ABSTRACT
Rowing is an Olympic sport in which athletes compete over a measured regatta course of 2,000 m. For the elite oarsman the competitive 2,000 m takes approximately 6 min. Two distinct disciplines exist within rowing; sweep rowing and sculling. In sweep rowing, boats require a crew of two (‘pair’), four (‘four’) or eight rowers each using a single oar and row on either one side (e.g. bowside or starboard) or the other (e.g. strokeside or port) of the boat. A sculling boat can seat one (‘single’), two (‘double’) or four (‘quad’) rowers each using two oars.
