Peter-Michael Kolbe (born 2 August 1953 in Hamburg) is a German rower and is one of the greatest single scullers ever.

In 1993, the first women's event for single scullers was introduced to the previously all-men's Henley lineup.

It was competed for annually by single scullers over a three mile course from The Kaik to the wharf; a very similar course to that of the 1910 race.

Although all are good single scullers, they are not to Olympic singles standard, but combined they looked yesterday to have good potential.

The race is between single scullers and is for the amateur sculling championship of the Thames and Great Britain.

The eights and fours may look and sound snappy, but the single scullers present a drama all their own.

Martinez managed a second place in a semifinal race among the lightweight single scullers.

College crews, rowing clubs, single scullers and veterans crews will all race, culminating in tomorrow's Championship Eights, the featured race of the regatta.

In 1871, at the age 20, Fawcus won the three premier events for amateur single scullers in Britain, rowing for Tynemouth RC.

He has the fastest time in the world among single scullers this year, 6 minutes 39.97 seconds in the international regatta at Lucerne, Switzerland, in July.