Sport: Rowing, Paralympic Rowing, Canoe Sprint
Location: Eton Dorney is near Windsor Castle, around 25 miles west of London
New or existing: Existing with enhancements
Permanent or temporary: Permanent
Number of events: 30
Find out how to get to Eton Dorney during the London 2012 Games
Eton Dorney Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake is a world-class venue that will be used for the Rowing events during the London 2012 Games.
The venue is a 2,200m, eight-lane rowing course with a separate return lane constructed to international standards. It is set in a 400-acre park with a nature conservation area. In 2006, it hosted the Rowing World Championships, with high praise from both competitors and spectators.
The venue’s existing facilities have been enhanced for athlete warm-up and Canoe Sprint events during the Games. These works included the installation of a new 50m-span bridge over a widened entrance to the return lake for vehicles and pedestrians.
A cut-through between the competition lake and the return lake, and a new bridge over this cut-through area have also been constructed. The new cut-through enables rowers to move between the rowing course and return lake.
To facilitate these works, the existing gravel/stone access road to the competition venue has been upgraded.
Eton Dorney will continue to be a world-class training and competition facility.
