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Croker Oars [1] is an Australian manufacturer of rowing oars that was started by Howard Croker OAM [2] in Sydney, Australia. [3] They are now manufactured on Oxley Island, Taree , on the banks of the lower Manning River , in New South Wales . [ 4 ]
Many elite rowers use Concept2 oars, and along with Croker oars, they make up the majority of oars used in international competition. As of May 2024, Concept2 manufactures oars with a variety of blade designs, including their Comp, Fat2, Smoothie2 Vortex Edge, Smoothie2 Plain Edge, Big Blade, Macon Blade, and Bantam Blade options. [9]
When the rower uses one oar on one side, it is called sweep rowing that the single oar is called a "sweep" oar. [1] When the rower uses two oars at the same time, one on each side, it is called sculling, and the two oars are called a pair of "sculls". Typical sculls are around 284 cm - 290 cm in length — sweep oars are 370 cm - 376 cm.
Rowe joined the UTS Haberfield Rowing Club and made sculling his daily commute up the Parramatta River to Ryde where he worked for Howard Croker who manufactured oars. [2] At the 1971 Australian University Championships he raced the single scull event for the University of New South Wales [4] That same year he won the New South Wales state junior sculling title.
In the midst of Croker’s epic bank battle, his pregnant assistant, Jill Hensley (Chanté Adams), is facing her own dilemma after her husband, Conrad (Jon Michael Hill), is arrested for ...
Howard Croker OAM (1954–1956) – founder of Croker Oars [331] Sam Hardy (2003–2013) 2019 World Rowing Championships bronze medalist [332] Steve Handley (1969–1974) – 1980 Summer Olympics rowing [333] Rob Jahrling (1991–1992) – 2000 Summer Olympics rowing silver medallist [334]