Rowing and Olympism
Rowing and Olympism Summary publications of the FISA, films, international rowing excursions. Part Ill Foreword by the President of the FISA. Competitions General Information about the FISA. – Technical aspects of rowing. – Rowing at the Olympic Games. Part I – Evolution of the programme. The history of the FISA – List of prize winners. Origins of rowing, the establishment of the – Participation per NOC from 1896 to 1984. FISA, successive Presidents, Secretaries – Participation per event during the latest General and Treasurers, subsequent growth Olympic Games and during the FISA through congresses, biographical notes. championships. – FISA championships : Men’s and later Part II Women’s European and world champion- Administration of the FISA ships, FISA lightweight championships, FISA Aims, organizational chart, member federa- men’s and later women’s junior champion- tions, Congress, Executive Committee, Coun- ships. cil, Commissions, Umpires’ panel, continental – Future international competitions. representatives, rule changes, the general secretariat, financing, training of technical Part IV officials, awards made by the FISA, principal Olympic awards obtained 901 From Cambridge in 1896... to the Olympic events on Lake Casitas in 1984 (V. Racila, 1st in the women’s single sculls). 902 Foreword he history of modern rowing is fascinating. In London, in the 17th and 18th century, up to 40,000 professional watermen took care of the traffic on the Thames. Quite obviously, T races were staged as well and money and betting played an important part. As more and more bridges were constructed, this profession disappeared. However, at the end of the 18th century, students discovered that rowing was fun, and soon the modern sport of rowing developed.
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