Beijing just opened their National Aquatic Center 2 weeks ago.
It's a very interesting work of architecture.
en.beijing2008.cn/.../index.shtml
Here's a video of the interior.
en.beijing2008.cn/.../index.shtml
No 'Race Club' style starting blocks...yet.
In a similar vein, why do they have starting blocks in Lanes 0 and 9 if nobody uses them to race? (Yes, OK. For warm-ups and practicing starts but don't they have another pool for that? :p )
Beijing just opened their National Aquatic Center 2 weeks ago.
It's a very interesting work of architecture.
en.beijing2008.cn/.../index.shtml
Here's a video of the interior.
en.beijing2008.cn/.../index.shtml
No 'Race Club' style starting blocks...yet.
In a similar vein, why do they have starting blocks in Lanes 0 and 9 if nobody uses them to race? (Yes, OK. For warm-ups and practicing starts but don't they have another pool for that? :p )
