The opening day of the 2007 Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Open saw preliminary competitions in the men's C-1 1000m, C-1500m, K-1 500m, K-1 1000m and K-2 1000m, and women's K-1 500m and K-2 500m. Pictures show the starting scenes in the men's C-1 500m heats.