Rowing words, in the order you need them
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Words
- Boat
- Oar
- Rigger
- Oarlock
- Slide
- Coxswain
- Sculling
- Sweep rowing
- Single
- Double
- Four
- Eight
- Coxless
- Course
- Lane
- Start
- Sprint
- Regatta
- Heat
- Rowing
- Boat classes
- Finals A and B
- Progression system
- Time trial
- Seeding
- Re-row
- Dead heat
- Photo finish
- Stroke
- Catch
- Drive
- Finish
- Recovery
- Rate
- Feather
- Catching a crab
- Blade work
- Square blade
- Layback
- Rush
- Puddles
- Set
- Stroke seat
- Bow
- Coxswain's role
- Power ten
- Rate change
- Lightweight category
- Head race
- Lane draw
- Sculls
- Sweep oar
- Bow ball
- Foot stretcher
- Umpire
- False start
- Yellow card and red card
- Judge at the start
- Interference
- Minimum boat weight
Rules
- How do you win a rowing race?
- How is a close rowing finish decided?
- What happens if two rowing crews finish level?
- How do rowing crews reach the final?
- How are lanes decided in rowing?
- What is a time trial in rowing?
- How does a rowing race start?
- What is a false start in rowing?
- Do rowers have to stay in their lane?
- What counts as interference in rowing?
- What does the umpire do in a rowing race?
- When is a rowing race run again?
- What do yellow and red cards mean in rowing?
- What do DNS, DNF, REL, EXC and DSQ mean in rowing results?
- How does a rowing crew challenge a result?
- What happens to rowing races in wind and rough water?
- Can rowers be coached during a race?
- What are the different boats in rowing?
- What does the cox do, and are there rules about their weight?
- What are the weight limits in lightweight rowing?
- Are there rules about how a rowing boat is built?
- What does a rowing course look like?
- Can a rowing crew replace a rower during a regatta?
- What do under 19, under 23 and Masters mean in rowing?
- Why do rowing crews have painted oars?