A shallow pool at the Paris Olympic Games may be slowing swimmers down—resulting in sluggish times and fewer record-breaking performances. The pool at París La Défense Arena is 2.2 meters deep (7.2 ...

La Defense Arena in Paris has undergone an extraordinary transformation to host the Olympics swimming events at Paris 2024. Usually a rugby stadium and the home of Racing 92, as well as a concert hall ...

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. This is FTW Explains: The Olympics. There's a lot of buzz about the depth of the pool at the ...

NANTERRE, France—Several days into an Olympic swim meet that has featured uncharacteristically sluggish times and a decided lack of world records, a potential problem has emerged: The water might be ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the games head to our latest updates. Swimming is producing electric moments at the Paris Olympics. But the races aren’t ...

If you are training for special tactics officer (STO)/combat rescue officer (CRO) selection and your base pool only goes to 5 feet, it’s understandable to be concerned about your ability to practice ...