| "To keep the quality of rowing high and so each crew only races |
| once a day, each event has a limited number of places. Qualifying |
| is held on the Friday before the event starts. Crews race down the |
| course against the clock and the fastest crews qualify. Times are |
| released for non-qualifying crews only. This does not stop an |
| enthusiastic band of unofficial timers with synchronised watches |
| working out how fast their first round opposition might be. |
| "The Stewards allow half the competing crews to pre-qualify, based |
| on earlier performances in the season, and they will also seed some |
| of these so as to ensure that two strong crews do not meet early in |
| the competition." |
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