strong following wind and very choppy water. Getting the boats on to the start was such a problem that the first day’s heats started two hours late. For the final repechages (2-, 2 +, 2x) and the semifinals, which took place on the 16th, the wind was less strong but the weather was still dull and quite chilly. As in the 1928 Olympic Games, the repechage system caused a few surprises, allowing boats which had been defeated in the eliminators to reappear in the finals and win. This was the case with the single sculls and double sculls. 4 +: 11 entered - 4 heats, the winners going on to the semifinals and the runners-up going to the repechages; the winners of which also qualified for the semifinals. El: 1. FRA 2. ESP - POL (scratched) Eli: 1. ITA 2. NED Denmark, whose boat had been damaged at the start, was allowed by the umpire to row in the 4th heat, in which there were only two crews. EIII: 1. USA 2. HUN 3. TCH EIV: 1. DEN 2. SUI 3. BEL The jury decided that Switzerland qualified for the semi finals. Denmark had to row in the second repechage heat. RI: 1. NED 2. HUN RII: 1. DEN 2. ESP - BEL (scratched) 1/2 FI 1. ITA 2. SUI 1/2 FII: 1. DEN 2. USA A triumph for Denmark, who put out the Americans af ter fighting neck and neck for 1,800 metres. 1/2 Fill: 1. NED 2. FRA 2-: 6 entered — 2 heats with the winners going on to the final and the runners-up to the repechage, the winner of which went forward to the final. El: 1. POL 2. FRA 3. SUI Eli: 1. HUN 2. BEL 3. ITA R: 1. FRA 2. BEL lx: 8 entered - 4 heats, each with two crews. Same sys tem as for the 4 + El: 1. ESP 2. BEL Eli: 1. ITA 2. TCH EIII: 1. SUI 2. DEN EIV: 1. FRA 2. HUN RI: 1. HUN — crew not required to row over, as the Bel gian crew failed to turn up. RII: 1. DEN - a dramatic incident during the race near ly caused a fatal accident. At 1,250 metres, the exhaust ed Czechoslovakian sculler, Zavel, overturned. Instead of holding on to his boat and waiting for help to arrive, he started to swim towards the rescue boat. In the rough water, the first attempt to pull him out failed. He then went down for a second time. Fortunately, the Belgian oarsmen, Lambrecht, nearby in his small gig, jumped fully clothed into the water and, after diving several times, managed to bring him to the surface. 1/2 FI: 1. ITA 2. FRA 1/2 FII: 1. DEN 2. SUI - The Dane took his revenge on the Swiss, Candeveau, who had beaten him in the eliminator. 1/2 Fill: 1. HUN 2. ESP 2+ 6 entered - same eliminating system as for 2 + El: 1. SUI 2. POL 3. ESP Eli: 1. ITA 2. FRA 3. BEL R: 1. FRA 2. BEL 4-: 5 entered - 4 started - same system as for 2 + EI: 1. ITA 2. NED Eli: 1. BEL 2. SUI R: Holland having scratched, Switzerland was not re quired to row over. 2x: 6 entered - same system as for 2 + EL 1. NED 2. BEL 3. POL Eli: 1. ITA 2. SUI 3. FRA R: 1. SUI 2. BEL 8 +: 8 entered - same system as for lx El: 1. USA 2. DEN Eli: 1. ITA 2. POL EIII: 1. FRA 2. BEL EIV: 1. YUG 2. TCH RI: 1. DEN 2. BEL RII: 1. POL 2. TCH 1/2 FI: 1. USA 2. FRA 1/2 FII: 1. ITA 2. POL 1/2 Fill: 1. DEN 2. YUG Finals The conditions were better. The weather improved, but there was still quite a strong current. 4+: 1. DEN 2. ITA 3. NED Denmark’s first ever FISA win. 2-: 1. POL 2. HUN 3. FRA Poland’s first FISA victory, thanks to Henrik Burdzinski and Janusz Mikolajczak. lx: 1. HUN 2. ITA 3. DEN Dr. Bela Szenday, having now acquired the necessary ex perience, confirmed the promise which he had shown in previous years by becoming the first Hungarian to win a European title. 2 + : 1. ITA 2. FRA 3. SUI The Swiss, who were leading, had to give up because of slide trouble. The French pair finished less than two se conds behind the winners. 4-: 1. ITA 2. SUI 3. BEL A convincing win for the Italians. 2x: 1. SUI 2. ITA 3. NED The Swiss led from start to finish. Part 2 71
