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Rowing (sport)

Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweeping. In sculling, each rower (or…

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Contact
No
Equipment
Racing shell, oars
First modern-day competition
1715[a]
Glossary
Glossary of rowing terms
Highest governing body
World Rowing Federation
Mixed-sex
Separate competitions

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Rowing (sport)

Nodes184
Edges183
Triples23
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01087
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Rowing (sport)

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Contact · 1
Rowing (sport) → No
Equipment · 1
Rowing (sport) → Racing shell, oars
First modern-day competition · 1
Rowing (sport) → 1715[a]
Glossary · 1
Rowing (sport) → Glossary of rowing terms
Highest governing body · 1
Rowing (sport) → World Rowing Federation
Mixed-sex · 1
Rowing (sport) → Separate competitions
Olympic · 1
Rowing (sport) → since 1900 (men only); since 1976 (both men and women)
Paralympic · 1
Rowing (sport) → since 2008
Team members · 1
Rowing (sport) → 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9 (depending on boat class and whether there is a coxswain)
Type · 1
Rowing (sport) → Water sport, outdoor

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Rowing (sport)ContactNo1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)EquipmentRacing shell, oars1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)First modern-day competition1715[a]1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)GlossaryGlossary of rowing terms1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)Highest governing bodyWorld Rowing Federation1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)Mixed-sexSeparate competitions1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)Olympicsince 1900 (men only); since 1976 (both men and women)1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)Paralympicsince 20081.00infobox
Rowing (sport)Team members1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9 (depending on boat class and whether there is a coxswain)1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)TypeWater sport, outdoor1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)VenueRiver, artificial lake, canal, ocean1.00infobox
Rowing (sport)World GamesIndoor: 20171.00infobox

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