The "Last Chance Regatta": welcome to the FOPQR in Lucerne
Olympic Champion Grace Prendergast tells us how the "Last Chance Regatta" works, as the crews take on the water in Lucerne for the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta.
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00:00 Hello we are standing on the beautiful Rotsi here in Lucerne for the final
00:06 Olympic and Paralympic qualification regatta. This regatta is also known as
00:11 the last chance regatta because for every crew that is yet to book their
00:15 spot at either the Paralympic or Olympic Games this is their officially their
00:20 last chance. Over three days we get to see 183 crews race for the final 37
00:28 spots for either the Paralympic or Olympic Games. We'll have heats,
00:32 repercharges and then finals with in most cases the top two from each final
00:38 booking their tickets to Paris. As an athlete this regatta can be the most
00:44 challenging of the Olympic cycle. Four years of work goes into trying to get to
00:48 the Games and over the next three days we're going to see the highs and lows of
00:52 some crews getting to achieve their Olympic or Paralympic dreams and sadly
00:57 for the majority of the people at this regatta the Olympic campaign or
01:02 Paralympic campaign is going to come to the end.