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J: Junior (Under 19 years of age) B: Senior B (Under 23 years of age) Masters: over 27, includes a letter designation for the average age of the crew: A – 27 years of age and older. B – 36 years of age and older. C – 43 years of age and older. D – 50 years of age and older. E – 55 years of age and older.
The traditional terminology, in a strict application, varies between boats operating on salt water and in fresh water. "Rowing" at sea denotes each rower operating a pair of oars, one on each side of the boat. When each person uses a single oar on one side of the boat, that action is termed "pulling". In fresh water terminology, "rowing" is the ...
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 ...
Coxswain (right) with stroke, 7th, 6th, 5th and 4th position rowers, at Summer Eights in Oxford. In a rowing crew, the coxswain (/ ˈkɒksən / KOK-sən; colloquially known as the cox or coxie) is a crewmember who does not row but directs the boat. [1] The coxswain sits facing the bow, unlike the rowers, and is responsible for steering the boat ...
World Rowing, also known as the World Rowing Federation (officially FISA; French: Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron[a]), is the international governing body for rowing. [2] Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who succeeded Denis Oswald at a ceremony held in Lucerne in July 2014.
When the rower uses one oar on one side, it is called sweep rowing that the single oar is called a "sweep" oar. [1] When the rower uses two oars at the same time, one on each side, it is called sculling, and the two oars are called a pair of "sculls". Typical sculls are around 284 cm - 290 cm in length — sweep oars are 370 cm - 376 cm.
Rowing stamp from Finland. 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 became a sport with a wide following, and a part of the cultural identity of the English speaking world. Rowing in its modern form developed in England in the 1700s.
Between 1920 and 1950, California, Navy and Washington would dominate college rowing winning 21 of the 25 varsity titles at the IRA and five Olympic titles in the eight-man boat. 1924 – Yale varsity men's 8 wins Olympic gold in Paris. 1928 – The University of California varsity men's 8 wins the Olympic gold medal in Amsterdam.