Monday 20th August 2001, Lucerne, Switzerland.
The following lists the number of qualified crews from the first two days of racing, who have already reached the semi's or finals and do not need to race repechages. This does not include those in the LW2-, who row a straight final next Sunday.
10 Germany 7 Great Britain 6 France, Italy 5 Poland 4 Australia, Ireland, Romania, USA 3 The Netherlands, New Zealand 2 Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Cuba, Denmark, Hungary, Russia, Spain, Switzerland 1 Argentina, Belgium, China, Greece, Japan, Slovenia, South Africa, Yugoslavia