SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE

摘要

The Manchester Evening News arena is one of the world's busiest venues for pop concerts. Acts from Madonna to U2 have graced its stage and when it's not hosting chart-busting musical acts, it becomes an ice rink. But it might not seem like the most likely place for a major swimming competition, especially since it doesn't have a swimming pool. But that didn't put off the organisers of the World Swimming Championships last month. They needed a venue with 7,000 to 8,000 seats and Manchester's aquatic centre wasn't big enough. So they drafted in Davis Langdon in its project management guise, and pool firm AstralPool to build, and then dismantle, two temporary pools at the MEN arena.