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Olympic gold medallist opens university rowing tank

Gold medal winning rower Sophie Hosking, a graduate of Durham University, opens a state of the art training tank for future generations.

5:10 pm, Sun 04 Nov 2012

Sophie Hosking: New rowing tank at Durham will help get novices involved in sport

4:58 pm, Sun 04 Nov 2012

Olympic gold medallist opens new rowing tank

Durham University graduate Sophie Hosking opened the new facility, which is named in her honour. Credit: ITV

The new tank mimics the movement of the water and is one of only three in the country. Credit: ITV

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3:23 pm, Sun 04 Nov 2012

Olympic gold medallist opens new rowing tank

by Claire Montgomery

Great Britain's Sophie Hosking (right) and Katherine Copeland celebrate winning gold in the final of the lightweight women's double sculls

Olympic rower and gold medallist, Sophie Hosking, has returned to Durham University to open a new indoor rowing tank named after her.

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