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 (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweeping. In sculling, each rower (or oarsman) holds two oars, one in each hand, while in sweeping each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) lo...
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Bateau australien (NESBITT, Georgia) et autrichien (BORZACCHINI, Stefanie) en finale B du M2+
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The boat positions within a standard 8+ shell
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Philadelphia's Boathouse Row as seen from across the Schuylkill River.Picture cropped and upped cont...
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A row of Concept2 Indoor rowers. Photo taken by Johnteslade and released into public domain.
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The coxswain, 8th and 7th position rowers in a 8 man shell during the Head of the Charles Regatta.
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A rowing VIII (Harald, in fact, of New Hall) without its nose, showing the construction.
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The finish of the Doggett's Coat and Badge rowing race. Painting by by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827...
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The GB Pair (Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn) rowing at Henley Royal Regatta 2004.
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This is a picture I took August 20th, 2000 of a boathouse in Israel
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This is a photo of Queen's University B.C overtaking UCD B.C at Lagan Head of the River 2003.
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The A final of the TA mixed double sculls at Eton Dorney Lake, summer Paralympics London 2012.
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Olympic Rings without "rims" (gaps between the rings), As used, eg. in the logos of the 2008 and 201...
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France, Limoges, circa 1530
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Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's lightweight coxless four - Great Britain (Peter Chambers,...
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Pictograms of Olympic sports - Rowing. This is unofficial sample picture. Images of official Olympic...