for the London Olympics. At Dorney they finished in 10th place. After taking a break in 2013 she returned for 2014 and spent the year in the quad and then in 2015 she raced the World Cup series in the double before racing in the pair with Patelli at the World Championships. A 14th place meant they had to race at the Final Olympic Qualifying regatta. 3rd place at Lucerne secured their place in Rio. Bertolasi finished 10th in London and I would expect a similar result in Rio.

The Netherlands

Aletta Jorritsma 27 & Karien Robbers 22

Olympic record: 2016 Olympic debut

World Championship record

Jorritsma: 6th W8 2013, 7th W8 2014, 6th W8 2015

Robbers: 3rd U23 W8 2012, 6th U23 W8 2013, 5th BW8 2015

2016 record

Jorritsma: 10th W2- European Championships, 15thW2- Lucerne World Cup, 3rd W8 Poznan World Cup

Robbers: 12th W1X European Championships, rep W2X FOQR, 15th W2- Lucerne World Cup, 11th W2- Poznan World Cup

The Dutch have made a bold move with the selection of their W2-. Aletta Jorritsma and Karien Robbers are a relatively new combination with only one regatta under their belts. The boat was qualified by Elisabeth Hogerwerf and Olivia Van Rooijen, but both of these two athletes have been moved to the W8. Of the new W2- Jorritsma has the greater international experience. She started her international career in 2013 racing in the W8 that finished 6th at the World Championships. She carried on in the W8 in 2014 and 2015. In 2016 she moved to the W2- with Heleen Boers and raced