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
Sport in New Zealand Cohen became the first New Zealander to win a gold medal at the World University Games in any sport, rowing a single scull. In addition a number of Rowing World Cup events have been won by New Zealanders. Rowing New Zealand is the governing body. Lake Karapiro in the Waikato and Lake Ruataniwha in the Mackenzie Basin are the two premier rowing venues in New Zealand. Karapiro hosted the 2010 World Rowing Championships. New Zealand sailors have won a large number of international events, including Olympic Games medals in 1956, 1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 and 2012. New