With the London 2012 Olympic Games just two and a half months away rowers are about to embark on their last chance to qualify for London at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The second stage of the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup series will be held in Lucerne, Switzerland from 25 to 27 May 2012.

The 13th International Junior Friendship Regatta heralded the first international race for the brand new regatta course in Minsk, Belarus.