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  2. Lightweight rowing - Wikipedia

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    Lightweight rowing (abbreviated Lwt or Lt) is a category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum body weight of competitors. According to the International Rowing Federation ( FISA ), this weight category was introduced "to encourage more universality in the sport especially among nations with less statuesque people".

  3. Rowing (sport) - Wikipedia

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    The first lightweight events were held at the World Championships in 1974 for men and 1985 for women. Lightweight rowing was added to the Olympics in 1996. As of 2021, the only Olympic lightweight boat classes are the men's and women's double sculls. Starting with the 2028 Olympic games, lightweight rowing will no longer have any events in the ...

  4. Rowing - Wikipedia

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    A rowing dinghy in use Typical Finnish rowing boats on the shore of Palokkajärvi, Jyväskylä A rowing boat in Japan Three members of a student rowing club in a coxed pair in the Amstel River Woman rowing sampan with her feet in Ninh Bình Province of northern Vietnam

  5. List of world best times in rowing - Wikipedia

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    Lightweight Women 6:53.8 1:43.4 Canada 2019 Jennifer Casson: IRwS Open Men 5:40.6 1:25.1 United States 2024 Marcus Cannon Lorgen IRwS Lightweight Men 6:06.0 1:31.5 United States 2023 Jamie Copus IRwS Open Women 6:46.8 1:41.7 United States 2006 Taliesin Davies IRwS Lightweight Women 7:29.7 1:52.4 United States 2008 Lynn Bender DIR C2 Open Men 5:41.8

  6. Rowing at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Lightweight rowing events (which have weight-limited crews) were introduced to the games in 1996. Qualifying for the rowing events is under the jurisdiction of the World Rowing Federation. World Rowing predates the modern Olympics and was the first international sport federation to join the modern Olympic movement.

  7. 3,000 Miles in a Tiny Boat on the High Seas: Surviving the ...

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    Four marine scientists piloted a rowboat 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. They faced stormy weather, chaotic seas, and equipment that kept breaking down. 3,000 Miles in a Tiny Boat on the High ...

  8. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

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    A rower who weighs more than the limit for lightweight rowing. Often referred to as Open weight. Lightweight A rower whose weight allows them to be eligible to compete in lightweight rowing events. Novices or novicing Rowers who are rowing for their first year, or (in the UK) a rower who has not won a qualifying regatta. [4] [5] Port

  9. College rowing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A top heavyweight boat will thus be faster than a top lightweight boat, but a top lightweight boat will be faster than many heavyweight boats. For example, the winning lightweight men's 8 at the 2015 to 2019 IRAs was faster than the finals time for all but 6 to 12 heavyweights 8s. [15] There are races for both men's and women's lightweight rowing.

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