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How deep are the pools in which swimmers set world records?


How deep are the pools in which swimmers set world records?

Almost two weeks have passed since the swimming competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games ended, with the closing ceremony taking place on August 12. This year’s Games generated a lot of excitement, partly due to the questionable depth of the Defense Arena pool, where world records were slow to fall. Visible waves, more pronounced […]

Speedo tops the list of Olympic medalists: More than half of all swimming medals were won with Speedo


Speedo tops the list of Olympic medalists: More than half of all swimming medals were won with Speedo

With the Paris 2024 swimming competitions complete, global swim brand Speedo looks back on 9 days of swimming where over half (50.3%) of the Olympic swimming medals were won in Speedo. Speedo Fastskin 2.0 topped the ‘unofficial’ brand podium and was worn in the competition’s most exciting performances, including a Speedo medal count of 75 […]

Ledecky and Marchand make history on epic night in the pool


Ledecky and Marchand make history on epic night in the pool

France’s Leon Marchand made history with a golden double in front of an enthusiastic home crowd, while American Katie Ledecky won her eighth Olympic gold medal, setting a new record, in an epic evening of swimming in Paris. In a remarkable, deafening atmosphere, Marchand achieved the rare feat of winning two gold medals in the […]