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| Eleven Insights to the Sport of Rowing |
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| 1. Rowing is a total body workout. Rowing only looks like an upper body sport. Although upper body strength is important, the strength of the rowing stroke comes from the legs. Rowing is one of the few athletic activities that involves all of the body’s major muscle groups. It is a great aerobic workout, in the same vein as cross-country skiing, and is a low-impact sport on the joints. 2. Rowers... |
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| Rowing Quick Facts |
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Rowing is one of the original sports in the modern Olympic Games. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, was a rower. Rowers were the third largest U.S. delegation (48 athletes) to the Olympic Games in 2000. Eight-oared shells are about 60-feet long - that’s 20 yards on a football field. Rowing was the first intercollegiate sport contested in the United States. The first rowing...
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| Viewer's Guide |
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If you are new to the sport of rowing, this Viewer's Guide will give you the basics for your first regatta. The Events Events are divided into two disciplines: sweep rowing and sculling, and two categories within those: lightweight and open. Sculling and Sweep Rowing Athletes with two oars – one in each hand – are scullers. There are three sculling events: the single – 1x (one person), th...
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