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Monday, July 28, 2008

A Visit to the Water Cube

Posted By David

To prepare for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Beijing has set up different competitions to test the new Olympic venues, such as the MLB playing in the Wukesong Baseball Stadium. Another of these pre-Olympic competitions was the 2008 FINA Diving World Cup held in May of this year.

My parents got three tickets to the Women's 3-Meter Springboard Diving at the Water Cube so I got to go! The reason the Water Cube is so special is the fact that it was built as "green" and environmentally friendly. The bubbles in the structure allow the Water Cube to collect rainwater, and it uses the sun to heat up the pools and the pool areas.