At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, swimmers get a boost from a so-called ‘fast pool.’ The facilities were built with speed in mind. According to NBC News, a fast pool is built to mitigate factors ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking a pool’s a pool. Cate Campbell does a lap, it’s fast pool. Eric The Eels does a lap, the pool’s a bit slow. Apparently not. There’s fast and slow pools. Which one’s ...

CAMBRIDGE -- In general terms, pools are pools. They all have starting blocks, lane lines and water. But oh, how Massachusetts Institute of Technology's facility is different. Berkshire County ...

An Olympic swimmer's training, technique and even her suit can help her swim faster in races. But can the pool she swims in make a difference, too? Missy Franklin, who will swim for the U.S. in the ...