2012

TL3700 : Lee Valley White Water Centre

taken 12 years ago, near to Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England

Lee Valley White Water Centre
Lee Valley White Water Centre
Team GB canoeist David Florence competing in Heat 2 of the men's slalom C-1 event at the London 2012 Olympics at the Lee Valley White Water Centre. Although he had come 13th out of 17th competitors in the first heat, his 4th place in this second heat enabled him to progress to the semi-finals 2 days later, where he came 10th, missing out on a place in the finals.
Lee Valley White Water Centre

The Lee Valley White Water Centre was built for the Canoe Slalom events at the London 2012 Olympics. It was completed in April 2011, the first of the purpose built sites to be finished. The main course is 300m long with a 5.5m drop, with a 160m long, 1.6m drop training course. For the five days of Olympic competition from 29 July to 2 August, temporary seating for 12,000 spectators was provided.

As well as seeing continued use by the public, it will be hosting the 2015 world championships, the first major event for a 2012 Olympic site after the Olympics.


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lee Valley White Water Centre [35] · London 2012 Olympics [24] · Second Heat [2] Title Clusters: · Lee Valley White Water Centre [25] ·
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TL3700, 161 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ian Capper   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 29 July, 2012   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 2 January, 2013
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 370 006 [100m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 370 006
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