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 are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are
Harvard Rowing Crew at Henley 2004 2
Aviron 2015 World Championships 11
A rowing competition is recounted in the Aeneid, illustrated in this sixteenth-century plaque
The finish of the Doggett's Coat and Badge. Painting by Thomas Rowlandson.
An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing. It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox".
Eights at the end of the 2002 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race