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London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012

The River and the Olympics

The Thames was busy through July and August last year as the Olympics came to London. From hosting the last leg of the torch relay to Olympic events at riverside venues and large vessels mooring, the river was busy. This section should give you easy access to information about the River and the Olympics. If you need more, please get in touch
From 'Gatekeeper' patrols to piloting large vessels into central London, we were busy during the Olympics
A fascinating collection of boats assembled on the Thames for the Olympics
River passenger services were enhanced during the Games
We had photographers out and about to capture some of the exciting things happening on the Thames in the run up to and during the Olympics. Click on the link below to see their photogalleries.
There were a lot of exciting things happening on the Thames in the run up to and during the Olympic Games
Bridge lighting, Olympic Rings and "business as usual" on the UK's busiest inland waterway at Olympic Games time.