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Lane Lines to London Country Tidbits Sponsored by RUTEMILLER SHOSHANNA BY Lane Lines to LONDON The opening ceremonies of the XXXth Olympic Games begin July 27, with the aquatics events starting the next day. spectator Closing ceremonies are scheduled for Aug. 12. entering the ALondon Olympic Park from the bridge at the southeast corner will end up stepping on something large and expensive. That “something” is the London ] Aquatic Centre, which will feature the swimming and diving events during the 2012 London Olympics. PRESSWIRE US Treading over the spectator bridge built directly increase , into the roof of the facility, an Olympic fan can only MASON seating LEO marvel at the engineering that went into building by 15,000—was BY this massive aboveground structure. originally envisioned PHOTO From an aerial perspective, the facility—designed as a permanent fixture [ by acclaimed Iraqi-British architect, Zaha Hadid— beneath the expansive roof. has been described as a “tongue” and “sea turtle,” Instead, after the Games, the detach- inspired by the oval roof shape that dips and curves, able seating will be removed, keeping the and from the two towering detachable seating struc- facility seating at a reasonable 2,500. tures reminiscent of “fins.” Before the seating is removed, though, the facility From Hadid’s website, she envisioned the design will hold 17,500 spectators, all looking toward the as “a concept inspired by the fluid geometry of water center 50-meter pool in anticipation of some record- in motion.” Much effort went into bringing this vision breaking swims. There are three pools total, and the to reality. Although the roof weighs 3,000 tons, only central pool is designed with moveable booms and three points support it: two concrete supports at the floors to change the depth and size for different com- north end and a support wall at the south end. This petition levels post-Olympics. Between the surfaces of three-point support system creates an enormous slip- the 50-meter competition pool, 25-meter diving pool and-slide roof design that is impressive despite its and 50-meter warm-up pool, 180,000 tiles were laid. magnitude. One reviewer describes the roof—when Past the smooth concrete walls and floors, the color viewed from inside the facility—as a “roof (that) scheme is in aquatic tones of yellows and blues. Looking floats and undulates” like a wave. at the diving area, one would think that the platforms During London’s bid for the 2012 Olympics, this are carved from the concrete walls of the facility. The flu- design was touted as evidence that London would idity of the design is one of the key architectural features provide a show worthy of the Olympic stage. The that promote an overall aquatic theme in the facility. Aquatic Centre was the first venue designed and the After the Olympics have come and gone, and the last finished, with construction running from July confetti is swept clean from the streets of London, 2008 until July 2011. the Aquatic Centre will still stand. Although the It didn’t come cheap, either. The entire facility cost detachable “flippers” housing the 15,000 additional upwards of 269 million euros (more than 331 million U.S. seats for the Olympic races will be removed and dollars), and was plagued by a continually escalating bud- replaced by glass walls, the undulating design will get. Some compromises had to be made in the process. stand as a testament to the permanence and magnifi- The detachable seating on either side of the facility—to cence of the Olympic Games. ❖ 2012 Olympic Preview: London Aquatic Centre 10 July 2012 COUNTRY TIDBITS Editor’s Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the performances for each Sponsored by of the following swimmers were swum at last summer’s World Championships in Shanghai, China (July 24-31, 2011). As of Jan. 1, 2012, there are 208 days Bangladesh until the opening ceremonies of Shajahan Ali, who has been on the Bangladeshi scene for quite some the XXXth Olympic Games. time, swam in the men’s 50 breast Beginning in its January (40th/30.88) and 100 breast (75th/1:10.22). issue and running through Bahrain (BRN) Khalid Ismaeel Alibaba was the top finisher June, Swimming for Bahrain, placing 48th in the men’s 50 fly World Magazine will (29.95) and 63rd in the 200 fly (1:05.40). provide monthly MARSTELLER Brunei Darussalam (BRU) Anderson Lim placed 59th in the men’s 200 free regional Olympic JASON (2:06.40) and 47th in the 400 free (4:34.95). BY previews. Cambodia (CAM) This month: Ponloeu Hemthon took 42nd in the men’s 50 breast (33.48) and 81st in the 50 free (27.22). Asia. China (CHN) China had an outstanding meet in Shanghai, finishing third behind USA and Australia in the Championships Trophy standings with a total of 14 medals (five gold, two silver, seven bronze). Sun Yang made an indelible mark on the sport by breaking Grant Hackett’s world record in the men’s 1500 free (14:34.14). He also won the 800 (7:38.57) and took second in the 400 (3:43.24). His efforts earned him second place in Swimming World’s World Swimmer of the Year award, and first in the Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year category. Hong Kong (HKG) Hannah Wilson, who trains at the University of California, competed in four events, placing 24th in the 50 free (25.82), 27th in the 100 free (55.71), 26th in the 50 fly (27.38) and 26th in the 100 fly (59.78). Indonesia (INA) Indra Gunawan took 34th in the men’s 50 breast (28.81) and 58th in the 100 breast (1:03.80). India (IND) Virdhaval Khade is the top swimmer in India, finishing 32nd in the 50 fly (24.65), 40th in the 50 free (23.21) and 41st in the 100 free (50.34). Iran (IRI) — continued on 22 Mohammed Alirezaei Dizicheh took 22nd in the men’s 50 breast (28.18). However, Iran’s position of not competing against Israeli athletes cost Dizicheh a chance to swim in the 100 breast, as he scratched when he was scheduled to swim in the same heat as Israel’s Gal Nevo. Iraq (IRQ) Iohanad Dheyaa placed 42nd in the men’s 50 fly (27.51) and 59th in the 100 fly (1:01.10). Jordan (JOR) Awse Ma’aya took 30th in the men’s 200 back (2:12.22) and 48th in the 100 back (1:00.64). Japan (JPN) Kosuke Kitajima, the only man to win back-to-back Olympic medals in the 100 and 200 breast, will — continued on 22 January 2012 21 making the semifinals of the men’s 50 breast (14th in 27.81). 1992 BARCELONA He also placed 33rd in the 200 breast (2:15.70) and 38th in 50 FREE YANG WENYI, CHN ● GOLD (24.79) the 100 breast (1:01.85). Rudenko placed 38th in the wom- ZHUANG YONG, CHN ● SILVER (25.08) en’s 50 back (29.76) and 40th in the 100 back (1:03.78). 100 FREE ZHUANG YONG, CHN ● GOLD (54.64) 200 BREAST KYOKO IWASAKI, JPN ● GOLD (2:26.65) Kyrgystan (KGZ) LIN LI, CHN ● SILVER (2:26.85) Talanova Daria led Kyrgystan by finishing ● 100 FLY QIAN HONG, CHN GOLD (58.62) 30th in the women’s 200 breast in 2:38.07. 200 FLY WANG XIAOHONG, CHN ● SILVER (2:09.01) 200 IM LIN LI, CHN ● GOLD (2:11.65) Korea (South Korea) (KOR) ● 400 IM LIN LI, CHN SILVER (4:36.73) Tae Hwan Park, who won Swimming World’s 400 FR CHINA ● SILVER (3:40.12) Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year award in NONE 2006, finished third behind China’s Sun Yang and James Magnussen in 2011. Meanwhile, Choi Hye Ra and 1996 ATLANTA Kim Hye Jin earned $14,500 and $10,500, respectively, on 50 FREE LE JINGYI, CHN ● SILVER (24.90) the 2011 FINA World Cup circuit by finishing fourth and fifth 100 FREE LE JINGYI, CHN ● GOLD (54.50) in the overall race winnings for women. 100 FLY LIU LIMIN, CHN ● SILVER (59.14) 200 IM LIN LI, CHN ● BRONZE (2:14.74) Kuwait (KUW) WOMEN400 MR MEN CHINA ● BRONZE (4:07.34) Abdullah Altuwaini took 29th in the men’s 200 400 FR CHINA ● SILVER (3:40.48) back (2:07.63) and 41st in the 100 back (56.94). NONE Laos (LAO) Vilayphone Vongphachanh claimed 32nd in 2000 SYDNEY the women’s 50 breast (46.37) and 79th in 100 BACK MAI NAKAMURA, JPN ● SILVER (1:00.55) the 50 free (35.99). 200 BACK MIKI NAKAO, JPN ● BRONZE (2:11.05) 400 IM YASUKO TAJIMA, JPN ● SILVER (4:35.98) Lebanon (LIB) WOMEN 400 MR JAPAN ● BRONZE (4:04.16) Nibal Yamout took 34th in the women’s 200 breast (2:45.35) and 35th in the 200 IM NONE (2:27.93). 2004 ATHENS Macau, China (MAC) 800 FREE AI SHIBATA, JPN ● GOLD (8:24.54) Lei On Kei and Antonio Tong were the top 200 BACK REIKO NAKAMURA, JPN ● BRONZE (2:09.88) female and male for Macau in Shanghai. Lei fin- 100 BREAST LUO XUEJUAN, CHN ● GOLD (1:06.64) ished 31st in the women’s 200 breast (2:41.62) and 24th in the 200 FLY YUKO NAKANISHI, JPN ● BRONZE (2:08.04) 50 breast (32.90), while Tong took 32nd in the men’s 50 back 800 FR CHINA ● SILVER (7:55.97) (28.46) and 47th in the 100 back (1:00.34).
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