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Seventeen Crews Headed for Beijing from Latin American Qualifier
November 21, 2007
Ed Hewitt, row2k.com

Crew members from Uruguay and Brazil celebrate Olympic berths

The Latin American Olympic qualifier, held November 16-18 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, saw 17 crews in five boat classes earn a berth to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing next August. Six men's singles, five women's singles, and three light men's and women's crews each made the cut, including first-time-ever Olympic rowing berths for Colombia and Venezuela, according to FISA Competitive Commission member Curtis Jordan, who attended and assisted in the administration of the regatta.

"There were some truly excited kids," he said. "It was a good regatta with some very competitive races. There were 18 countries attending, and nine countries qualified for the Olympics, a very good regatta for FISA and its efforts in Universality."

Tremendous thanks to Curtis for sending a collection of photos from the regatta; you can see them here:
  • Latin American Olympic Qualifier, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

    Qualifiers by event and country, in order of finish:
    M1X:
    Brazil
    Mexico
    Chile
    Venezuela
    Uruguay
    Colombia

    W1x:
    Chile
    Brazil
    Cuba
    Argentina
    El Salvador

    LM2x:
    Cuba
    Brazil
    Uruguay

    LW2x:
    Cuba
    Mexico
    Brazil
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