In 2011 the Rowing Centre hosted the Russian University Canoe Sprint Competitions and Russian University Rowing Championship (a non-Olympic event). In 2012 the venue is set to play host to its first two international competitions – the 12th World University Rowing Championship and 5th World University Canoe Sprint Championship. One of the medal events of the FINA World Championships – open water swimming competition – will also take place in the Rowing Centre in 2015. The venue is located on the bank of Lake Middle Kaban. The complex was designed according to FISA Standards for international rowing competition. There is an array of facilities erected in the territory of the Rowing Complex, including boathouses, an administrative building, an indoor rowing pool and a bicycle track.