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World Rowing, also known as the World Rowing Federation (officially FISA; French: Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron [a]), is the international governing body for rowing. [2] Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who succeeded Denis Oswald at a ceremony held in Lucerne in July 2014.
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non- Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.
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, World Rowing recognizes world best times instead of world records.
The 2024 World Rowing Championships were held from 18 to 25 August 2024 at the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. [1] The championship was a combined event of the Senior, Under 23, and Under 19 championships, however only non-Olympic and Paralympic senior races were included in these Worlds due to the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
The World Rowing Federation, known as FISA until recently, is the sport's international governing body. World Rowing runs the World Rowing Championships, as well as several other international elite competitions including the World Rowing Cup and World Rowing Junior Championships. World Rowing also sponsors rowing at the Olympics.
The World Rowing Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It began in 1997 and comprises three regattas (apart from in 2001 when there were four) held throughout early summer. In each event points are awarded to the top seven finishing boats and an overall winner determined after the ...
Event Gold Silver Bronze Openweight events W1x details: Karolien Florijn Netherlands 7:14.35 Emma Twigg New Zealand 7:19.43 Tara Rigney Australia 7:21.07 W2x details Romania
The 1979 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August – 9 September 1979 at Bled in Slovenia, Yugoslavia. [1] [2] [3]