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Description: Ancient Mariner Walter d'Hondt (first from left in this cover still), 5 seat in the Canadian 8+, visible in these clips of the various crews from the British Empire practicing in Wales for the 1958 Commonwealth Games. Canada won in 5:51, a remarkable time for the wooden boat era, defeating Australia by nearly 2 lengths.
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