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==Sources== |
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*[http://www.worldrowing.com/ |
*[http://www.worldrowing.com/results FISA - Best Times] |
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*[http://concept2. |
*[http://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/racing/records/world/2000 Concept2 - World Records ] |
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*[http://www.concept2.co.uk/records/index.php?type=2000_british Concept2 - British Records ] |
*[http://www.concept2.co.uk/records/index.php?type=2000_british Concept2 - British Records ] |
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*[http://www.concept2.co.uk/records/ |
*[http://www.concept2.co.uk/indoor-rowers/racing/records/british Concept2 - Other Records ] |
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*[http://www.biddulph.org.uk/besttime.htm#FISA David Biddulph's rowing page - World Best Times] |
*[http://www.biddulph.org.uk/besttime.htm#FISA David Biddulph's rowing page - World Best Times] |
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*[[Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004 - Rowing Results]] |
*[[Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004 - Rowing Results]] |
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Revision as of 16:45, 3 September 2013
The Rowing World Records are the fastest times set over the international rowing distance of 2000 m. They are believed to be correct as of 14/7/2013.
On Water Records
Rowing times are strongly affected by weather conditions, and to a lesser extent by water temperature - the majority of the these times were set in warm water with a strong tailwind. World best rowing times have also decreased because of improvements in technology to both the boats and the oars, along with improvements in the conditioning of the rowers.
Because environmental conditions have a strong impact on boat speed, FISA, recognizes world best times instead of world records. A world best time is one recorded on a regatta course that has previously held the World Championships, Olympic Games, or World Cup since 1980. A number of record times were set at the 2005 World Championships held on the Nagara River at Kaizu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, but due to a fast current caused by heavy rainfall from the remnants of Typhoon Mawar, FISA declared that the race results were not eligible to be considered as world best times.
There is a category for lightweight rowing. For men the crew average, wearing racing kit, cannot exceed 70 kg (154 lb) and no rower may be over 72.5 kg (160 lb). For women the limits are 57 kg (126 lb) and 59 kg (130 lb).[1]
Men
Women
Indoor Records
| Category | Time | Split | Nation | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Men | 5:36.6 | 1:24.1 |  New Zealand
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2008 | Rob Waddell |
| Lightweight Men | 5:56.7 | 1:29.175 |  Denmark
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2013 | Henrik Stephansen |
| Open Women | 6:28.4 | 1:37.1 |  France
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2005 | Sophie Balmary |
| Lightweight Women | 6:54.7 | 1:43.7 |  United States
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2010 | Ursula Grobler |
- Lwt Men: 75 kg (165 lb) maximum weight
- Lwt Women: 61.5 kg (136 lb) maximum weight [4]
Note: the standard machine for indoor records is the Concept2 indoor rower. "Split" refers to the average time to complete 500 m (i.e. the 2000 m time divided by 4).
References
- ^ http://www.worldrowing.com/medias/docs/media_350586.pdf page 58
- ^ "World's best time for New Zealand duo". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Shockers in the eights at the Lucerne World Cup". World Rowing. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ http://concept2.co.uk/records/
Sources
- FISA - Best Times
- Concept2 - World Records
- Concept2 - British Records
- Concept2 - Other Records
- David Biddulph's rowing page - World Best Times
- Athens 2004 - Rowing Results
