must be at least 1.35 meters from the distance of 1 meter from the pool wall to the distance of 6 meters to make jumping safe. The size of the pool allows for creating 10 lanes, each of them 2.5 meters in width. Ideally, water temperature is kept in the 25-28 degrees C range. Olympic pools also need illumination of the standardized intensity, determined at a minimum of 1500 lux.

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Not everyone has an Olympic size pool, but on hot summer days, any size pool is great to have! For excellent pool maintenance Plano TX providers, contact Aqua Magic Pool Services.

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