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rowing

Sport where individuals or teams row boats by oar or steer them as a coxswain

ConceptOlympic sport type of sportQ159354

Also known as sport rowing · crew · competitive rowing

Instance of: Olympic sport
, type of sport
Subclass of: water sport
, rowing

Overview

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Rowing, often 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 to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweeping. In sculling, each rower holds two oars, one in each hand, while in sweeping each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long with several lanes marked using buoys.

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Different from: canoeing and kayaking
OpenStreetMap tag: sport=rowing
Practiced by: rower
coxswain
rowing coach
Uses: rowing boat
rowing venue
Record or record progression: list of world records in rowing criterion used: world record

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