Rereading your last comment and I think I just misunderstood it, sorry! I first read it as saying a study would be needed to know if something about the pool was anything them down, but you were still specifically talking about whether the depth is the issue.
Yes, I think a lot of people misunderstood the point, I’m ESL so maybe i didn’t write it up properly. I was just talking about the effect of pool depth, not doubting that something is different this time.
For what it's worth, my misunderstanding wasn't actually due to your message at all. I simply focused on the first sentance and lost the next sentance that tied it back to pool depth.
Your English is actually very, very good! I wouldn't have guessed that it is a second language for you.