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Let an agent explain rowing as a sport and pastime, relay boat classes, technique, events and history from World Rowing and sports sources, describe men s, women s, para, recreational and traditional forms, and distinguish rowing from canoeing, kayaking, paddling and indoor rowing on ergometers.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain rowing as a sport and pastime, relay boat classes, technique, events and history from World Rowing and sports sources, describe men s, women s, para, recreational and traditional forms, and distinguish rowing from canoeing, kayaking, paddling and indoor rowing on ergometers.

The sport and recreation of propelling a boat with oars, in competitive forms including sweep rowing, where each rower holds one oar, and sculling with two oars, contested by men and women at the Olympic Games, and as para rowing at the Paralympics, alongside recreational rowing, coastal rowing and traditional forms such as Finnish church boat rowing; rowing is organised internationally by World Rowing.

What it is for: Sport, fitness and recreation on water.

It can be explain the sport; relay classes and events; describe forms; distinguish related sports.

Distinguishing features

Oars in fixed pivots

Rowers face backwards

Sweep and sculling

Competitive and traditional

What it looks like

Narrow boats with rowers facing backwards pulling oars.

Physical character

Olympic distance: 2000 m

boat classes: single to eight note - with and without coxswain

para rowing at Paralympics: since 2008 note

World Rowing founded: 1892 year - as FISA

How it is recognised

Propelling a boat with oars facing the stern

Men s, women s and para rowing, recreational rowing, church boat rowing, rowing in Finland

Canoeists and kayakers face forward with paddles; ergometers are indoor machines

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

water sport

is governed by -

World Rowing

is contrasted with - which uses paddles

canoeing

is exemplified by - a famous event

The Boat Race

In practice

Families and kinds

sweep rowing

sculling

men s and women s rowing

para rowing

coastal and beach sprint rowing

recreational and traditional rowing such as Finnish church boats

Standards and regulation

World Rowing rules of racing

Water safety regulations

Failure modes and hazards

Capsize and cold water

Back and rib injuries

Confusing rowing with paddling sports

Also called

men's rowingpara rowingwomen's rowingchurch boat rowingrowing in Finlandrecreational rowingtour rowingscullingstylistic rowinglightweight rowingcoastal rowingcollege rowing in the United Statesindoor rowingHarlingen-Terschelling Roeiracecutter rowingocean rowingsweepuniversity rowing in the United Kingdomwomen's rowing in AustraliaTiohuggarroddtrainera rowing

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What rowing is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is rowing, and how does it differ from canoeing, kayaking, paddling and indoor rowing? definition
  2. Is the question about the sport, a form, an event, training or safety? boundary

Forms

Forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are men s, women s, para, recreational and church boat rowing? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific form? action
Sport Competition.

Regulation.

Classes

Boat classes.

Classes

Classes.

  1. What boat classes and events are raced, and how are races run? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Events

Events.

Events

Events.

  1. What are the Olympics, World Championships, Henley and The Boat Race? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Practice Practice.

Application.

Technique

Technique.

Technique

Technique.

  1. What are the phases of the rowing stroke? provenance
  2. Which entry fits rowing stroke? action

Safety

Safety and health.

Safety

Safety.

  1. What safety rules and common injuries apply, as governing bodies describe? provenance
  2. Which entry fits water safety? action
Context History and tradition.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did competitive rowing develop from watermen to universities and the Olympics? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of rowing? action

Tradition

Traditional rowing.

Tradition

Tradition.

  1. What is Finnish church boat rowing, and what other traditional forms exist? provenance
  2. Which entry fits church boat? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should para rowing and church boat rowing be separate primary entries?
  • How should sports sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming forms and a national context; should they be split off?