First-Ever 100-Meter Competition Pool To Begin Construction In 2018

First-Ever 100-Meter Competition Pool To Begin Construction In 2018

A 100M competition pool?! As if 50M wasn't long enough, right? Not actually, this is the second volume of Fake News Friday.

May 5, 2017 by Kyle Sockwell
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 *Disclaimer:  This article is 100 percent not real news and is only meant for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!


The 100 SLCM, or super long course meter, pool has been a topic of discussion among decision-makers in the swimming community for a good while now. Last week, we received word that the Mega Large Pool Builders Association (MLPBA) received the green light to begin construction of a 100-meter long super pool in Los Angeles. Some quick stats about the lengths per race to be swum in this new ocean-sized pool can be found below.


DistanceLengths
1001
2002
4004
8008
1,50015
5,00050
10,000100

As you can see from the chart above, the addition of this 100m pool would help reduce the heat that event organizers receive from open-water swimmers. The relocation of the 5K and 10K open-water races to a competition pool means everyone can come together and swim in a ridiculously large body of water created by humans at one time.


The swimming community is in uproar...
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The main concern from the community comes from sprinters and swim parents who don't want to sit in the stands watching five heats of the 14-and-under 10K. While we understand the argument that the pool might be too long, no one can argue against the fact that it would be really cool watching the best sprinters in the world swim a 100m freestyle like a drag race. Time predictions, anyone?


Before we let you continue browsing the internet, we want you to imagine one thing… coming up for your first stroke of a 200 SLCM butterfly knowing that you have at least 85m of straight butterfly to go.

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