Olimpijski Veslaški Center Bled
Lakeside rowing centre and boathouse that has staged world championship regattas on glassy alpine water.
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This guide to the Olimpijski Veslaški Center Bled, the rowing centre on Lake Bled, turns on the World Rowing Championships of September 1989 and one Australian sculler, Adair Ferguson, who came to this lake after motherhood and a break from racing. It follows her from a commanding heat to the morning of her semi-final, and to a small piece of steel nobody watches. You'll also hear what made her a pioneer for Australian women's rowing. Best heard on the lakeside promenade, looking out at the piers.
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