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World Rowing Coastal Championships
The World Rowing Coastal Championships is an official coastal rowing championship competition organised by World Rowing. The competition was first held in 2006 as the Rowing Coastal World Challenge and took official World Championships status in 2007, being held annually since the beginning (except 2012, 2020 and 2021). In this championships the endurance format is raced, with 4-6km races, in contrast with the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in which the head-to-head elimination style is raced, with a short sprint along the beach. Venues Medallists Men Singles Pairs Fours Women Singles Pairs Fours Mixed Pairs References * * * {{Main world championships Coastal The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in ... Recurring sporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coastal Rowing
Coastal and offshore rowing is a rowing (sport), rowing sport performed at sea. In North America, this sport is often called open water rowing. Due to sea one has to row in harsher conditions. To withstand it the boats usually are wider and more robust than those used on rivers and lakes. International competition At present, most British sea rowing is "traditional" fixed seat rowing and competition is of a regional nature. France is leading the development of modern sliding seat seagoing boats, "Yoles", and National Competition here is well established with International Rowing Federation, FISA, the worldwide regulatory body for rowing, encouraging the expansion of the sport to other countries. Since 2007, the competition has been renamed as the FISA World Club Coastal Rowing Challenge, thus opening the event to all Club rowers without pre-qualification. Africa South Africa Competitive rowing has been taking place on dams and rivers in South Africa since colonial times, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
