President Gerald Ford takes his final swim in the White House swimming pool on January 19, 1977, in Washington, D.C., just one day before the inauguration of Jimmy Carter.

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This is why many Olympic swimming pools are designed to be temporary solutions. What is surprising, however, is the depth of this year’s pool, which is unusually shallow at 2.15 meters.

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.