91楼. e underwater speakers are really loud and clear,' she said. 'I have never come across them before. It's essential for us that we can hear the music clearly so we can time our moves. 'It's great that it has opened a year early as it will be a real advantage to us and all the swimmers to be so familiar with the environment when the big day comes.'
Aside from its wavy roof, the building's main design features are the steep banks of 7,500 seats down either side that will be removed once the Olympics are over, to be replaced by glass walls. It will then revert to community use in what IO C committee grandee Denis Oswald described as the most innovative design concept he had seen in any Olympics sports venue in terms of sustainability.
On the downside it is not as striking as Beijing's Water Cube (now a family water park) and those in the nose-bleed seats will barely see beyond the edge of the pool's far side because of the low roof.
The Olympic authority were keen to stress on Wednesday that much of the contract and supply work for the 250million project had been spread among companies across the country. That is to counteract the perception, reflected in national opinion polls, that the Games are too 'London-centric'. It is an understandable reaction, but would anywhere else in the UK have had a chance of seeing off Paris?
London Mayor Boris Johnson was ebullient, emphasising an estimated £5m of economic benefits to the UK as a whole. 'There are huge benefits flowing from this and all people across the country are more than welcome,' he said. 'We may not spend as much money on fireworks as Beijing but in our way we will be brilliant.'
Then it was off to Trafalgar Square where, in keeping with the thrifty theme of the times, there was a low-cost, inclusive show of music and dance to accompany the formalities, with few major names present other than Prime Minister David Cameron and HRH Princess Anne.
95楼. Eyes of the country on Tom Daley today
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TOM DALEY will have the eyes of the nation on him again today, just three days after competing in the World Championship final in China.
The city teenager has flown back from Asia after finishing fifth in Shanghai to help London mark the countdown to the 2012 Olympics.
96楼. It is exactly one year today to the opening ceremony of the first Olympic Games on British soil for 64 years. And the organising committee have arranged a day-long series of events to mark the occasion.
One of the events will see city diving star Daley become the first person to dive into the new Olympic pool as the Aquatics Centre is opened for the first time. Daley’s dive will be screened live via big screens in Trafalgar Square and broadcast around the world.