| Dŵr Gwyn Rhyngwladol Caerdydd | |
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| About | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Cardiff Bay, Cardiff |
| Coordinates | 51°26′53″N 3°10′59″W / 51.448°N 3.183°W |
| Road access | A4232 and A4050 |
| Managing agent | Cardiff Harbour Authority |
| Main shape | Loop |
| Adjustable | Yes |
| Water source | River Ely |
| Pumped | Yes |
| Practice pool | Yes |
| Surf wave | Yes |
| Construction | 2008-2010 |
| Opening date | 26 March 2010 |
| Stats | |
| Loops | 1 ½ |
| Length | 258 metres (846 ft) |
| Drop | 3.9 metres (13 ft) |
| Slope | 1.5% (80 ft/mi) |
| Flowrate | Slalom: 10 m3/s (350 cu ft/s) Recreation: 4–10 m3/s (140–350 cu ft/s) |
| CIWW Virtual Tour | |
Cardiff International White Water (Welsh: Dŵr Gwyn Rhyngwladol Caerdydd) is an Olympic standard white water rafting centre based at the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff Bay.
The centre opened on 26 March 2010,[1] after taking two years to build the £13.3m venue, which is the first on-demand white water centre in the UK. The facility was designed by the French company, HydroStadium, who designed similar courses for the Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympics[2]
The centre offers on-demand white water rafting and canoeing and a flat-water pond for warm-up and initial training. Off-site activities include gorge walking and surfing.[3]
- ^ "Cardiff International White Water - Media Day and Opening Ceremony March 2010". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Wales Online Ride those rapids at new centre in the bay
- ^ CIWW About Archived June 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine