Final BearingPoint Rowing World Cup - Lucerne, Switzerland

Lea Fluri, lightweight single sculler from Switzerland

Lightweight Women Single Scull (LW1X)

Switzerland opened up the day's proceedings by winning heat one of the first race of the day. Lea Fluri has been a consistent A-finalist this season and she remained just enough ahead of Michaela Taupe of Austria to take the top spot. With the top three boats qualifying for the semi-final the real race was going on for third. A fast starting Daniela Nachazelova of the Czech Republic was being aggressively challenged by Switzerland's second entry of Nora Fiechter. Nachazelova held on to sneak through to the semi.

Heat two saw a close tussle between Cuba's Ismaray Marrero and Teresa Mas De Xaxars of Spain. But a better second half by Spain gave Mas De Xaxars an easy first over Cuba with Lara De Stafano of Italy taking third.

The fastest qualifying time was in the final heat when Marit van Eupen of the Netherlands led the whole race feeling comfortable to sit just ahead of Great Britain's Jo Hammond. Both van Eupen and Hammond started off the season in the double but have left it behind to row solo in the final Rowing World Cup. They both looked comfortable going it alone. Olympian Chrysi Biskitzi of Greece followed an open water distance back in the third and final qualifying spot.

Lightweight Men's Single Scull (LM1X)

A twenty-four boat well patronized event meant four heats and competitors needing to win their heat to secure a direct path to the semi-final and an afternoon rest. Greek Olympic bronze medallist Vasileios Polymeros left his doubles partner to race solo and did it in style in heat one by finishing in the fastest qualifying time. But this time could be deceiving as once the leaders established themselves in the four heats there was no challenging going on. This meant heat three winner, Daisaku Takeda of Japan could row across the finish line rating a very low 22 strokes per minute.

Munich winner Germany's Ingo Euler led for the entire length of heat two and, like Takeda, looked quite comfortable crossing the line ahead of a sprinting Lorenzo Bertini of Italy.

Great Britain's Tim Male finished off the line-up of qualifiers by wearing down Peter Loerinczy of Hungary who held on to Male for the majority of the race but couldn't retain it in the final 500 metres.

Helleberg and Ebert; Denmark's lightweight pair

Lightweight Men's Pair (LM2-)

Racing stepped up a notch with heat one seeing Germany and Italy fight it out. Munich Rowing World Cup winners Italy's Catello Amarante and Salvatore Amitrano kept a slight lead over brothers Jochen and Martin Kuehner of Germany but the Kuehners managed to get the second half edge with Italy looking content to finish second. Germany's number three crew, Matthias Simons and Moritz Koch, also qualified by rowing a very consistent race and finishing third.

With the stack of medals that both of these athletes possess it was not surprising to see Bo Helleberg and Thomas Ebert of Denmark leading heat two. Helleberg is the reigning World Champion of this event while Ebert hails from the famous Danish lightweight four that won gold at Athens. Behind them the Netherlands' Karel Dormans and Paul Drewes had to be satisfied with second and Germany qualified another boat with their number two crew finishing third.

The final heat featured 2002 World Champion Miguel Cerda of Chile who has teamed up with new partner Felipe Leal and together they have already proved themselves by finishing second last month at Munich. Today they had to work their way up from the back of the field to pass Spain then Russia and finally out-sprint Great Britain's Paul Mattick and Daniel Harte to find first place. Mattick and Harte also qualify with Russia taking the final semi-final spot.

Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (LW4X)

Made up of a Chinese provincial team, heat one had China's number one entry overtake France in the final sprint to take the one and only qualifying spot. As there are only two heats in this event, the top crew goes directly to the final. France will now return to race the repechage.

Denmark stamped their dominance on heat two leading over China's second crew for the entire race. Kirsten Jepsen, Maria Pertl, Katrin Olsen and Juliane Rasmussen will go directly to the final.

Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls (LM4X)

Stroked by Uwe Daxboeck who is in his eighth international season, Austria led heat one of two heats. Belgium put up a good challenge but did not have enough in the tank to finish it off. Austria move onto the final and Belgium will have to return for the repechage.

Italy decided to get the lead and then dominate. By the half-way point stroke Filippo Mannucci had taken his boat to an open water lead and they remained there until the finish. Munich winners, Italy move directly to the final.