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Dorney Lake (also known as Eton College Rowing Centre, and as Eton Dorney as a 2012 Summer Olympics venue) is a purpose-built rowing lake in England. It is near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and is around 3 km (2 miles) west of Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames. The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College, which spent £17 million developing it. Additional grants, totalling £500,000, were obtained from Sport England, UK Sport, the DCMS and SEEDA in order to build the lake's finish tower. The project was completed in 2006, after 10 years of construction.〔(dorneylake.co.uk: "History & Future of Dorney Lake" )〕 Although it is primarily for use by the school, the facilities are hired out for rowing, as well as for canoeing, dragon boating, open water swimming and triathlon. ==2012 Olympic venue== The lake was used as the 2012 Summer Olympic venue for rowing and canoe sprint, and as the 2012 Summer Paralympic venue for rowing.〔The Olympic whitewater events took place at Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire.〕 For the duration of the Olympics, the lake was officially referred to as Eton Dorney. To provide for Olympic spectators, the existing facilities were enhanced to include 20,000 additional seats; most of these seats were temporary. Construction began in October 2009, following investigations by Oxford Archaeology, of enhancements to Dorney Lake, including a new cut-through between the competition lake and the return lane, a new bridge and an upgraded access road, funded by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).〔(London2012.com: "Work starts on time at the London 2012 Rowing and Canoe Sprint venue" )〕 During the Olympic events, Dorney Lake was staffed by around 3,500 personnel including volunteers; it could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators per day.〔(Dorney Lake and the 2012 Olympics ). Retrieved 19 April 2012.〕 A temporary bridge linked the Dorney Lake site to Windsor Racecourse, where a pick-up and drop-off point for Olympic spectators was established.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Living Near Dorney Lake )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Eton Dorney - Travel )〕 Other access options existed for walkers and cyclists. ==Past events== Dorney Lake has hosted the following international rowing events: * 2005 Rowing World Cup (26 May – 28 May) * 2005 Coupe de la Jeunesse (29 July – 31 July) * 2006 World Rowing Championships (20 August – 27 August) * 2011 Junior World Rowing Championships (3 August – 7 August) * 2012 Summer Olympics (27 July – 12 August: rowing from 28 July to 4 August, then canoe sprint)〔(London2012.com profile. )〕 * 2012 Summer Paralympics (29 August – 9 September: rowing from 31 August to 2 September) * 2013 Rowing World Cup (21 June – 23 June)〔("2013 Rowing World Cup regatta to be held at Eton Dorney" ). BBC. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dorney Lake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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