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Sport by Sport: Rowing
| Rowing basics |
| • | Boats are also called shells. |
| • | There are two types of Olympic rowing events, sculling and sweep oar. Each rower has two oars in sculling and one oar in sweep oar. |
| • | There are two main distinctions between rowing and paddling sports such as canoeing. One is that the rower sits with his or her back to the direction in which the boat is going. The other is that the rower uses and oar that pivots on an oarlock, not an unsupported paddle. |
| • | The coxswain is a lightweight crew member who usually faces the rowers and directs them. Only some races include coxswains. |
| • | Rowers will compete on a standard, 2,000-meter course that has nine straight lanes. The lanes are separated by buoys that are colored to let the rowers know their stage in the course. |
Sources: International Olympic Committee; Olympic Coordination Authority; United States Olympic Committee; "Rules of the Game"; "Summer Games Access"; "What's What in Sports"
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