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         Rowing Olympic History:     more detail
  1. An Olympian's oral history: Gordon B. Adam, 1936 Olympic Games, rowing by Gordon B Adam, 1988
  2. The Red Rose Crew :A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water by Daniel J. Boyne, Daniel J. Boyne is the Director of Recreational Rowing at, 2000-09-27
  3. Stroke: The Inside Story of Olympic Contenders by Heather Clarke, Susan Gwynne-Timothy, 1988-01-01
  4. Have oar, will travel, or, A short history of the Yale crew of 1956 by Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, 1957
  5. Ky Ebright: Crew coach for the University of California and the Olympics by Carroll Ebright, 1968

21. Rowing History (in The Northwest)
100 Years of history of rowing at UW Seattle Times competitions came to Seattle,the UW rowing regattas were Legendary UW 1936 olympic Victory The UW won an
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22. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
of any sport. Competitive rowing precedes most of the other Olympicsports in its recorded modern history. The first OxfordCambridge
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=RO&sportCode=

23. Rachel Quarrell S Rowing Service - History
as building boats, Stan was the most successful coach of olympic crews in US history.There is apparently much in the book about English rowing, Henley, and
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~quarrell/history.html
The History of Rowing
Help please1
This section is for readers' queries. Please send answers to the email addresses quoted, not to the Rowing Service! Thanks.
  • An historical query: "I'm trying to hunt down the origins of a trophy - the Dewar Shield, that is in the possession of one of my clubs (West Australian RC) old members. The Shield was presented to George Rogers on 3 occasions, 1902, 1903 and 1904 for sculling (which race, where?) by the Iris Rowing Club, somewhere in the UK. The shield was donated by Sir Richard Thomas Dewar MP. George left for Perth, Australia in 1905, taking the shield, which had become his own after the third win. Can any of your readers help fill in the rest? Where was IRIS RC? What distance was the race? Who was Richard Dewar..? Thanks, Tim Downs
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Links and direct pages:
  • The long-promised Rowing Results Database from Ronald Janssens is now here. To be honest, only useable with Java running well, but that doesn't stop it being the answer to all the statsmeisters' prayers, with results from 1947-1985 (and extending) for Worlds, Olympics and European championships (senior). Searchable in several different fields, this is going to be handy for journalists, athletes and rowing club/pub bores alike.
  • WorldRowers.Com

24. World Sculling Challenge
The rowing Service. PRESS INFORMATION history. gladiatorial version of the sportin which Great Britain continues to fly the flag on the World and olympic stage
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~quarrell/wsc99hist.html
The World Sculling Challenge 1999
PRESS INFORMATION: HISTORY THAMES WORLD SCULLING CHALLENGE
GOOD FRIDAY, 2 APRIL 3.30PM WOMEN, 4PM MEN
CONTACT JAMES E FELT 0181 948 6976 11 WORLD-CLASS CHAMPIONS: ONLY TWO WINNERS ALLOWED The Thames World Sculling Challenge is the Championship of Champions in the single scull, the gladiatorial version of the sport in which Great Britain continues to fly the flag on the World and Olympic stage. It is debatably the toughest sport, traditional and modern, elegant and extreme, for men and women, one on one. The Organisers of the 1999 Thames World Sculling Challenge are Peter and Rachel Haining, John Tierney, Guy Rees, James E Felt and Jaap Oepkes, an association of athlete, administrator, journalist, marketer, sports lawyer and photographer respectively, and united by a love of the sport We are proud to have the support of our sponsors Hackett, Essential British Kit, and of the Fishmongers' Company, whose support of sculling races on the Thames dates back to the early Eighteenth Century.
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25. Avon County Rowing Club - Bath And Bristol
history What s happened at the club. a warning that his heart was too weak for rowingbefore adding a stone to his weight, and winning an olympic gold medal at
http://www.avoncountyrowingclub.org.uk/history.htm
HISTORY: What's happened at the club Avon County Rowing Club was formed in 1973, following a merger of the former Avon and Bristol clubs. This ended a tradition of friendly rivalry, stretching back to the previous century, between oarsmen training in the colours of a succession of clubs based at Saltford. Henry Knight, founder of Avon Rowing Club, coaching at Saltford. In 1865, Henry Marvin Knight persuaded three colleagues employed in his father's Milsom Street Furnishers, Auctioneers and Estate Agents to join him in founding the original Avon Rowing Club at Bath. Their enthusiasm was stirred by public interest in rowing since the first Bath Grand Regatta in July 1849 for crews representing Bath, Bristol and Oxford, in a series of races over the Saltford straight. The regatta struggled through a series of financial crises until Henry Knight's club linked with Bristol Ariel as joint promoters in 1874. In 1890, the event acquired its long-time identity as Saltford Regatta, when the costs included "Boy to hold Umpire's horses - two shillings." Saltford Regatta was staged for the last time in 1972. In an age when no man "who earned a living with his hands" was considered eligible for the sport of rowing, Avon competed at Henley and became the first provincial club to win the renowned Thames Cup at the Metropolitan Regatta in 1879. In 1913, a Night Watchman was hired, and the Police alerted, following a threat by local Suffragettes to burn down the regatta boat tents and interfere with racing. They did not appear and the ladies fulfilled their "traditional" role of wearing "best dresses and hats", preparing teas and shouting polite encouragement to the, then, all male crews.

26. Michigan Athletes Have Made Olympic History
Michigan Athletes have made olympic history By Patricia Zacharias and recounted friendsfrom the Detroit rowing Club in the 1956 Melbourne olympics in addition
http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=148&category=sports

27. History
Richard J. Glendon, Coach, 1923 World rowing Championships 1920 olympic Games. DanSayner 79, US Men s 4+, 1977 World rowing Championships 1980 olympic Team.
http://www.usna.edu/LtWtCrew/olympians.htm
Schedule Team Roster Coaches Team Reps ... Home Navy Olympic and National Team Rowers Name Boat or Position Year and Event Richard A. Glendon Coach 1903 World Rowing Championships Virgil V. Jacomini '21 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games Edwin D. Graves '21 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games William C. Jordan '21 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games Edward P. Moore '20 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games Alden R. Sanborn '22 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games Donald H. Johnston '22 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games Vincent J. Gallagher '22 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games Clyde W. King '22 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games Sherman R. Clark '22 U.S. Men's 8+ 1920 Olympic Games Richard J. Glendon Coach 1923 World Rowing Championships
1920 Olympic Games Richard A. Glendon Coach Charles S. Walsh Coach Russell S. Callow

28. Kansas City Rowing Club - History
Philadelphia and Boston hold the early history of rowing. rowing entered the olympicsas an exhibition sport in It became an official olympic sport for men in
http://www.kcrowing.com/history.htm
Home Membership Programs Juniors ... Regatta
Club History
Rowing is among the oldest athletic activities. References to it can be found in ancient Greek and Roman writings where great battleships were powered by legions of slaves. More recently, rowing became a more benign competition among watermen competing to see who could haul goods on their "barges" the fastest. Formal competitive rowing can be traced to 1715, when the Doggetts Coat and Badge race was held between water taxi drivers on the Thames river in England. Today, two of the oldest and most celebrated rowing events are held on the Thames: The Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge universities; and, The Royal Henley Regatta. The Henley is not only the top level competition but also a premier international social event.
Rowing in the USA
In the United States, Philadelphia and Boston hold the early history of rowing. The first intercollegiate sports competition in America was the Harvard-Yale race in 1852. In the 19th century, rowing was a flourishing spectator sport, popular with the newly urbanized masses and gamblers. The interference of self-serving gamblers sullied the integrity of rowing as honest competitione among its 19th century followers. Rowing entered the Olympics as an exhibition sport in 1904. It became an official Olympic sport for men in 1908 and for women in 1976.
Rowing in the Midwest
Rowing arrived in the Midwest with the 1882 Bismarck Fair held in Lawrence, Kansas. The event was part of a larger seasonal fair and was billed as the first regatta west of the Mississippi. A crowd of 8,000 mobbed the banks of the Kansas River in Lawrence to enjoy the competition among rowers from St. Louis, Missouri, Hillsdale, Michigan, Burlington, Iowa and the Pawtuckett, Rhode Island crew captained by the 1882 US single scull champion, Frank Holmes. At the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, an exhibition rowing event was held on Lake Crevecour.

29. Rowing Encyclopedia : Maps - Weather - Travel - History - Economy - Government -
history. rowing 1962. rowing has also been conducted at the olympic Games since1900 (cancelled at the first modern Games in 1896). Strong
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Rowing is a speed sport in narrow wooden or composite boats, where the athlete sits on a sliding seat above the water level and faces backwards, using oars operating as levers of the second type to move the boat. This may be done on a river or on the sea. Outriggers are used to increase the leverage of the oars. The outriggers must be fixed to the boat. We distinguish between rowing or sweep rowing (one oar per rower) and sculling (two oars per rower). Rowing boats can be coxed (steered by a coxswain) or coxless. Rowers may take part in the sport for their leisure or they may competitively row. If they chose to compete they have the option of racing in a regatta or a head. A regatta is a race where the competitors are rowing along side each other. They start at the same time from a stationary position and the winner will cross the finish line first. The winner will then race again in the next round until all competitors have been beaten. This usually takes place in the summer. In a head race there is a rolling start and a crew will row as hard as they can to the finish. Each competitor will be timed and the winner is the fastest crew, this may take place in the winter.

30. RowHist-Time Line
1993 · Thomas Mendenhall’s history of the HarvardYale boat race had the firstmen’s and women’s olympic lightweight rowing; Steve Redgrave
http://www.rowinghistory.net/Time Line/Time Line.htm
Friends of Rowing History Home Time Line Equipment U.S. Team ... Links Thomas E. Weil, Jr. © 2000-2003 Or you can jump to Time Periods (thumbnails larger images)
Beginning - 1849
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This chronology highlights some of the significant dates in the evolution of rowing as the first modern sport, and has been prepared as part of a larger project for the Friends of Rowing History and the National Rowing Foundation. The number of references to races before 1840, which is by no means comprehensive, is intended to give some indication of the extent to which rowing contests preceded other team sport activities in the United States. Several items were drawn from the "Selected Chronology" in Chris Dodd s STORY OF WORLD ROWING (1992). I am grateful to Chris for his permission to use those references, which are noted. My thanks also to Bill Miller for his contributions relating to the development of rowing technology, which are also noted. Finally, all history raises questions, and some of the dates and events presented below are subjects of debate among rowing historians - caveat reader! Any mistakes are my responsibility alone. Proposed corrections or suggestions for this timeline may be sent to tweil@skadden.com

31. Forum2
UK who spoke about the British rowing history projects. from the championship varsitycrew and rowing Hall of Mr. John Cooke, Yale ’56 and olympic gold medal
http://www.rowinghistory.net/forum2.htm
2nd Annual Rowing History Forum Another great Forum - Thanks everyone On Sunday, Feb. 10 th Mystic Seaport co-hosted the nd Annual Rowing History Forum with the National Rowing Foundation and the Friends of Rowing History. Approximately 60 people from all over the Northeast listened to rowing history specialists speak about their topics. Guest speakers included Christopher Dodd from the River and Rowing Museum from Henley-on-Thames, UK who spoke about the British rowing history projects. Mr. Frank Cunningham, 1947 Harvard stroke oar from the championship varsity crew and Rowing Hall of Fame inductee, joined us from Seattle and brilliantly enlightened everyone about his life experiences. Mr. John Cooke, Yale ’56 and Olympic gold medal crew, revealed some special moments written by Dr. Benjamin Spock, a member of the 1924 Yale Olympic gold medal crew. Mr. Tom Weil, Jr. from Houston, TX discussed the wealth of rowing memorabilia that exists, especially from the height of popularity of competitive rowing in the 19 th century. Ms. Susan Saint Sing from Stuart, FL spoke about the 1920 US Naval Academy Olympic gold medal crew and the famous Glendon coaching family. Mrs. Eileen and Mr. Duncan Glendon, grandson of Richard Glendon, listened intently and added a few bits of information. Lastly, Bill Miller from Duxbury, MA presented a slide show about the development and innovation of rowing equipment in the 19

32. Olympics
In the Spotlight Redgrave wins fifth rowing gold Briton Steve Redgrave Redgrave,38, the most celebrated oarsman in olympic history, teamed with Matthew
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In the Spotlight: Redgrave wins fifth rowing gold
Briton Steve Redgrave refused to rule out another Olympic campaign after winning an unprecedented fifth consecutive gold medal on Saturday at the Sydney regatta. Redgrave, 38, the most celebrated oarsman in Olympic history, teamed with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell to win the men's coxless fours. Team USA Update The United States of America Olympic Team proved in the pool and on the track today, just what greatness and gold medals are all about.

33. Rowing
Home olympic Games Sports rowing rowing. history Rules Athletes Calendar Equipment Qualifications Sports Entry Forms
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The Olympic Stadium roof extends over a total area of 25,000 sq.m., covering the majority of seated areas. Athens Guide Torch Relay Tickets Sport Events ... Sports Rowing Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts.
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Rowing is a highly developed and popular sport in many countries. It combines a graceful spectacle with sharp competition. The field of play takes place in a natural scenic environment, such as a lake, river or a canal, which adds to the allure of rowing.  Watching the sport once, either in person or on television, turns almost anyone into an avid fan of the sport. The long and narrow boats, the colourful oars, the synchronised crews - ranging from one to eight athletes - are all ingredients for a very successful mix. This combination creates an exciting sport to watch and cheer on for spectators.   Description
In Olympic rowing 14 different boat classes are raced, eight sculling events in which two oars are used, one in each hand and six sweep-oared events in which the rower uses one oar with both hands. The sculling boat classes are the single, the double and the quadruple sculls with crews of one, two or four athletes respectively, as well as the lightweight double. The sweep row categories include the pair, the four, the lightweight four (for men only) and the eight with coxswain, which is perhaps the most spectacular rowing event of all.

34. UK Online - Official ISP Of The Olympics
history. rowing became an olympic sport in 1900. Since then the distancehas changed four times before 2000m was agreed upon for
http://www.ukonline.net/olympics/?art=sportwatch&page=sportcode&sportid=17

35. LookSmart - Directory - Olympic Rowing
olympic rowing Easyto-understand Press Association-produced guide to the olympicsport of rowing shares the tournament rules and a brief event history.
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  • International Federation of Rowing Associations
    FISA details such competitions as the World Rowing Championships and Olympic qualifiers. Includes photos, quotes, news, and results.
    Ananova - Olympic Rowing

    Easy-to-understand Press Association-produced guide to the Olympic sport of rowing shares the tournament rules and a brief event history.
    CBS Sportsline Olympics 2000 Rowing

    Offers details of venue, history, qualifying process and athlete profiles for the US rowing team in the Sydney Olympics.
    HickokSports.com - Rowing

    Find out who the winners were in every rowing event there has every been in the Olympics.
    Independent Rowing News
    Keep up with the world of competitive rowing through race results, interviews, and photos. Read selected features or subscribe to the magazine. Open-Water Rowing Publication for open-water rowers features articles, a schedule of events, a newsletter, an online forum, and a buyers guide.
  • 36. BBC SPORT | HISTORY | Athens 1896
    You are in olympics2000 Fans Guide history. due to a lack of participating teamswhile rowing and sailing The first olympic winner was American James Brendan
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    Baron De Coubertin inspires the first modern Games
    The first of the modern Olympic Games was staged in Athens, Greece, although financial difficulties almost saw it staged in Budapest, Hungary. Initially it was intended that Paris would host the first Olympics in 1900, but Athens was chosen four years earlier, though Greece ran into financial difficulties before the Games could begin. With Hungary preparing for its millennium celebrations, Budapest repeatedly offered to step in as a replacement but the Crown Prince Constantine of Greece set up an organising committee and the donations began to flood in. Just over 200 men, representing 14 countries competed in a total of 43 events. The majority of the participants were from the host nation with tennis, track and field, fencing, weightlifting, cycling, wrestling, shooting, swimming and gymnastics all contested. Cricket and soccer tournaments were cancelled due to a lack of participating teams while rowing and sailing competitions fell victim to poor weather. Event winners received a silver medal, a certificate and a crown of olive leaves. Runners-up were given bronze medals and a crown of laurel while third placed participants went home empty handed.

    37. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Venues Guide | Schinias Rowing/Canoeing Centre
    olympic history.
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    Last Updated: Monday, 19 April, 2004, 17:31 GMT 18:31 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Schinias Rowing/Canoeing Centre
    VENUE FACTFILE Events:
    Rowing, Canoe/Kayak flatwater racing Athletes: Spectators: Schedule: 15-28 August Paralympics event: None The purpose-built rowing and flatwater canoeing centre has had its fair share of problems in construction. The complex is situated 47km north east of the Olympic Village in the Marathonas region and will host 14,000 spectators. Based on the Sydney Olympic rowing course in Penrith, excavation began in November 2000 before water was added from the nearby Makaria springs. The main lake will be 2,250 metres long and linked to a smaller auxiliary lake for training and warm-up purposes. A test event in August 2003 raised concerns about the timing and location of the Olympic events as the "meltemi" - notorious north-westerly winds - saw rowers tossed about and thrown into the water. A whole day of competition had to be cancelled but organisers, who had to shelve plans to plant a row of trees because they would only protect the outer lanes, insist the conditions were not typical.

    38. NZRA New Zealand Rowing - History
    of training was adopted by the rowing Council in New Zealand has an outstanding historyof international epitomised by New Zealand s first olympic Medalist, D
    http://www.rowingnz.org.nz/info/history.htm
    The History of New Zealand Rowing
    A NEW ZEALAND SPORTING SUCCESS STORY
    A BRIEF OUTLINE
    THE ORIGINS
    Ever since the first people set foot in Aotearoa, water has been one of the most important transport resources. The mighty Waka, Tiwai, moved people and goods around our shores for hundreds of years. The arrival of the European (1830 - 1860) saw the introduction of a wide variety of sailing and human powered craft.
    The earliest form of racing recorded was in whaleboats.
    These boats were of broad beam and clinker built. They were powered by upto 12 oarsmen sitting two abreast in the boat. It was popular throughout the country and is considered the forerunner of the sport of rowing in this country. The first Rowing club to be officially formed is considered to be the CanterburyRowing Club in Christchurch in 1861.(There seems to be much conflicting evidence on this point - even the date varies between 1861 and 1868) Many whaling ships still visited New Zealand harbours and whale boat racing continued, often involving high stakes, for many years regattas were open to both amateurs and professionals. This uneasy alliance continued until 1887. Other rowing clubs had developed by this time, so on March 16th 1887 at the instigation of William Fitzgerald of the Star Boat Club, Wellingtonrepresentatives of 9 Clubs formed the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association.The first Patron was Sir W.F.D.Jervois, J.O.James of Christchurch was the first President and A.G.Biss of Wellington was the Secretary.

    39. CRASH-B Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships Rules
    In the beginning, CRASHB was a group of 1976-1980 US olympic and World Team athleteswho lurked on the Charles River, never rowing the same lineup twice
    http://www.crash-b.org/history.htm
    In the beginning, CRASH-B was a group of 1976-1980 US Olympic and World Team athletes who lurked on the Charles River, never rowing the same lineup twice, never practicing before a race, always jumping the start against Harvard and having a lot of fun too.
    The 1980 U.S. boycott of the Olympics was not fun though, and about the same time Concept2 invented their later-named Model A rowing ergometer, the one with the bicycle wheel, a wooden handle and an odometer. The guys (and a few gals) of CRASH-B, led by the likes of Tiff Wood, Dick Cashin, Jake Everett and Holly Hatton, formed a fun little regatta of about twenty rowers in Harvard's Newell Boathouse, to break up the monotony of winter training.
    Within a few short years CRASH-B grew into the international world indoor rowing championships it is now. The regatta outgrew Newell, and then the IAB (the Indoor Athletic Building, now MAC, the Malkin Athletic Center), the QRAC (Radcliffe Quadrangle Athletic Center), moving to MIT's Rockwell Cage for many years. In 1995 the regatta moved to Harvard's Indoor Track Facility, perhaps three times the size of Rockwell Cage. And in 1997 CRASH-B moved to an even larger and ultra-modern facility, the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College.
    In the late 1980s, when Tiff Wood and his wife Kristy Aserlind moved to Seattle, Kurt Somerville, a member of the 1980 US Olympic Eight, took over as Commodore. A few years ago, when he wasn't looking, we decided we liked him so much we elected him Commodore for Life.

    40. Vancouver Rowing Club: History: Books & Resources :: Vancouver Rowing Club ::
    by 4 seconds with a time of 55718 the second fastest time in olympic history. afterthe race, US rowing boss Tip Goes said ‘For a crew that only started
    http://www.vancouverrowingclub.ca/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&

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