arm snatching = pulling with bent arms

       during the first part of the stroke

Wielka Wioslarka O Puchar Bdry = Brda-Cup-Regatta, a long-distance-regatta (8,5 km) held on the river Brda at Bydgoszcz since 1992. The postmarks of 1999, 2000 and 2001 show Roman numerals to indicate the 8th, 9th and 10th regatta of this kind.