RowingSteve Redgrave: Gold Across Five Summer Olympics
Redgrave's career places individual achievement within the different partnerships and boat classes that make rowing a collective sport.
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RowingEkaterina Karsten: The Independent Rhythm of Single Sculls
Karsten's racing highlights the way one athlete must combine propulsion, balance, direction and pacing in the single scull.
RowingHamish Bond: From Pair Coordination to the Eight
Bond's achievements show how individual capacity must adapt to the rhythm and organisation of different crews.
RowingRowing Boat Classes: Reading 1x, 2− and 8+
The numbers and symbols identify rower count, oar arrangement and the presence of a coxswain.
RowingThe Rowing Stroke: Catch, Drive, Finish and Recovery
The stroke is a continuous cycle in which the less dramatic recovery helps prepare the next effective drive.
RowingThe Flat-Water Race: Start, Middle and Finish
Pacing a traditional 2000-metre race means balancing early speed with the technique needed to sustain it.
RowingThe Coxswain: Organising the Eight
Steering, information and well-timed communication make the coxswain an active part of a crew's competitive execution.
RowingWhy Rowing Uses World Best Times
Wind, water and course conditions make the context of a fast rowing time especially important.
RowingSculling and Sweep: Different Ways to Coordinate Propulsion
One or two oars per athlete changes the balance task and the relationship between members of the crew.
RowingFlat Water and Coastal Rowing: A Different Environment
Waves, turns and specialised formats add new decisions to the familiar task of moving a boat through coordinated strokes.