warm-up pool
Pre-race swimming area
A warm-up pool is a secondary pool at competitive swimming venues where athletes swim before their races to loosen muscles and prepare physically.
Swimmers rotate through warm-up pools between events to stay limber: She did a few easy laps in the warm-up pool before the finals.
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- lap lanesMarked pool divisions
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- starting blocksAnchored footrests for racers
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
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