Lake of Banyoles training location for many foreign rowers, particularly English rowers. It was also the site for the 1991 Junior World Rowing Championships. Lake of Banyoles Lake of Banyoles (or Estany de Banyoles) is a natural lake located in the "comarca" "Pla de l'Estany", Province of Girona, in northeastern Catalonia, Spain. It is named after the nearby town of Banyoles, to which it belongs entirely. On the western shore it borders with the town of Porqueres. The lake is approximately 2,100 m by 750 m with an average depth of 15 m that in several points gets down to 46.4 metres. It
Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Burnaby Lake Rowing Club The Burnaby Lake Rowing Club (BLRC) is a rowing club located at Burnaby Lake in the City of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The Burnaby Lake Aquatic Club (BLAC) was founded in 1966. In 1989, the club changed its name to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Club (BLRC). The club has helped produce many world-class rowers. For the list of Burnaby Lake Rowers at the Olympics, see below. In 1966, rowers Max Wieczorek, Daryl Sturdy, Roger Jackson and Robert Stubbs decided to train at Burnaby Lake. They lacked a coach, equipment and facilities. They approached Lawrence West who