As the curtain fell on the London 2012 Olympic Games Rowing regatta at Eton Dorney, the sport's world governing body, FISA, were quick to declare it the best of all time.
Great Britain celebrated double gold medal glory on an historic Olympic Saturday with the men's Four and the women's Lightweight Double Sculls winning titles in exciting style.
Great Britain's Helen Glover and Heather Stanning have won a gold medal in the women's Pair - the Host Nation's first of London 2012 - while Ukraine took gold in the women's Quadruple Sculls.