Olympic rowing record: Helen Glover & Heather Stanning win heat

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning ease through their opening heat in the women's pair rowing event with an Olympic record time of six minutes 57.29 seconds.

The pair, who dominated the World Cup in Munich last month, came home ahead of the United States and reigning Olympic champions Romania at the Eton Dorney Rowing Centre.

You can watch their race in full here.

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