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One of the most physically demanding Olympic sports, rowing is all about endurance. With each race 2000 meters long, rowers reach anywhere between 40 to 47 strokes per second. With many different events, the number of competitors per boat, as well as the type of rowing varies.
There are two different types of rowing: sweeping and sculling. Sweeping, much like the name suggests, requires the use of one oar, with the athlete only rowing on one side of the boat. This is the type of rowing used in the esteemed men's and women's eight. Sculling, in turn, requires the use of two oars, one in each hand. Among the 14 different Olympic events eight are sculls and six are sweeps.
Here are a list of the Olympic events:
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Sweep Events |
Scull Events |
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Men's eight with coxswain (M8+) |
Men's Single Sculls (M1x) |
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Women's eight with coxswain (W8+) |
Women's Single Sculls (W1x) |
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Men's Pair without Coxswain (M2-) |
Men's Lightweight Double Sculls (LM2x) |
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Women's Pair without Coxswain (W2-) |
Men's Double Sculls (M2x) |
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Men's Lightweight Four without Coxswain (LM4-) |
Women's Double Sculls (W2x) |
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Men's Four without Coxswain (M4-) |
Lightweight Women's Double Sculls (LW2x) |
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Men's Quadruple Scull (M4x) |
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Women's Quadruple Scull (W4x) |
