Penrith Whitewater Stadium

The Penrith Whitewater Stadium is an artificial whitewater facility and is located in Penrith, about an hour's drive west of Sydney, Australia. The stadium was built for the canoe slalom competitions of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The wild water system is part of the " Penrith Lake Scheme " near Cranebrook, New South Wales, and bordering the International Regatta Centre in Sydney. The water source of the plant and the adjacent lakes both rain and groundwater can serve.

The complex itself was built in the shape of a "U ", has a length of 320 meters and a height difference between the start and finish of 5 meters. It is built of concrete channel between 0.8 to 1.2 meters deep and 8-12 m wide. By means of a conveyor belt between the target and start a pool, comfortable transport of boats is possible. Here, the athletes be Raft or canoe must not leave.

In the channel barriers for the production of artificial water flows both fixed and adjustable are used. The plant was at its opening as the most modern in the world and was the first Olympic canoe slalom course, in which the water flow was generated by electric pumps.

The total cost to build the plant amounted to 6 million AUD. Of these, 1.5 million AUD wore the community Penrith, 1.5 million AUD of the International Canoe Federation (including 300,000 AUD from Australian Canoe Federation ) and 3 million AUD of the State New South Wales. The original 12 million AUD estimated construction costs meant that the International Olympic Committee in the meantime a deletion of canoe slalom from the program of the Olympic Games was considered, what, only one ( at Olympic construction projects unusual ) takeover of the construction costs through the canoe associations place and region could be prevented.

The complex has a café and is used all year round in addition to competitions as a recreational facility for the public. This unique rafting as well as lessons in canoeing is offered.

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  • Olympic competition venue
  • Wild water system
  • Sport ( Sydney )
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