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Rowing originated in the United Kingdom. The 17th century of the Thames often held the boat race set. 1715 to celebrate the king crowned, have held the first boat race. In 1775 British rowing competition rules formulated in the same year, establish rowing club. In 1811 eton have held the first eight people rowing match. 1829 Oxford University, university of Cambridge hold their first intercollegiate boat race. 1839 held rowing cup. In 1846 British in sub outboard installed the OARS frame, extended paddle length, improves the paddle effect; In 1847 and overlapping board outside keel boat turned into a smooth inner keel, improving the boat rowing speed. 1857 American babcock invention slider (a say in 1865 Belgium athletes invention), athletes and move, can paddle to increase your legs. 1882 russians will closed-end propeller bolts instead activity type slurry ring, improving the paddle amplitude.

Rowing could have appeared in 1896 games, but because the water conditions and be temporary cancellation. Thereafter, each Olympic rowing are official event. Rowing is the earliest set Olympic record of one of the items. But because every race venue, meteorological and hydrological conditions are not the same, boat race do not set absolute record. 1976 Olympic Games first set up the female project, occupy rowing project of six COINS 14 golds. In 1996, lightweight event entered the Olympics, men's doubles match and four people have rudder have rudder and removed, instead is a lightweight double sculls racing and lightweight without rudder and four RACES. Women without rudder doubles game be cancelled, increased lightweight double sculls game. Lightweight game limits the contestant's weight, single female athletes weight cannot exceed 59 kilograms, many female project player, the average weight of cannot exceed 57 kilograms, Single men athletes weight cannot exceed 72.5 kilograms, many man project player, the average weight of no more than 70 kilograms.

Team USA in 1960 until all is rowing aspects rulers. But since then the soviets rise, while in the world in the 1970s and 80s is east Germany occupied a dominant position. German merger changed this situation, but they still is the Olympic arena cannot ignore important strength.