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Definition: rowing from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

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(bef. 12c) 1 : the propelling of a boat by means of oars :the action of one that rows 2 : the sport of racing in shells

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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
the art of propelling a boat by means of oars operated by hand. Boats propelled by oars (e.g., the galley ) were used in ancient times for both war and commerce. Rowing is now generally used only for propelling small boats or for sport. One of the oldest continuous sporting events in the world is the Doggett's Coat and Badge rowing race, held in London every year since 1716 and named for Thomas Doggett, a popular actor of early 18th cent. England. The most famous of all rowing races are the Thames River competitions between Oxford and Cambridge, first held at Henley in 1829. The first collegiate rowing regatta in the United States took place in 1852 between Harvard and Yale. In modern racing, each member of the rowing team, or crew, uses both hands to pull one oar through the water. The oars, attached to riggings jutting out from the side of the boats to increase leverage, are positioned alternately on opposite sides of the vessel. The boat, or shell, is sometimes steered by a…
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From The Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness
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Rowing is a sporting activity in which one or more individuals propel a boat across water by means of one or two oars. The term usually does not include purely recreational activities, such as canoeing and kayaking, but is limited to boats of relatively similar structure used primarily for racing…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
the art of propelling a boat by means of oars operated by hand. Boats propelled by oars (e.g., the galley ) were used in ancient times for both war and commerce. Rowing is now generally used only for propelling small boats or for sport. One of the oldest continuous sporting events in the world is…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Propulsion of a boat by oars, either by one or two rowers with two oars each ( sculling ) or by crews (two, four, or eight persons) with one oar each, often with a coxswain (the non-rowing member who steers and determines rowing speed). Major events include the world championships, first held in…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Propulsion of a boat by means of oars. As a sport, it involves one of two kinds of boat: (1) the shell, a narrow, light racing boat propelled by eight rowers pulling single oars under the direction of a coxswain; and (2) the scull, a racing shell propelled by one or two rowers using sculls (pairs of…
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From The Oxford Companion to British History
Organized competitive rowing, like most sports, developed in the 19th cent., though the Irish comedian Doggett founded his sculling race on the Thames for the Coat and Badge in 1715. The Oxford and Cambridge *Boat Race was first rowed in 1829. *Henley regatta was established in 1839, the main events…
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Full text Article Rowing out of a Cove, 1878 (oil on canvas)

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Rowing out of a Cove, 1878 (oil on canvas)
Artist: Cropsey, Jasper Francis (1823-1900) Location: Private Collection Credit: Rowing out of a Cove, 1878 (oil on canvas), Cropsey, Jasper Francis (1823-1900) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / The Bridgeman Art Library Dimensions: 30.6x50.1 Date: 1878 Medium: oil on canvas…
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Full text Article Why I'm teaching kids science through the sport of rowing (Sep. 2019)

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Why I'm teaching kids science through the sport of rowing
I didn’t know what the world looked like at 5:00 a.m. until my son began rowing for the Detroit Boat Club Crew, the oldest continuous rowing program in North America. The sight of young rowers slicing through the water in unison in narrow sculling boats, against the backdrop of dawn on the Detroit…
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Full text Article British Rowing

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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