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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sculler

Sports; Rowing

A race where a rower will row with two sculls.

sculling oar

Sports; Rowing

This oar is shorter and lighter then a normal or sweep oar. This oar also has a shorter and narrower blade. A Sculling oar is usually 2.98 meters long.

shell

Sports; Rowing

A shell is a racing boat that has a smooth skin. Shells do not have exterior keels.

single

Sports; Rowing

This is a sculling boat, which can only accommodate one rower.

The Henley Royal Regatta is an annual rowing event that takes place on the river Thames near Henley-on-Thames, England. The race takes place in the beginning of July and attracts entrants from all ...

Anna Watkins

Sports; Rowing

British female Olympic rower that won gold in the women's double scull at the 2012 London Olympics with her partner Katherine Grainger. Anna took up rowing at Cambridge University and subsequently ...