Rowing, oftentimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached...
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where each person in a crew works one oar and "sculling" (especially in sport rowing) involves each participant using a pair of oars. In a maritime setting...
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Coastal and offshore rowing is a rowing sport performed at sea. In North America, this sport is often called open water rowing. Due to conditions at sea...
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Racing Shells Maas Rowing Shells Nelo Rowing Peinert Pocock Racing Shells Race 1 Australia Resolute Racing Shells Roseman Rowing Sport Boats (RS boats)...
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25 June 1892 in Turin in response to the growing popularity of the sport of rowing, and the consequent need for uniformity of regulations over such matters...
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In rowing, oars are used to propel the boat. Oars differ from paddles in that they use a fixed or sliding fulcrum, an oarlock or rowlock attached to the...
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Ocean rowing is the sport of rowing across oceans. Some ocean rowing boats can hold as many as fourteen rowers; however, the most common ocean rowboats...
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competitive rowing Coastal and ocean rowing, rowing performed on the sea Ocean rowing, the sport of rowing across oceans Indoor rowing, rowing machine based...
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British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA), is the national governing body for the sport of rowing (both indoor and on-water rowing). It...
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jurisdiction of the World Rowing Federation. World Rowing predates the modern Olympics and was the first international sport federation to join the modern...
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Rowing is the oldest intercollegiate sport in the United States. The first intercollegiate race was a contest between Yale and Harvard in 1852. In the...
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Indoor rower (redirect from Indoor rowing)
performed by the rower (which can be measured in ergs). Indoor rowing has become established as a sport, drawing a competitive environment from around the world...
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Blade pitch (section Rowing (sport))
high-speed travel. In rowing, blade pitch is the inclination of the blade towards the stern of the boat during the drive phase of the rowing stroke. Without...
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A rowing club is a club for people interested in the sport of rowing. Rowing clubs are usually near a body of water, either natural or artificial, that...
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Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Scotland. It is responsible for...
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Jack Kelly Sr. (rower) (category World Rowing template using Wikidata property P2091)
20, 1960) was an American triple Olympic champion, the first in the sport of rowing. The Philadelphia-based Kelly also was a multimillionaire in the bricklaying...
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total rating and cash prizes could be won. The World Rowing Federation wanted to better market its sport and increase sponsorship income through improved...
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Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. One – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. "1975 World Rowing Championships:...
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The 1974 World Rowing Championships was the fourth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 4 to 8 September 1974 (for men) and from 29 August to 1...
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Welsh Rowing (formally known as the Welsh Amateur Rowing Association) (Welsh: Rhwyfo Cymru) is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Wales. It...
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List of sports (category Sport-related lists)
kayaking Whitewater kayaking Rafting White water rafting Rowing (sport) Gig racing Coastal and ocean rowing Surfboat Single scull Dragon boat racing Stand up...
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The history of rowing as a sport has prevailed it as one of the oldest traditions in the world. What began as a method of transport and warfare eventually...
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Women's rowing is the participation of women in the sport of rowing. Women row in all boat classes, from single scull to eights, across the same age ranges...
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Universities and Colleges Sport in their own right, and thus compete in inter-university competitions. In Scotland, the rowing clubs of Glasgow University...
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and again in 1948 and 1952. In this era, nearly every collegiate and sport rowing program in America used wooden shells and oars built by Pocock. Beyond...
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Boat positions (redirect from Boat positions (sport rowing))
In the sport of rowing, each rower is numbered by boat position in ascending order from the bow to the stern (with the exception of single sculls). The...
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James Cracknell (category Olympic medalists in rowing)
Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List. Cracknell began rowing whilst attending the independent Kingston Grammar...
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Rowing is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1930. It was held at every...
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The 2010 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 31 October to 7 November 2010 on Lake Karapiro near Cambridge,...
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Rowlock (category Rowing equipment)
a fulcrum for the oar. On ordinary rowing craft, the rowlocks are attached to the gunwales. In the sport of rowing, the rowlocks are attached to outriggers...
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