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Was The Paris Olympic Pool Slow?

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In the last week, we've seen swimmers diving headfirst into the 2024 Paris Olympics pool, limbs gracefully slicing through the water. And yet, world and Olympic records weren't broken at quite the rate some expected, leading many on social media to speculate: Was the pool the culprit? With the help of NPR correspondents Bill Chappell and Brian Mann, we investigate.
Read Bill Chappell's full story about this here.
Want us to cover the science behind more Olympic sports? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you!
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In the last week, we've seen swimmers diving headfirst into the 2024 Paris Olympics pool, limbs gracefully slicing through the water. And yet, world and Olympic records weren't broken at quite the rate some expected, leading many on social media to speculate: Was the pool the culprit? With the help of NPR correspondents Bill Chappell and Brian Mann, we investigate.
Read Bill Chappell's full story about this here.
Want us to cover the science behind more Olympic sports? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you!
Listen to Short Wave on
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Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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