The boats or shells in the diagram reflect the two forms of rowing which are sweep rowing and sculling. In sweep rowing each rower handles a single oar about In sculling a rower uses two oars, or sculls, each about 9.
These shells are also rather long and as narrow as possible, which makes the boats very fast, but also quite hard to balance. Rowing Rowing terminology can be very confusing for the newcomer to the sport, especially for parents who are trying to figure out the names of the various boat types and seat positions. Sweep Rowing versus Sculling There are two ways to move a boat across the water.
An eight, which carries more than three-quarters of a ton 1, pounds , may weigh as little as pounds. The boats are made of fiberglass composite material. Singles may be as narrow as 10 inches across, weigh only 23 pounds, and stretch nearly feet long. The first rowing club in the U. The first national governing body for a sport in the United States was for rowing.
Yale College founded the first collegiate boat club in the U. FISA, the first international sports federation, was founded in Benjamin Spock, the famous baby doctor, was an Olympic rower in and won a gold medal in the eight.
Gregory Peck rowed at the University of California in Physiologists claim that rowing a 2,meter race - equivalent to 1. In , the U. At the London Olympic Games, the U. At the Paralympics, the U. In , at the World Rowing Championships the U.
The U. That's the person who crosses the finish line first which makes it easy to remember -- first across the line is No. The person in front of the bow is No. The stroke of the boat must be a strong rower with excellent technique, since the stroke sets the rhythm and number of strokes per minute the rest of the crew must follow.
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