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World Rowing

🏛️Official — World Rowing

Rowing has been an Olympic sport since the 1900 Paris Games (men) and 1976 Montreal Games (women). World Rowing, founded in 1892 as FISA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron), is the oldest international sporting federation and governs the sport under the World Rowing Rules of Racing....

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Rules sourced from World Rowing — Rules of Racing — last verified May 11, 2026

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2026 World Rowing Rules of Racing (Overall & Classic, approved with February 2026 updates)

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