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The Science Behind Whether the Shallow Pool in Paris is Truly Slowing Olympic Swimmers
The Paris Olympics have been lacking in world records in swimming events, leaving athletes and officials puzzled. Only one world record has been broken so far, compared to six in Tokyo in 2021 and eight in Rio in 2018. Even the highly anticipated women’s 400m freestyle failed to surpass any personal bests from the previous…