Rowing

Rowing

Rowing is a competitive sport where rowers race each other in boats by using oars to propel themselves forward. The athlete sits in the boat facing backwards with two oars (one on either side).

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aligner

Sports; Rowing

These are the people who layout on the starting dock and keep the rowing shells in place until the race starts.

alignment

Sports; Rowing

At the start of the race all the boats must be aligned at the starting line to ensure that the race is fair.

The finish line is marked with two buoys that have red flags on them. The buoys are 5 meters or about 15 feet outside the finish zone buoys. When the bow of the shell cross the finish line then that ...