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National Post
National Post
31 Jul 2024


NextImg:Why shallow waters lead to slow swimming times at Paris Olympics pool

PARIS — Where is the speed? Where are the world records? Why is the Olympic pool at La Defense Arena so damn slow as the best swimmers in the world gather for some of the most important races of their career?

The questions run deep.

And the closest thing to a real answer: It’s not so deep — literally.

Not one world record has been set through four days of the meet, a rarity for an Olympic Games were the elite have trained for years to unleash peak performances. A handful of Olympic standards have fallen and that’s it.