Janousek Racing Boats Ltd is a British-based manufacturer of rowing boats / racing shells established in 1981 by Bohumil Janoušek, a Czech rower and Olympic double bronze medallist. Janousek also owns Stämpfli Racing Boats, another manufacturer of rowing boats which was acquired in 1991. Stämpfli was founded in 1896 and is the oldest operating rowing boat manufacturer in the world. Janousek and Stämpfli manufacture singles, doubles, coxless pairs, coxless fours and quads, bow and stern-coxed fours and quads), and sectional eights. Janousek and Stämpfli boats have been used at all levels of competition including World Rowing Championships and Olympic Games.