A 2,000-metre rowing course in Berkshire is undergoing a revamp in time for the 2012 Olympics.

Rowers and canoeists will battle it out on Dorney Lake, near Windsor, in the Olympic rowing and flat-water canoeing regattas.

Privately owned by Eton College, the £17 million eight-lane Dorney Lake was fully completed in 2006 and played host to the World Rowing Championships - the second-largest rowing event after the Olympics - the same year.

The lake has been in use since April 2000 when the first 1,000 metres were completed, with the first major event being the October 2000 SuperSprint Regatta - the last race in which Olympic rower and five-times gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave participated.

However, a range of adjustments have to be made to the lake to make it suitable for rowing and canoeing competitions, with work expected to be completed in time for rowing and kayak test events in 2011.

Prospective British Olympic rowers of the future have also been given the opportunity to train on the lake, as part of the Dorney Lake Junior Aquatics Initiative which allows 2,000 children the chance to train in rowing, canoeing or dragon boating.