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The Water Cube Is Amazing, Swimming Prelims Not So Much

By Enrico CampitelliAug 15th 2008 – 11:36AM

FanHouse blogger Enrico Campitelli Jr. is on the scene in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics.As I'm sure you can see on NBC back home in the states, the Water Cube and Bird's Nest are two breathtaking buildings. When we entered the Water Cube on Thursday evening here in Beijing, the sun was still out and the full effect of the...

Background on Water Cube

The Beijing National Aquatics Center (), also officially known as the National Aquatics Center, and colloquially known as the Water Cube (), is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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