Rowing

sport where individuals or teams row boats by oar or steer them as a coxswain

thumb|A rowing dinghy in use thumb|Typical Finnish rowing boats on the shore of Palokkajärvi, Jyväskylä thumb|A rowing boat in Japan thumb|Three members of a student rowing club in a coxed pair in the Amstel River thumb|Woman rowing sampan with her feet in Ninh Bình Province of northern Vietnam Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically attached to the boat, and the rower drives the oar like a lever, exe

rowing technique

thumb| Example of a wrestling tournament using a repechage bracket with two 3rd-place finishers without crossover. Competitors losing to finalists and compete for bronze medals.

thumb|Oksana Masters & Rob Jones of the US in the mixed sculls (TA 2x) final at the Paralympics, London 2012. The rowers are fixed to the seat. Pararowing (or adaptive rowing) is a category of rowing race for those with physical, visual or intellectual disabilities.

category of rowing

thumb|Sculler ready to catch with blades squared Sculling is the use of oars to propel a boat by moving them through the water on both sides of the craft, or moving one oar over the stern. A long, narrow boat with sliding seats, rigged with two oars per rower may be referred to as a scull, its oars may be referred to as sculls and a person rowing it referred to as sculler.