To begin a race, the starter says ... What is the five-meter rule in Olympic canoeing? To prevent boats from riding each other's wakes, a boat may not come within five meters of a boat next to it. If ...

All 10 Olympic sailing events are contested in fleet races – meaning a group of boats race against each other with the first boat to cross the finish line named the winner. For each of these classes, ...

This was the stage on which Ernest Blakelock Thubron, racing for France under ... in 1904 and owning his own boat engine construction works in Cairo. He was not the kind of athlete you would nowadays ...

With just three months until the Boat Race this year, this trial race helps the rowers understand what to work on for the ...

Sarasota Crew Head Coach Casey Galvanek overcame chemistry issues with his crew en route to coaching the U.S. men's four boat ...

FORMER Olympic rower Sarah Winckless is set to become the first woman to umpire the Men’s Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on ...

One of the oldest sporting events in the world, the boat race between Oxford ... level contest featuring Olympic athletes from around the globe. This year’s race is scheduled for the late ...

American officials had declined an Olympic boycott despite warnings from diplomats of Nazi exploitation of the Games for propaganda purposes. Went 1000 meters at racing heat in 3:03 — very fast! Boat ...