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Hamish Bond and Murray at the 2012 London Olympics, where they broke the world best time in the coxless pair In rowing, there are no world records due to the variability of weather conditions. Instead there are world best times, which are set over the international rowing distance of 2000 meters. Men's records † denotes a performance that is also a current world best time. Event Record ...
Because environmental conditions have a strong impact on boat speed, World Rowing recognizes world best times instead of world records. A world best time is one recorded on a regatta course that has previously held the World Championships, Olympic Games, or World Cup since 1980.
Having concentrated his efforts on the Olympics in 2004, James returned to Cambridge in 2005. Both universities had extremely strong intakes that year, with Cambridge boasting several world champions and the Oxford crew including Olympic silver medalist Barney Williams. Oxford won the epic contest by 2 lengths in a time of 16 minutes 41 seconds ...
Phillips Exeter grad Molly Reckford and Michelle Sechser are competing in the semifinals of women's lightweight double sculls in Paris 2024 Olympics.
From 1912 to 2024, all men's races have been over a 2000m course, except for London 1948, where the course was 1850m. In 2024, World Rowing announced that Rowing at the 2028 Olympics will take place over 1500 meters due to limitations of the Long Beach Marine Stadium. This would be shortest ever used for men's Olympic rowing. [4]
They broke the Olympic best time in the heats. [5] [9] In the finals they were in last place at the 500 m mark, in fifth place at the 1000 m mark, in fourth at the 1500 m mark, and then sprinted as the line approached to take first for the victory, with a last quarter of 1:33. [9] [10] [11] They won with a time of 6 minutes, 31.67 seconds. [5]
Olympic rower Justin Best has Jason Kelce to thank for helping him and the U.S. men’s rowing team win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Best and his teammates, Nick Mead, Michael Grady and ...
This boat was notable not only for being the first US eight to win Olympic gold since 1964, but it also set a new course and world record of 5:19.85. [4] That world best time stood until a Canadian eight took half a second off it in 2012. Ahrens retired from international rowing immediately upon crossing the finish line at the 2004 Olympics.