Thanks soooo much for posting this video. Have been searching for this for ages...Munich was a catastrophe - let's see what the future holds for them....For me Steve Williams is one of the best, nicest and definately sexiest oarsmen I've ever seen. Good luck for Beijing!
Anyone else notice Williams pulling a massive air stroke near the end of the race? Lucky for him they had clear water, he looked like he was really struggling at the end
it's done in some eights as well it depends on the people in the boat. if yu have two really heavy, hard pulling guys who both row port, you can't put them in stroke or bow because they will turn the boat with every stroke. So you put them in the middle (the engine room) where there's less effect on the course.
@seusical0xo that's called a bucket rigg where i row. it's to even out the power in the boat if some people pull harder.it also helps the boat go straight.
There are different reasons for it guys. We frig-rigged an eight one summer because stroke side (port for you yanks) (it was a bow (starboard) rigged boat) was pulling the boat round. We also tried frig-frig-rigging it (bow, stroke, stroke, bow, bow, stroke, stroke, bow)...that was an interesting summer lol!
for our varsity tryouts we had to row the same length after the finish line my arms and back went numb damn only the adrenaline pushed me all the way, it was exciting good thing the boys and i landed 2nd
Alright, question for rowers. I have an ergometer at home and I'm doing weights lately, but I'm doing them at home and hate the quad/glute exercises that I have available to me. Lunges in particular. I don't mind calf raises, but is rowing enough of a quad/glute exercise to offset upper body mass gains and prevent chicken leg syndrome?
Because the standard p-s-p-s rigging creates a transversal torque twisting the boat to starboard at the catch and the reverse at the finish, while the p-s-s-p rigging (invented by motorcycling engineer Giulio Carcano for the Moto Guzzi Italian four that won at London 1948) eliminates it.
@patrarok i usually use wooden handles, they are much grippier when dry than wooden ones. but wooden ones are better when wet. and everything gives blisterss :/
reasons for frig/bucket/chinese rigging less moment on boat, therefore more rigidity and more effiency if bow is stronger than 2 in a conventionally rigged boat, frig rigging gives 2 the advantage in moment when he sits at bow and finally, it looks more interesting lol
haha this race is the first race that i ever watched... i had my fist rowing practice about a year and a half ago, and as soon as i came hoe from that i found this on you tube
Williams misses a stroke on purpose to keep the boat in the lane. Check out 6:49 where the boat is veering off to Williams' right. Theres only so much a rudder can do at that speed. Maybe he was pulling Reed round....
Rob that makes no sense at all. Apart from it patently being a mistake, missing the water would have caused the boat to veer even further to Williams right.
@roosc5765 Only very slightly, he has a more mechanical catch and drive than Andy Hodge - interesting to see different techniques achieving the same result.
I'm no elite coach or anything but how do guys match up then? Are all the guys in your boat of the same height? Because the difference between two men who are 5'10 and 6'3 is the same difference between two men who are 6'2 and 6'7...both 5 inch difference. And for the latter, both are over 6'0...what's his reasoning there?
@eaglesfan37 no they havnt. 2001-2004 was a toss up between them and the germans, and in 2003 the canadians shocked everyone, GB only won in 2004 because they put pinesent and cracknell in the four our of hte pair.
no, but you might want to err on the side of being a lightweight. however, regardless of the weight categories, height does help in this sport as leverage is a key component moving a boat. that aside, think spudd webb for the NBA and you don't NEED to be tall to be a rower, it helps but what you MUST have are heart, drive, dedication and mental toughness to do the work that is necessary to be successful.
unity due to pace? he obviously doesn't really know much about unity to pace if he thinks all the guys of the same height will make a more rhythmic boat...there are crews with people of all sizes. seriously, the CAN and GB M8+ this year in london had guys as tall as 6'8 and guys as "small" as 6'1...how did they keep pace? they found rhythm in another aspect/ part of the stroke
@samm1809 if you're rowing well, it should be a much better workout for your legs than your upper body. with the exception of lightweights, rowers do not have chicken legs...
Now they are - unfortunately. Couldn't believe my eyes. Let's see what Jürgen Grobler will do about it. Would be a shame to brake them up, but mybe necessary...
He he, yes during Yugslavia Championship I had to pee just ten minutes before the race :) So I stood up, while others were holding the balance of the boat.
"Dorney Lake is one of the best and most beautifull rowing lakes in the world" this is a lie! unless you go to eton? it is horrible. its 2k too long and sitting on the stakeboats is just scary!
Man, Germany came out of nowhere! What a sprint!
Thanks soooo much for posting this video. Have been searching for this for ages...Munich was a catastrophe - let's see what the future holds for them....For me Steve Williams is one of the best, nicest and definately sexiest oarsmen I've ever seen. Good luck for Beijing!
i was a rower for 9 years:D
Very cool sport!
Anyone else notice Williams pulling a massive air stroke near the end of the race? Lucky for him they had clear water, he looked like he was really struggling at the end
it's done in some eights as well
it depends on the people in the boat. if yu have two really heavy, hard pulling guys who both row port, you can't put them in stroke or bow because they will turn the boat with every stroke. So you put them in the middle (the engine room) where there's less effect on the course.
@seusical0xo that's called a bucket rigg where i row. it's to even out the power in the boat if some people pull harder.it also helps the boat go straight.
Dorney Lake is one of the best and most beautifull rowing lakes in the world
Duff stroke by GB bow man at 7:06 - missed the water!
Was a crab
@CulinaryOddities all world cup and world champ races are 2k.
That was amazing. These men are gods.
i have rowed thier:) did it a couple of days ago for the south coast champs
im with u. we used wooden handels. foam 1s are for little school girls here in nz
There are different reasons for it guys. We frig-rigged an eight one summer because stroke side (port for you yanks) (it was a bow (starboard) rigged boat) was pulling the boat round. We also tried frig-frig-rigging it (bow, stroke, stroke, bow, bow, stroke, stroke, bow)...that was an interesting summer lol!
I row Junior 4's for Hastings, we represented CARA there this year after our first season.
for our varsity tryouts we had to row the same length after the finish line my arms and back went numb damn only the adrenaline pushed me all the way, it was exciting good thing the boys and i landed 2nd
Alright, question for rowers. I have an ergometer at home and I'm doing weights lately, but I'm doing them at home and hate the quad/glute exercises that I have available to me. Lunges in particular. I don't mind calf raises, but is rowing enough of a quad/glute exercise to offset upper body mass gains and prevent chicken leg syndrome?
wow! andrew triggs hodge rows at my club, molesey boat club, he is an extrodinary rower
Because the standard p-s-p-s rigging creates a transversal torque twisting the boat to starboard at the catch and the reverse at the finish, while the p-s-s-p rigging (invented by motorcycling engineer Giulio Carcano for the Moto Guzzi Italian four that won at London 1948) eliminates it.
nice race, grand finish:)
what kind of boats are some of those...? seats 2 and 3 are both ports on some of them...
In Ireland we call it Continental rig. Im actually in this video somewhere!
@seusical0xo you can change the riggers
@patrarok i usually use wooden handles, they are much grippier when dry than wooden ones. but wooden ones are better when wet. and everything gives blisterss :/
he did, he recovers it and they have enough momentum to win
someone please post the last world championship race. plllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase
i have a eton gb row suit. swoped it with a gb u23 coach last year in germany!! lol
Why are you not rowing anymore Max? You injured? There's almost always a way to get back into it. Good luck mate. It's the best sport in the world!
@BexMiddleton14 Thought so, sculled and rowed there last September, was brilliant, bit choppy though
thats strange look how low the white boat is sitting in the water at these speeds, why would they design it like that?
is it true that you need to be at least 6' tall to be a rower? I have been told I was too short to row. I am 5'11"
is it just me or is Steve williams dipping slightly at the catch ?
I love rowing! :) :)
Andy Hodge... great athlete, one of my favourite rowers!
reasons for frig/bucket/chinese rigging
less moment on boat, therefore more rigidity and more effiency
if bow is stronger than 2 in a conventionally rigged boat, frig rigging gives 2 the advantage in moment when he sits at bow
and finally, it looks more interesting lol
@lingman1393 I've heard of New Trier, They aren't National Champs.
@m78991234 coz they can go whatever side and order as long as there are 2 stroke and 2 bow side blades.
never doubt the germans...they are fighters, so powerful. what a fucking finish.
haha this race is the first race that i ever watched... i had my fist rowing practice about a year and a half ago, and as soon as i came hoe from that i found this on you tube
Is this at dorney lake?
Williams misses a stroke on purpose to keep the boat in the lane. Check out 6:49 where the boat is veering off to Williams' right. Theres only so much a rudder can do at that speed. Maybe he was pulling Reed round....
Rob that makes no sense at all. Apart from it patently being a mistake, missing the water would have caused the boat to veer even further to Williams right.
7:04 Nice airshot from Williams
@djraimundo6 just curious why these are "idiot American terms"
@roosc5765
Only very slightly, he has a more mechanical catch and drive than Andy Hodge - interesting to see different techniques achieving the same result.
I'm no elite coach or anything but how do guys match up then? Are all the guys in your boat of the same height? Because the difference between two men who are 5'10 and 6'3 is the same difference between two men who are 6'2 and 6'7...both 5 inch difference. And for the latter, both are over 6'0...what's his reasoning there?
@eaglesfan37 no they havnt. 2001-2004 was a toss up between them and the germans, and in 2003 the canadians shocked everyone, GB only won in 2004 because they put pinesent and cracknell in the four our of hte pair.
@chinggiskhaan123 Of course they're not human, they're Olympic rowers.
you're right mate, he did catch crabz
no, but you might want to err on the side of being a lightweight. however, regardless of the weight categories, height does help in this sport as leverage is a key component moving a boat. that aside, think spudd webb for the NBA and you don't NEED to be tall to be a rower, it helps but what you MUST have are heart, drive, dedication and mental toughness to do the work that is necessary to be successful.
i asked because my college team restricted rowers to be 6' or taller. the coach stated he wanted unity due to pace.
never rowed..but seems exhausting
I assume that you've never rowed. It is, in fact, a pain contest.
I used to row too, and we were pretty good lol
@substantialiscious12
It's 2000 m
Wooden handles are the best!
The finish on Germany holy shit!
so are you
unity due to pace? he obviously doesn't really know much about unity to pace if he thinks all the guys of the same height will make a more rhythmic boat...there are crews with people of all sizes. seriously, the CAN and GB M8+ this year in london had guys as tall as 6'8 and guys as "small" as 6'1...how did they keep pace? they found rhythm in another aspect/ part of the stroke
Handrew👍👏👏
"you can see them beginning to breathe..." what the hell? are they even human?
@samm1809 if you're rowing well, it should be a much better workout for your legs than your upper body. with the exception of lightweights, rowers do not have chicken legs...
@k2477456 nice. cheers mate.
if the Germans would have started that sprint 50 meters earlier they would have won.
Very Impressive Comeback.
Now they are - unfortunately. Couldn't believe my eyes. Let's see what Jürgen Grobler will do about it. Would be a shame to brake them up, but mybe necessary...
He he, yes during Yugslavia Championship I had to pee just ten minutes before the race :) So I stood up, while others were holding the balance of the boat.
@CulinaryOddities 5:43. :P
he dosnt catch a crab, he just misses a stroke.
0.1 sec is the difference between been number 8 and number 7 in the world at rowing 2000m.Today I am number 7.
soccer= gay(dancing on the field), basketball=acceptable, football or soccer=(if ur crazy), rowing= BEST OF ALL
Steve williams absolutely fluffs one at 7:05
who caught a crab?
one of the few MACHO sports in the world!!!
he did catch a crab
@2TheGuy2 yea i Lied, I'm 17.
they wouldent have maintained it
@ooomblah agreed.
looks like it
the first time I did I got 1:49 in 500 meter and I weigh 235.6'4 14y
The germans final sprint is problaly the best ever rowed in the world!!!!!
@hottdog2007 That sucks
@samm1809 yes if you push yourself properly my legs are far more muscular than my upper body
@Sigmarian im 6'0 165 pounds and hold a 1:37:0, a 6:28 for a 2k. im only 16
Steve Williams at 7:05/ 7:06 looks like he nearly caught a crab or something
Here's where you see that real men pull on wood.
Wait... That came out wrong xD
What the f...!!! 20 meters more and the germans were able to came in first place
steve williams caught a crab, 7:05
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH!!!
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ahahahaha, i was noticed this
I hate waitig at the starting gates.
lol lets all play nice :)
*just
"Dorney Lake is one of the best and most beautifull rowing lakes in the world" this is a lie! unless you go to eton? it is horrible. its 2k too long and sitting on the stakeboats is just scary!
shitty indeed. i pulled a 2k at 1:44.7 last week. I''m 14 and i weigh 171 lbs
but they lost...
not really but.. yeah its pretty bad
even worse...