Every sailing regatta, every rowing event, every moment in athletics and swimming has some kind of beauty.

Earlier this year he had raised money for wounded soldiers by taking part in a rowing event and had rowed 42,000 metres in one session.

This rowing event was a sweep event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side.

As a lightweight rowing event, rowers were limited to a maximum body mass of 72.5 kilograms each and 70 kilograms on average.

Over the years the number of rowing events increased.