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Rowing (basics): Rowers face backwards (against the direction of travel). The cox steers, sets the rhythm and motivates: in a coxless pair or four there is none. In sculling each rower holds two oars; in sweep rowing only one, with both hands. The standard distance is 2000 metres. The moving seat is the sliding seat. The rowing stroke is called the stroke. The largest boat is the eight. A boat race event is a regatta. Good to know: Only the cox (if there is one) faces forward. In coxless boats one rower steers via a cable attached to a foot. Sweep rowers hold their single oar with both hands: scullers have one oar in each hand. Over 2000 metres a top race lasts only about five and a half to seven minutes. The sliding seat lets rowers use their powerful legs fully. A rowing stroke has four phases: catch, drive, finish, recovery. The eight is the fastest rowing boat: over 20 km/h. The most famous is the Oxford v Cambridge race on the Thames. Rowing backwards, the crew relies on the cox (or a buoy) for direction: they only see the finish as they cross it.
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backwards
Rowing backwards, the crew relies on the cox (or a buoy) for direction: they only see the finish as they cross it.
💡 Did you know? Only the cox (if there is one) faces forward.
Cox
The cox steers, sets the rhythm and motivates: in a coxless pair or four there is none.
💡 Did you know? In coxless boats one rower steers via a cable attached to a foot.
each rower has two oars instead of one
In sculling each rower holds two oars; in sweep rowing only one, with both hands.
💡 Did you know? Sweep rowers hold their single oar with both hands: scullers have one oar in each hand.
2000 metres
The fastest cover the 2000 metres in under six minutes: a sprint at the edge of endurance.
💡 Did you know? Over 2000 metres a top race lasts only about five and a half to seven minutes.
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