Sports swimming is one of the most popular and most popular summer sports, second only to the sports queen - track and field in the number of Olympic medals played.
The draw of medals takes place among female and male swimmers in the disciplines in freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly stroke, crawl on the chest, as well as integrated swimming. The sports calendar is determined by the European or International Swimming Federation. World and European championships, world cups are held both on short water (25 m pool) and long water (50 m pool).
Olympic pool. Basic bowl requirements
The Olympic Games and World Aquatics Championships, which include sports swimming, in accordance with FINA rules, are held in hydraulic structures that are 50 meters long, 25 meters wide, and at least 2 meters deep .
The width of the Olympic pool is divided into ten tracks. Each of the isolated places has a width of 2.5 meters. The first and tenth paths relate to auxiliary facilities. The remaining eight are the main ones that compete athletes.
All ten strips in the pool bath are separated by special dividing floats. For the first and eighth paths, the beginning and the end, with a length of 5 meters on either side, are indicated by red floats, and the rest of the gap - by green garlands. For the second, third, sixth and seventh tracks, the beginning and end are indicated by blue floats, and the rest of the gap is indicated by green floats. The fourth and fifth tracks stand out the most. Most often athletes swimming on them, showing the best result. The beginning and end of them are indicated by yellow floats, and the rest of the gap is highlighted in green.
Other parameters of the hydraulic structure of the Olympic type must also strictly comply with the standards. So, the water temperature should be in the range of 25-28 degrees. The illumination index throughout the line of paths must be at least 1,500 lux.
Why such a poolside length
The main and main part of the length of the meridian - the meter - was invented by the inhabitants of France. Its reference version is in custody in the suburbs of Paris. As you know, the first Olympic Games of our era were organized and held thanks to the efforts and care of the French public figure, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
All sports distances at the first Olympic Games of 1896 in Greece were not in pounds and versts, but in meters. The Olympic pool for the competition was not built. Swimming competitions were organized in open water. Participants sailed the Aegean from boat to boat. After the first Olympics in Europe, they began to build pools for Olympic distances. A hydraulic structure with a length of 25 or 50 meters better matches any distance in sports swimming than a pool with a different length. In the history of swimming there have been cases of the construction of a 100-meter pool. The event occurred in the 20s of the last century in Holland. As a result, the swimmers ’sporting achievements were unsatisfactory, and retreated from the manners for the construction of the hundred-meter Olympic pools.
Olympic Pool in London - number one pool in Europe
After the London Summer Olympics in 2012, the majestic Olympic Pool took a worthy place as a leader among the hydraulic structures of Europe. It accommodates more than 17 thousand spectators and fans. Outside, the Olympic pool resembles the shape of a sea slope, so that the first time it becomes clear to the audience what kind of sport this sports facility is designed for .
The Olympic Cup project was created by the architectural bureau named after Zaha Hadid. In general, Hadid rarely erects his designs in England. But I tried my best for the 2012 Olympics. Their beauty truly amazes both the audience and the athletes themselves. The unusual contour of the buildings always attracts participants, and, of course, the pools themselves are original. In the Olympic Village there are two facilities for swimming competition, as well as a swimming pool for diving, for synchronized swimming and for water polo. This is probably why swimmers and other athletes were able to achieve their best results in Olympic Poolin London.
Sports complex in Luzhniki: in the service of the Russians
The outdoor pool of the Luzhniki sports complex was put into operation in 1956. For forty years, he remained one of the main sports hydraulic structures of the former Soviet Union, where high-ranking competitions in water sports were held. Most of the famous swimmers trained and went to victory on its blue paths: Viktor Mazanov, Nikolai Pankin, Vladimir Salnikov and others. 1980 occupies a special place in the history of the sports complex when the national team of the Soviet Union won many medals of various sizes.
Pools of Olympic reserve for an ordinary fan
"Pool for professional swimmers" - it sounds important and attractive. Would you like to swim in it? Then please. For example, you can purchase an unlimited subscription to the pool of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow or the Olimpiysky Sports Palace located in the city of regional subordination of the Moscow Region. It's about Chekhov. The Olympic pool in Luzhniki has three bathtubs. Two structures of 50 meters in length and one swimming pool for diving. The pool in Chekhov is also 50 meters long and has a unique, beautiful appearance. Introduced in 2010. You can swim wherever you like!
The subscription is valid for three months. Class time in the pool is not limited. You can go swimming several times a day, at your discretion and at a convenient time. All that is required is a medical certificate from the local doctor and a photograph measuring 3 * 4 cm.