Rowing formations and positions.
Rowing is raced by crews of one, two, four or eight, an eight carrying nine with its cox, over a straight course of 2000 metres marked into buoyed lanes. A regatta progresses through heats, repechages and semi-finals to a final, each a single side-by-side race. The result is the finishing order at the line, with times recorded for each crew. World Rowing Rules of Racing apply, administered in Britain by British Rowing.
Rowing positions.
| Code | Position | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| BOW | Bow Seat | Bow Pair |
| 2 | Seat 2 | Bow Pair |
| 3 | Seat 3 | Engine Room |
| 4 | Seat 4 | Engine Room |
| 5 | Seat 5 | Engine Room |
| 6 | Seat 6 | Engine Room |
| 7 | Seat 7 | Stern Pair |
| STR | Stroke Seat | Stern Pair |
| COX | Coxswain | Coxswain |
- Size
- 2000 m by 108 m
- Match
- 1 race
- Squad
- 9 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes
- Scoring
- A score is a win; the result is in wins.
- Rules
- World Rowing Rules of Racing and Related Bye-Laws 2025
Coxless four (4-) formations (2).
Coxless four (4-): 1 race, 4 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes, on a 2000 m by 108 m pitch.
Positions: Bow Seat (BOW), Seat 2 (2), Seat 3 (3), Seat 4 (4), Seat 5 (5), Seat 6 (6), Seat 7 (7), Stroke Seat (STR), Coxswain (COX).
Coxless pair (2-) formations (2).
Coxless pair (2-): 1 race, 2 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes, on a 2000 m by 108 m pitch.
Positions: Bow Seat (BOW), Seat 2 (2), Seat 3 (3), Seat 4 (4), Seat 5 (5), Seat 6 (6), Seat 7 (7), Stroke Seat (STR), Coxswain (COX).
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