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  2. Rowing stroke - Wikipedia

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    Man rowing in slow pace typical for long distances. In rowing (sport), the stroke is the action of moving the oar through the water in order to propel the boat forward. The two fundamental reference points in the stroke are the catch where the oar blade is placed in the water, [1] and the extraction (also known as the 'finish', 'release' or 'tapping down') where the oar blade is removed from ...

  3. Stroke (position) - Wikipedia

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    Stroke side refers to the port side of the boat, which is on the left-hand side of a cox facing forwards, but on the right-hand side of a rower facing backwards. The usage derives from the tradition of having the stroke rower's oar be on the port side of the boat.

  4. Boat positions - Wikipedia

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    The "stroke" is the rower closest to the stern of the boat and usually the most competitive rower in the crew. Everyone else follows the stroke's timing - placing their blades in and out of the water at the same time as stroke. The stroke can communicate with the coxswain (when in a stern coxed boat) to give feedback on how the boat feels.

  5. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

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    To stop rowing and hold the blades at a 45 degree angle in the water to slow the boat down. "Throw the boat, ready, up - and down" lift the boat above heads, and bring it down with the rowers all on one side to place it in the water; or the inverse operation. “Touch it / Touching” A stroke where rowers use only their arms and back.

  6. Rowing (sport) - Wikipedia

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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 sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars, one in each ...

  7. Coxswain (rowing) - Wikipedia

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    A coxswain (far right), 8th and 7th position rowers at the Head of the Charles Regatta Coxswain (right) with stroke, 7th, 6th, 5th and 4th position rowers, at Summer Eights in Oxford. In a rowing crew, the coxswain (/ ˈ k ɒ k s ən / KOK-sən; colloquially known as the cox or coxie) is a crewmember who does not row but directs the boat. [1]

  8. The Biggest Perks of Using the Rowing Machine ... - AOL

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    There are so many rowing machine benefits, including a total-body workout. Strengthen your muscles, up your cardio, and more with these tips. The Biggest Perks of Using the Rowing Machine ...

  9. Rowing - Wikipedia

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    Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping ... the oar bears against the thole pin on the power stroke and is held in place by a ...