[1] The regatta is notable as the first test event for international women's rowing organised by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), with four countries competing in four boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4+, W8+) over the shorter race distance of 1,000 m (men competed over 2,000 m).
[2] The French rowing association (Fédération Française de Sociétés d’Aviron) organised the test event.
Four countries sent teams; France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
There were no European Rowing Championships that year as the Olympic Games were held in Helsinki, and whenever the Olympic Games were held in Europe the European Rowing Championships would be skipped.
The same four countries competed in Amsterdam in the same four boat classes.