Set in a 400-acre park within a nature conservation area, Eton Dorney Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake, around 30 kilometres west of London, is acclaimed as one of the finest rowing venues in the world.
Single sculling boats are equipped with buoyancy devices called pontoons, which act as stabilisers attached to the riggers of the boat, providing additional lateral balance.
Adaptive rowing boats are equipped with special seats, which vary according to the disability of the athlete.
Rowing is the only sport where competitors cross the finish line backwards.