Which is bigger, ice hockey rink or Olympic swimming pool?

Ice hockey rink is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on length — about 1.2×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do ice hockey rinks and Olympic swimming pools compare on width?

Ice hockey rink: 25.9–30 m. Olympic swimming pool: 25 m. Ice hockey rink and Olympic swimming pool are near enough identical on width.

How do ice hockey rinks and Olympic swimming pools compare on area?

Ice hockey rink: 1,579 m². Olympic swimming pool: 1,250 m². Ice hockey rink is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on area — about 1.3×.

Ice hockey rink vs Olympic swimming pool

Ice hockey rink is larger on length

Ice hockey rink is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on length — about 1.2×.

An ice hockey rink and an Olympic swimming pool can be compared on 3 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
	Ice hockey rink	Olympic swimming pool
Length	60.96 m	50 m
Width	25.9–30 m	25 m
Area	1,579 m²	1,250 m²

What the numbers say

Ice hockey rink is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on length — about 1.2×.
Ice hockey rink and Olympic swimming pool are near enough identical on width.
Ice hockey rink is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on area — about 1.3×.

Length compared.

Ice hockey rink 60.96 m

Olympic swimming pool 50 m

Ice hockey rink

An NHL rink; international rinks are 30 m wide rather than 26.

Olympic swimming pool

A World Aquatics long-course pool, the reference unit for "Olympic swimming pools of water".

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, ice hockey rink or Olympic swimming pool?: Ice hockey rink is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on length — about 1.2×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do ice hockey rinks and Olympic swimming pools compare on width?: Ice hockey rink: 25.9–30 m. Olympic swimming pool: 25 m. Ice hockey rink and Olympic swimming pool are near enough identical on width.
How do ice hockey rinks and Olympic swimming pools compare on area?: Ice hockey rink: 1,579 m². Olympic swimming pool: 1,250 m². Ice hockey rink is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on area — about 1.3×.

Sources

Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked