Banyoles Banyoles Banyoles () is a city of 17,309 inhabitants (2006) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain. The town is the capital of the Catalan "comarca" "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to nearby Girona (12 km to the south). Banyoles is most famous for the Lake of Banyoles, a natural lake located in a tectonic depression. It was the venue for the rowing events in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as well as the "negro of Banyoles", a controversial piece of taxidermy. With a superb natural environment for the practice
Rowing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification allowed is 209 athletes, but some athletes will double up which means a total of much less than 209. Rowing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification A total of 205 rowers will qualify to compete at the games. A country may only enter a maximum of 26 rowers. All qualification was done at the 2014 Pan American Olympic Festival, where a specific number of boats qualified in each of the fourteen events (except the men's eights which will be by entry only). The host nation (Canada) and the United States were granted automatic qualification in all the events.