Rowing
The History of Rowing
In the 13th century, Venetian festivals (or regatas) included boat races. The name survives today as regatta to describe modern rowing competitions. One of the first organized races was held on the River Thames in the 18th century between river taximen.
Rowing History.
Information about the history of rowing with emphasis on North American rowing.
http://www.rowinghistory.net/
An Introduction to Rowing.
The sport from its roots in ancient warfare to its state today.
http://www.rowersworld.com/Content/About/2000_7_10b.php
A Brief History
of Rowing.
Taken from "A Short History of Rowing" by Thomas Mendenhall.
http://www.augustarowingclub.org/History%20of%20Rowing/history.html
History of Rowing.
A timeline of (primarily British) rowing history, from the 1700s to the present.
http://www.ara-rowing.org/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=1,39,51
History
of Rowing.
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_rowing
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