Category — Diving

Probably the best people to review Beijing’s swimming stadium a.k.a the Water Cube are those who will be using it themselves. Here’s a feedback from Australian diver Bree Cole.

On the 15th of February I was off to China to dive at the World Cup in Beijing. I was really looking forward to competing in the Water Cube, which is the Beijing Olympic pool. The Australian team included: Mathew Helm, Matthew Mitcham, Chantelle Newbery, Robert Newbery, Scott Robertson, Sharleen Stratton, Loudy Wiggins, Melissa Wu and myself. I was competing in two events, 10m synchronised with Melissa and 3m synchronised with Sharleen.

The Water Cube is an amazing pool. The diving pool is great, so to was the warm up area. The bubbles of the water cube feel like a jumping castle, and at night when they turn the lights on it really looks spectacular. We had a few days of training before competition started.

Bree and her partner Melissa Wu placed third in their synchronized diving event. You can read Bree’s blog here.