1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

THE ROWING COMPETITIONS OF THEOLYMPIC GAMES.ORGANIZATION AND PREPARATIONS.t was a source of great satisfaction to all friends ofrowing, both at home and abroad, to learn that rowinghad at length been placed on the programme of the OlympicGames of 1912. In Sweden this decision had beenpreceded by a lively agitation, carried on, to a greatextent, in the form of articles in the Press.The Swedish Rowing Association took steps to appoint an OlympicRowing Committee, the members of which were as follows:Hon. President: FRED. LÖWENADLER, Esq.President : NILS LJUNGGREN, Esq., Stockholm.Secretary : ULRICH SALCHOW, Esq.,Treasurer: PER O. S. FJÄSTAD, Esq.,Boat-house Chief: W. CLEMENS, Esq.,Other Members:OTTO ANDERSSON, Esq.,T. MAGNUSSON, Esq.,V. ZETTERLUND, Esq.,K. K. STAMSJÖ, Esq., Malmö.The first thing the Committee took in hand was the drawing upof the programme, a task somewhat difficult of execution, for the listof events had to be such as, without altogether excluding any type ofboat in general use in any country, and, at the same time, withoutbeing too comprehensive, would give the competing nations anopportunity of meeting each other in types of boats common tothem all.658