| Rowing is a sport in which athletes race
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| | extending from the sides of the boat.
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| against each other over bodies of water.
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| | These boats also have sliding seats to
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| The boats are propelled by the athletes
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| | allow the use of the legs in addition to
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| levering the boat through the water with
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| | the body to move the oar and so drive the
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| oars. The sport can be either
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| | boat.
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| recreational or competitive. In the
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| | There are two forms of rowing. In Sweep
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| United States and Canada, high school and
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| | or Sweep-oar rowing, each rower has one
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| collegiate rowing is sometimes called
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| | oar, held in both hands. This is done in
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| crew.
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| | pairs, fours and eights. Each rower in a
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| Whilst rowing, the athlete sits in the
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| | sweep boat is referred to either as
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| boat facing backwards (towards the
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| | "port" (aka "strokeside") or "starboard"
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| stern), and uses the oars which are
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| | (aka "bowside"), depending on which side
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| attached to the boat at the oarlocks to
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| | of the boat the rower's oar extends to.
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| propel the boat forward (towards the
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| | In Sculling each rower has two oars (one
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| bow). This may be done on a river, lake,
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| | in each hand). "Sculling" is usually done
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| sea, or other large body of water. It is
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| | in doubles, quadruples, or singles
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| a demanding sport requiring balance as
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| | without a coxswain. The oar in his or her
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| well as physical strength and
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| | right hand extends to the port side, and
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| cardiovascular endurance.
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| | the oar in his or her left hand extends
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| Whilst the action of rowing and equipment
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| | to starboard.
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| used remains fairly consistent throughout
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| | Anatomy of a stroke
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| the world, there are many different types
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| | The two fundamental reference points in
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| of competition. These include endurance
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| | the rowing stroke are the catch where the
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| races, time trials, stake racing, bumps
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| | oar blade is placed in the water, and the
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| racing, and the side-by-side format used
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| | extraction (also known as the 'finish' or
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| in the Olympic games. The many different
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| | the 'release') where the oar blade is
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| formats are a result of the long history
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| | removed from the water. The rower leans
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| of the sport, and its development in
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| | forward, and bends the legs,sliding
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| different regions of the world.
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| | forward in their seat. After the blade is
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| Basics
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| | placed in the water at the catch, they
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| The distinction between rowing and other
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| | apply pressure to the oar, levering the
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| forms of water transport, such as
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| | boat forward and simultaneously sliding
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| canoeing or kayaking, is that in rowing
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| | in their seat into the unbent legs
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| the oars are held in place at a pivot
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| | position. The part where pressure is
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| point. This allows the oars to act as a
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| | applied is called the drive phase of the
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| lever of force, rather than a paddle. In
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| | stroke, which occurs after the blade is
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| flatwater rowing, the boat (also called a
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| | vertically placed in the water. Once the
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| 'shell' or 'fine boat') is narrow to
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| | rower extracts the oar from the water,
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| avoid drag, and the oars are attached to
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| | the recovery phase begins, setting up the
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| rowlocks at the end of outriggers
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| | rower's body for the next stroke
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