Rowing Facts
Rowing is a sport for all ages and whether you want to go it alone, on land or water, or as part of a team, there is an aspect of the sport that appeals to most people .
As a low impact form of exercise (there is very little stress and strain on your joints) it uses more muscles than any other sport and is a proven way to improve your health and fitness.
Rowing in the United States is done in schools, gyms, on inland waterways and on the coast. Clubs will provide you with the equipment and the instruction you need to start and most major towns and cities support at least one rowing club that will welcome beginners and numerous opportunities to enjoy rowing.
Physiologists claim that rowing a 2,000 meter (1.25 miles) race- is equal to playing back-to-back
basketball games.
Rowing is one of the original sports in the modern Olympic Games.
From 1920 to 1956, the USA won the gold medal in the men's eight at every Olympic Games.
Dr. Benjamin Spock, the famous baby doctor, was an Olympic rower in 1924 and won a gold medal in the eight.
Gregory Peck rowed at the University of California in 1937.
Eight- oared shells are about 60' long, may weigh as little as 200 Lbs, and can carry up to
3/4 of a ton (1,750 Lbs.)
SIngle-oared shells are about 27' long, weigh as little as 23 Lbs. and be as narrow as 10".
Insights:
TEAMWORK is NUMBER ONE. Rowing isn't a sport for athletes looking for MVP status.
Winnning teammates successfully match their desire, talent, and bladework with one another.
Rowing is a total body workout. Rowing only looks like an upper body sport. Upper body strength
is important, although the strength of the rowing stroke comes from the legs. Rowing is one of the few sports that involve all major muscle groups.
Rowers are probably the world's best athletes. The sport demands endurance, strength, balance, mental discipline, and the ability to continue when your body is demanding that yo stop.
