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The Redgrave-Pinsent Rowing Lake

The Redgrave-Pinsent Rowing Lake

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The Redgrave-Pinsent Rowing Lake British Rowing Sector: Sport Region: UK Helping rowers stay in lane Named after and officially opened in 2006 by the Olympic rowers Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent, this lake was specifically designed for training use. It is situated in South Oxfordshire, between the Reading suburb of Caversham and the village of Sonning Eye. Created by the selective dredging and reclamation of part of the Caversham Lakes, the project was sponsored by a partnership of the Caversham Lakes Trust, Sport England, the Amateur Rowing Association, and the Thames and Kennet Marina.The application Ormiston was brought in to solve corrosion problems with the existing rowing lane cables, which were installed by the original developers and suppliers. We were approached becau

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