Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid, the breathtaking Aquatics Centre is one of the permanent venues specially constructed for London 2012.
Greenwich Park is London’s oldest Royal Park, dating back to 1433, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage site and home to the Prime Meridian Line.
George S Patton, who later became General of the US Army, competed in the first Olympic Modern Pentathlon at the Stockholm 1912 Games.
Women competed in Modern Pentathlon at the Olympic Games for the first time at Sydney 2000, where Team GB’s Stephanie Cook and Kate Allenby won gold and bronze.
Until Atlanta 1996, the Modern Pentathlon competition was held over four or five days.
Greek philosopher Aristotle described competitors in the Pentathlon of the ancient Games as the most 'perfect sportsmen, because in their bodies strength and speed are combined in beautiful harmony'.