Sculling
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Sculling is the use of oars to propel a boat by moving them through the water on both sides of the craft, or moving one oar over the stern. A long, narrow boat with sliding seats, rigged with two oars
Sculler ready to catch with blades squared
Sculling oars for competitive rowing
Quad, Germany, 1982. Stroke Seat: Martin Winter. 3 Seat: Uwe Heppner. 2 Seat: Uwe Mund. Bow Seat: Karl-Heinz Bußert.
GB Pair at Henley 2004
Sweep rowing
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Sweep rowing is one of two disciplines of the sport of rowing. In sweep rowing each rower has one oar, usually held with both hands. As each rower has only one oar, the rowers have to be paired so tha
Sculling
…may be referred to as a scull, its oars may be referred to as sculls and a person rowing it referred to as a sculler. Sculling is distinguished from sweep rowing, whereby each boat crew member employs an oar, complemented by another crew member on the opposite side with an oar, usually with each pulling it with…
An example of sweep rowing, with Peter van de Pas (left), Evert Kroes (right), 1977
College women's eights during Oxford University Eights Week