Rowing Sports, who doesn’t know about it? Of course, for those of you who are not familiar, rowing is done in the sea, rivers and lakes.
This rowing sport is a water team sport where one boat consists of seven rowers; the rowing equipment is traditionally made of wood. In ancient times this sport was often done as a means of transportation rather than sports.
Understanding Rowing
Rowing is a sport that uses oars and boats that run right over a river, lake or sea, with rhythmic and compact pedaling and relying on the physical endurance of the rowers to reach the finish line.
In essence, the concept in this rowing sport is forward and backward to turn the boat right and left so that it will require strength and physical endurance that is trained in this rowing sport.
History of Rowing Sports
In the history of rowing sports, it cannot be determined which nation first discovered the sport of rowing because the history of rowing has been known from ancient times to modern times. So it is very difficult for the history of rowing to reveal with certainty which country the sport of rowing came from.
In the 1880s book Canoe and Boatbuilding for Amateurs, “W.P Stephens,” a canoe was defined as a long boat with narrow proportions. Both ends of the boat are made pointed, and the oars in the palm of the hand are used to move it with the boat crew and the oarsmen in a forward-facing position.
Along with its development, canoeing grew very rapidly, which supported canoe championships being held in various countries. It’s just that this championship is a traditional rowing sport.
The modern rowing sport actually already existed; this modern rowing sport was official in the 16th century. King Henry even only allowed rowers who had special permission to cross the Thames in ancient times. Then began the development of more competitions that sprang up and were held with the aim of participants fighting for the title of the best rower at that time.
That was the beginning of the creation of the rowing sport, which then became more and more widespread and began to be in great demand by many people. Even now, rowing competitions are held in almost all waters; this indicates that the most popular sports are water sports.
Rules on Rowing
After you understand the history of rowing sports, you need to understand the rules of rowing.
The discussion this time will cover the existing regulations on rowing sports, especially in the Olympics. Just look at the rules that exist in rowing:
● The boat is rowed at a distance of 2000 meters.
● Using one paddle held with both hands, “sweep.”
● Using 2 “scull” paddles.
● There is a rubber ball on each boat that is used for rowing with a diameter of 4 cm. The goal is to minimize damage if a collision occurs.
● Quadruple scull boat with length: 13.4 m and weight 52 kg.
● Double scull boat with length: 10.4 m and weight 27 kg.
● Single scull boat with a length: of 8.2 m with a weight of 14 kg.
● Paddle length in each scull category: 2.92 m.
● Paddle length for each sweep category: 3.78 m.
● The winner is the boat team that reaches or crosses the finish line the fastest.
