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Stroke side. 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. However, the stroke seat oar in a sweep boat does not always emerge ...
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 ...
The portion of the stroke from the catch to the finish (when the oar is in the water). This is the propulsive part of the stroke. Rating The number of strokes executed per minute by a crew. (also Stroke rate) Ratio The relationship between the time taken during the propulsive and recovery phases of a rowing or sculling action. Recovery
Rowing requires a lot of repeated movement from four phases of the rowing stroke—the catch, drive, finish, and recovery—and Karwoski says that repetition is part of its charm.
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 ...
Dean (stroke) at 2020 Olympics. After winning three medals at the junior rowing world championships, two of which gold, in 2019, Dean made his senior debut with the US national team at just 19 years of age, obtaining a fifth place in the final of coxless four at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.
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 ...
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.