No world records have been set in swimming at the Olympics so far and in the men’s 100m breaststroke final, not a single competitor would have finished better than eighth at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
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 ...
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 ...
There has been plenty of rain, sweat and tears shed at the Paris Olympics this week. But the pool at the heart of La Defénce Arena has suffered a drought of world records that has athletes and ...
NANTERRE, France — We are taught, rather early in life, that correlation is not causation. But something is keeping the world’s best swimmers from swimming their usual fastest at these Summer Games.
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