LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--

FINA has posted online an update on next year's Olympics, including venue information and a schedule of the upcoming aquatics test events.

Aquatics venues for the 2008 Olympics:

-National Aquatics Center: (Swimming, Diving, Synchro) to be completed in October 2007. Pictures of the National Aquatics Center taken at the beginning of
August can be found on the 2008 Olympics organizer's website here: http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/venues/nac/index.shtml

-Ying Tung Natatorium: Water Polo
-renovations to be finished in August 2007

-Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park: Open Water ("Marathon")
-finished May 2007

Test Events:
-Swimming: China Open, February 1-8, 2008 (Olympic events)
-Open Water: Olympic qualifying race, May 31 & June 1
-Diving: FINA Diving World Cup, February 19-25, 2008
-Water Polo: China Open, March 18-23 (4 men's and 4 women's teams)
-Synchro: Olympic Qualifying Tournament, April 16-18

Further information, as well as a listing of warm-up/training facilities, is available online here: http://www.fina.org/events/OG/Beijing_2008/news/venues_update.php

FINA Technical Delegates:
-Swimming: Dale Neuburger (USA)
-Open Water: Nory Krutchen (LUX)
-Diving: Eldon C. Godfrey (CAN)
-Water Polo: Guillermo Martinez (CUB)
-Synchro: Gennady Aleshin (RUS)