EIII: 1. YUG 2. NED 3. NZL 4.'ITA 5. FIN A stupendous burst by the Dutch students obliged the Yugoslavians to raise their rate of striking to 42 over the last 500 metres. EIV: 1. URS 2. FRA 3. POL 4. AUT 5. ESP A win for the favourites. RI: 1. NZL 2. AUS 3. USA 4. ESP RII: 1. NED 2. HUN 3. CAN 4. POL RIII: 1. TCH 2. ITA 3. FRA 4. SUI RIV: 1. GBR 2. RAU (EGY) 3. FIN 4. AUT 1/2 FI: 1. ERG 2. YUG 3. GBR 4. NED 5. AUS - ITA (excluded) 1”91/100 covered the first four crews. By a strange coin cidence, the Italian crew suffered a similar mishap to that which happened to their compatriots at the same place in the first semifinal of the 4 +. A crew member collapsed, the coxswain took his place and inevitably the crew was excluded, having finished the race without a steersman. 1/2 Eli: 1. GDR 2. URS 3. NZL 4. HUN 5. TCH 6. RAU (EGY) A great feat: On their first appearance at an official FISA championship in the colours of the German Democratic Republic, that country’s oarsmen won their qualifying heat in all seven boat classes. It was the beginning of a great and long razzia! Finals and finals for places 7—12 The president of the Yugoslavian Republic and Mrs. Broz Tito honoured the finals with their presence. They offered warm congratulations to those responsible for the faultless organisation of the championships, especially Boris Kocijancic and Bozo Benedik. 4 + : 1. GDR 2. URS 3. YUG 4. TCH 5. NED 6. USA A fantastic race. For a long time, a Yugoslavian miracle seemed possible, with the partisan crowd willing then- crew to success, but the skill of the oarsmen from Dyna mo, Potsdam, saw them through. The Soviet crew snatched the second place. 7. ERG 8. AUS 9. POL 10. DEN 11. HUN 12.ITA 2-: 1. GDR 2. AUT 3. URS 4. POL 5. ERG 6. ITA The devastating arrival of Peter Kremtz and Roland Goehler among the world’s elite. They stalked the out standing Austrians, before going irresistibly through to a clear win. 7. FRA 8. DEN 9. ROM 10. USA 11. GBR 12. SWE lx: 1. USA 2. NED 3. ERG 4. GDR 5. DEN 6. URS The lead changed three times in the course of this great race. The contest boiled down to a struggle between two equally powerful scullers, Don Spero and Wienese. the 142 American, Olympic finalist and third-placed sculler in Amsterdam, was reaching his physical peak. With his great experience, he produced an amazing final burst. Hill (GDR), silver medallist in Rome (1960) and in Tokyo (1964), failed to make the winners’ rostrum. Ivanov’s reign seemed to be over. 7. SUI 8. POL. 9. BUL 10. TCH 11. NZL 12. YUG 2 + : 1. NED 2. FRA 3. ITA 4. GDR 5. USA 6. YUG The young Dutch pair had their bows slightiy in front, all the way. The first three crews were from Western Europe. 7. DEN 8.YUG 9.ROM 10. URS 11. SUI 12. ESP 4-: 1. GDR 2. URS 3. NED 4. HUN 5. ERG 6. DEN An amazing surge by the East Germans, which the Soviet crew, the 1965 European champions, could do nothing about. The reigning Olympic champions finished last. 2x: 1. SUI 2. USA 3. GDR 4. TCH 5. ROM 6. ERG An incredibly hard-fought battle between the Swiss and the Americans who for 1,800 metres were never more than one second apart. Then, the European champions dug deep into their remaining reserves, to gain an advan tage of 1“34/100’. 7. AUT 8. BUL 9. GBR 10. URS 11. FRA - NED (scratched) 8 + : 1. ERG 2. URS 3. GDR 4. GBR 5. YUG 6. NZL The East Germans went all out to gain a lead but, supremely and irresistibly, the eight forged by Karl Adam moved relentlessly ahead. Behind them there de veloped an intriguing struggle with several changes of place. The Yugoslavians, who were in second place for much of the race, delighted the crowds with their won derful fighting spirit. June 23rd—25th 1967 — Turin 75th anniversary of FISA The celebrations of this anniversary were held on the very spot where the federation was founded. On the first evening there was a firework display. The following day there was a procession of boats on the Po. In perfect weather and in festive mood, participants of all ages gathered for the row past. Representatives of the found ing nations were there in costumes of the period. The celebrating went on well into the night. On the following day, June 25th, there took place the official ceremony, providing an opportunity to evoke that tradition to which all present-day oarsmen and women are heirs. The Italian federation’s warm welcome will long remain in the memory of those who were invited.
