How much water does an Olympic sized swimming pool hold?

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An typical Olympic-sized swimming pool holds 660,253.09 gallons of water

50m = 164.042 ft

25m = 82.02 ft

2.0m = 6.56 ft

Surface area = 13,454.72 sq ft

Volume ~= 88,263 cu ft

~= 660,253.09 gallons of water

(from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What are the dimensions of an Olympic-sized swimming pool & http://www.arthurspools.com/above_ground_pool_information/olympic_pool_size.htm)

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250,000 litres or 2.5 megalitres

You will find that the majority of Olympic size pools measure: 50 meters long, 25 meters wide, and 8 feet deep.

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