New lease of life for Olympic rowing venue

Repairs to floating platforms successful Schinias.

Twenty‑two years aft its construction, Greece’s Olympic Rowing Center astatine Schinias, northeast of Athens, is undergoing a afloat restoration, with its 2.2‑kilometer water people already backmost successful use by the nationalist team.

The site, built for €88 cardinal wrong the environmentally delicate Schinias wetland, had deteriorated aft being mostly abandoned pursuing the 2004 Games. 

“The installation was practically unmaintained since 2004,” said technical advisor Elina Dretta, noting rotted floating docks, leaking buildings and clogged water channels that near installations “sitting connected the bottom.”

The Hellenic Olympic Committee initiated the rehabilitation past year aft reaching an statement with the Public Properties Company. The task is overseen by Anaplasi SA and funded with astir €1 cardinal from Alpha Bank.

Crews cleared reeds, repaired docks and spectator stands, restored the hydraulic system and used divers to hole underwater damage. Building repairs are present underway, with work carried retired successful practice with the state biology authority.