Rowing

About Rowing

A world class performance in rowing has been described by a famous athletics coach to be as difficult as “getting eight guys to run a four minute mile in step.”

Rowing can be enjoyed as highly competitive or as a means to the pleasure of being out on the water and keeping fit Rowing exercises more muscles than any other sport, leaving your body well toned. As your weight is always supported by the boat it means consequently less strain on your joints. People start rowing at school, university or club at any level and any age. To row you need good kinesthetic co-ordination. This means you know where your limbs are in relation to your body. This is a common skill whereas good ‘hand-eye co-ordination’ is found in a lot less of the population. So if you can’t catch, hit or kick then you really want to start thinking about your sport sitting down!

British Rowing are less than 1000 days from the Olympic and Paralympic regattas! The following information has been created specifically for Local Authorities (following feedback at the Sport England connect events):

1) Rowing - Working with LA’s (a short paper outlining how the Governing Body can support local NI-8, NI-57 + NI-110 objectives. Click here to access

2) BR WSP Postcard (a one-sided document that outlines British Rowing’s Whole Sport Plan 09-13 interventions). Click here to access

More information on the sport in the UK is available at the British Rowing (formerly the ARA)’s website at www.britishrowing.org