Rowing World Records
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The Rowing World Records are the fastest times set over the international rowing distance of 2,000 m. They are believed to be correct as of August 2006.
Indoor records set on the Concept2 indoor rower. Split refers to the average time to complete 500 m (i.e. the 2,000 m time divided by 4).
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[edit] On Water Records
It is worth noting that 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 Gifu, 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.
- Lwt Men: Crew average 70 kg (154 lb) - no rower over 72.5 kg (159 lb)
- Lwt Women: Crew average 57 kg (125 lb) - no one over 59 kg (130 lb)
[edit] Men
| Boat | Time | Split | Nation | Location | Year | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1x | 6:35.40 | 1:38.8 | NZL | Eton | 2006 | Mahe Drysdale |
| M2- | 6:14.27 | 1:33.5 | GBR | Seville | 2002 | Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell |
| M2+ | 6:42.16 | 1:40.5 | CRO | Indianapolis | 1994 | Igor Boraska, Tihomir Frankovic, Milan Razov (coxswain) |
| M2x | 6:03.25 | 1:30.8 | FRA | Poznań | 2006 | Adrien Hardy, Jean-Baptiste Macquet |
| M4- | 5:41.35 | 1:25.3 | GER | Seville | 2002 | Sebastien Thormann, Paul Dienstbach, Philip Stueer, Bernd Heidicker |
| M4+ | 5:58.96 | 1:29.7 | GER | Vienna | 1991 | Matthias Ungemach, Armin Eichholz, Armin Weyrauch, Bahne Rabe, Joerg Dederding (coxswain) |
| M4x | 5:37.31 | 1:24.3 | POL | Poznań | 2006 | Adam Korol, Michał Jeliński, Marek Kolbowicz, Konrad Wasielewski |
| M8+ | 5:19.85 | 1:19.9 | USA | Athens | 2004 | Jason Read, Wyatt Allen, Chris Ahrens, Joseph Hansen, Matt Deakin, Dan Beery, Beau Hoopman, Bryan Volpenhein, Peter Cipollone (coxswain) |
| LM1x | 6:47.82 | 1:41.9 | GBR | Eton | 2006 | Zac Purchase |
| LM2- | 6:28.41 | 1:37.1 | GER | Eton | 2006 | Otto Felix, Ole Rueckbrodt |
| LM2x | 6:10.80 | 1:32.7 | ITA | Seville | 2002 | Elia Luini, Leonardo Pettinari |
| LM4- | 5:45.60 | 1:26.4 | DEN | Lucerne | 1999 | Thomas Poulsen, Thomas Ebert, Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen |
| LM4x | 5:45.18 | 1:26.2 | ITA | Montreal | 1992 | Francesco Esposito, Massimo Lana, Michelangelo Crispi, Massimo Guglielmi |
| LM8+ | 5:30.24 | 1:22.5 | GER | Montreal | 1992 | Klaus Altena, Christian Dahlke, Thomas Melges, Bernhard Stomporowski, Michael Kobor, Uwe Maerz, Michael Buchheit, Kai von Warburg, Olaf Kaska (coxswain) |
[edit] Women
| Boat | Time | Split | Nation | Location | Year | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1x | 7:07.71 | 1:46.9 | BUL | Seville | 2002 | Roumiana Neykova |
| W2- | 6:53.80 | 1:43.4 | ROM | Lucerne | 1999 | Georgeta Andrunache, Viorica Susanu |
| W2x | 6:38.78 | 1:39.6 | NZL | Seville | 2002 | Georgina Evers-Swindell, Caroline Evers-Swindell |
| W4- | 6:25.35 | 1:36.3 | AUS | Eton | 2006 | Kate Hornsey, Amber Bradley, Jo Lutz, Robyn Selby Smith |
| W4x | 6:10.80 | 1:32.7 | GER | Duisburg | 1996 | Kathrin Boron, Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, Jana Sorgers, Kerstin Koeppen |
| W8+ | 5:55.50 | 1:28.8 | USA | Eton | 2006 | Caryn Davies, Caroline Lind, Susan Francia, Anna Mickelson, Lindsay Shoop, Anna Goodale, Megan Cooke, Brett Sickler, Mary Whipple (coxswain) |
| LW1x | 7:15.88 | 1:48.9 | NED | Lucerne | 1999 | Marit van Eupen |
| LW2- | 7:18.32 | 1:49.5 | AUS | Aiguebelette | 1997 | Eliza Blair, Justine Joyce |
| LW2x | 6:49.77 | 1:42.4 | CHN | Poznań | 2006 | Shimin Yan, Dongxiang Xu |
| LW4x | 6:23.96 | 1:35.9 | CHN | Eton | 2006 | Liu Jing, Fan Xuefei, Chen Haixia, Yu Hua |
[edit] Indoor Records
| Category | Time | Split | Nation | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Men | 5:37.0 | 1:24.2 | GER | 2001 | Matthias Siejkowski |
| Lwt Men | 6:02.6 | 1:30.7 | ITA | 2004 | Elia Luini |
| Open Women | 6:28.4 | 1:37.1 | FRA | 2005 | Sophie Balmary |
| Lwt Women | 6:56.7 | 1:44.1 | USA | 2000 | Lisa Schlenker |
- Lwt Men: 165 lb (74.8 kg) maximum weight
- Lwt Women: 135 lb (61.2 kg) maximum weight
