整理、翻譯：陳敏祥
2012奧林匹克運動會舉辦城市的競選，倫敦奧林匹克委員會決定選擇由Zaha Hadid所設計的游泳競賽中心(London Aquatics Centre)。
今年夏天，國際奧林匹克委員會即將公佈2012年舉辦城市。屆時，倫敦奧委會公告是否建造此擁有兩萬座位，與巧妙運用河岸基地演化出充滿戲劇語彙的S形狀屋頂。
倫敦市長Ken Livingstone透過倫敦發展基金會對此設計廣為宣傳，並表示「此設計不僅令人讚嘆並代表倫敦市有能力提供與舉辦奧林匹克運動會。」
此中心位於東倫敦 Stratford 的貧舊更新區，500英畝大的基地為擁有一座標準長50公尺的游泳池和一跳水競賽池。
固定座位為3500個，奧林匹克運動會期間，可依需求增加臨時座位至兩萬個。
標準長50公尺的泳池與跳水池，未來能成為倫敦市民保持健康與活動的地點並提供任何地方性球隊或運動組織訓練場所。
英國泳訓執行長 David Sparkes 表示，此中心的建造計劃會積極把倫敦帶向世界，同時提振與提供倫敦地區市民對此種運動的大量機會與對游泳的興趣。
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OLYMPIC POOL PLANS UNVEILED
London 2012 officials have announced the winning entry in a contest to design the city's first new Olympic venue.
Plans by Zaha Hadid for a 20,000-seat aquatics centre were chosen by a panel co-chaired by eminent architect Lord Rogers.
The new venue, which features a spectacular s-shaped roof to reflect its riverside location, marks the first step in a plan to regenerate a 500-acre site in Stratford, east London.
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone said: "A London Games in 2012 would be the greatest sporting spectacle the world has ever seen, transforming the Lower Lea Valley and creating a lasting legacy of cutting-edge sporting venues for the capital and the nation.
"Zaha Hadid's exceptional winning design gives a taste of just what we can offer and makes London's bid to host the Games even more compelling."
A spokeswoman for the 2012 bid revealed the cost of the Aquatics Centre to be ?2.5million, with Sport England contributing ?0million and the rest being made up by government funding guarantees.
She revealed work would commence on construction of the building at the end of this year with a comp
