Swimming will be a major part of the 2024 Olympic schedule in its opening week with the events taking place at Paris La Défense Arena. Europe's largest indoor arena, it opened in 2017 as the home ...

Most swimming events will be in La Défense Arena's 660,000-gallon Olympic swimming pool, according to NBC Olympics. The Seine will host triathlon and marathon swimming races.

A 1500-meter race is equivalent to just over 4921 feet – or 0.932 miles. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Olympic swimming pool: Dimensions, depth for water events ...

Measuring roughly 7 feet deep, the pool met World Aquatics' standards when it was designed. But the governing body began calling for deeper Olympic pools last year: a minimum depth of 8.2 feet.

It's been over 30 years since the U.S. lost the swimming medal count at an Olympics. But Australia poses a threat in Paris.

World Aquatics dictates an Olympic-sized swimming pool must be 50 meters, or approximately 164 feet, long. This measurement is taken from end to end of the pool, including the touch pads used for ...