Olympic swimming pool vs Shipping container
Olympic swimming pool vs shipping container
Shipping container is larger on height
Shipping container is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on height — about 1.3×.
An Olympic swimming pool and a shipping container can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Olympic swimming pool | Shipping container | |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 2–3 m | 259.1–289.6 cm |
| Length | 50 m | 605.8–1,372 cm |
| Width | 25 m | 243.8 cm |
| Volume | 2,500–3,750 m³ | 33.2–86 m³ |
What the numbers say
- Shipping container is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on height — about 1.3×.
- Olympic swimming pool is 8.3× shipping container on length.
- Olympic swimming pool is 10× shipping container on width.
- Olympic swimming pool is 75× shipping container on volume.
Height compared.
Shipping container 259.1–289.6 cm
Olympic swimming pool 2–3 m
Olympic swimming pool
A World Aquatics long-course pool, the reference unit for "Olympic swimming pools of water".
Shipping container
A steel ISO freight box, standardised so it can move between ship, rail and truck without being unpacked.
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, Olympic swimming pool or shipping container?
- Shipping container is somewhat greater than Olympic swimming pool on height — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do Olympic swimming pools and shipping containers compare on length?
- Olympic swimming pool: 50 m. Shipping container: 605.8–1,372 cm. Olympic swimming pool is 8.3× shipping container on length.
- How do Olympic swimming pools and shipping containers compare on width?
- Olympic swimming pool: 25 m. Shipping container: 243.8 cm. Olympic swimming pool is 10× shipping container on width.
Related pages
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)