Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake
- Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake
Infobox lake
lake_name = Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake
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location = Oxfordshire
coords = coord|51.46290|N|0.94194|W|region:GB_type:waterbody_source:enwiki-osgb36(SU736743)|display=inline,title
type = artificial lake, rowing lake
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cities = The Redgrave-Pinsent Rowing Lake is a rowing lake in the United Kingdom, named after the Olympic rowers Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent. The lake and its boathouse are specifically designed for training use, and will provide training, medical, and scientific facities for the GB rowing squad, and for Oxford University in preparation for the Boat Race. The lake is also available for crews from University College, Oxford to use.
The lake is situated in the South Oxfordshire parish of Eye & Dunsden between the Reading suburb of Caversham and the village of Sonning Eye. It was created by the selective dredging and reclamation of part of the Caversham Lakes, a string of lakes that adjoin the River Thames and which were originally created as a result of gravel extraction. The project to create the facility was sponsored by a partnership of the Caversham Lakes Trust, Sport England, the Amateur Rowing Association and the Thames and Kennet Marina. The budget was £13 million and the lake was officially opened in April 2006 by the two men after which it is named. [ [http://www.sportengland.org/news/press_releases/rowing_gets_a_boost_as_the__13m_redgrave_pinsent_rowing_lake_officially_opens.htm Rowing gets a boost as the £13m Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake officially opens] , "Sport England", 29 April 2006.]
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* [http://www.eis2win.co.uk/gen/news_regravelake120503.aspx Visit by Steve Redgrave]
* [http://www.ara-rowing.org/news/news02/020810_caversham.php Information] from the Amateur Rowing Association
* [http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=287 Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake to Promote Talent at Caversham] , " [http://www.sportfocus.com/ SportFocus] ", 12/11/01, including an aerial view
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