Rowing

Rowing is one of the oldest sports included in the Olympic games. The first known evidence for this kind of sport dates back in 1430 BC in Egypt when Amenhotep ІІ was the first one. Rowing appeared in its modern type in London on the most famous and large river in the UK - Thames. Nowadays there is an International Federation of Rowing Associations (FISA) which was made in 1892. The boats for rawing are not as the usual boats. They are aerodynamical and their shape helps them a lot. The boats are narrow and long, with a sharp front part. The types of boats could be for 1, 2, 4 or 8 people. The boats are differently painted. They show the nationallity of the boat ot who owns it. According to the position of coxwain there are 3 types of boats: coxless, bow-coxed or stern-coxed.