Events in Water Cube

The swimming, diving and Synchronized Swimming events were hosted in Water Cube, during the Olympics. Water polo was originally planned to be hosted in the venue but was moved to the Ying Tung Natatorium.

 Many people believe that the Water Cube to be the miracle Olympic pool that expected to born world record the most . It is 1 meter deeper than most Olympic pools. Up to a certain limit, beyond which swimmers will lose their sense of vision, deeper pools allow the waves to dissipate down to the bottom, leading to less water disturbance to the swimmers. The pool also has perforated gutters on both sides to absorb the waves.

 With the popularity of the newly introduced faster Speedo LZR Racer swim suit, the Water Cube saw 25 world records broken during the Beijing Olympics.

 Since June 20, 2009 the Watercube has been open to the public on certain days of the week. It is also used for sound and light shows and during the summer of 2009 was turned into a ballet theater for a production of Swan Lake. The building's popularity has spawned many copycat structures throughout China. It closed to the public to undergo renovations on October 15, 2009.