Wikispooks wikispooks https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.33.2 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikispooks Wikispooks talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Property Property talk Form Form talk Concept Concept talk Document Document talk Wikipedia Wikipedia talk Test Test talk Widget Widget talk Campaign Campaign talk Module Module talk Gadget Gadget talk Gadget definition Gadget definition talk Rower 0 28912 204791 105950 2021-02-28T01:18:39Z Terje 655 unstub wikitext text/x-wiki {{employment |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing_(sport) |constitutes=athlete |image=Finish of 2007 Oxford-Cambridge boat race.JPG |image_caption=Finish of 2007 Oxford-Cambridge boat race |description=A sport often practiced at prestigious universities. }} The more prestigious universities often have their own rowing clubs, and being selected to their competitive rowing teams is an honor. Thus, a '''rower''' often belong to an [[establishment]] background, or it is a way to gain access to establishment networks. ==Modern History== Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when races ([[regatta]]s) were held between professional [[watermen]] on the [[River Thames]] in [[London]], United Kingdom. Often prizes were offered by the London Guilds and [[Livery Companies]]. [[Amateurism in sport|Amateur]] competition began towards the end of the 18th century with the arrival of "boat clubs" at the British [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public schools]] of [[Eton College]], [[Shrewsbury School]], [[Durham School]], and [[Westminster School]]. Similarly, clubs were formed at the [[University of Oxford]], with a race held between [[Brasenose College Boat Club|Brasenose College]] and [[Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford)|Jesus College]] in 1815. At the [[University of Cambridge]] the first recorded races were in 1827. Public rowing clubs were beginning at the same time; in England [[Leander Club]] was founded in 1818. In Germany [[Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club]] was founded in 1836 and in the United States Narragansett Boat Club was founded in 1838 and [[Detroit Boat Club]] was founded in 1839. In 1843, the first American college rowing club was formed at [[Yale University]]. Also the [[Australian establishment]] schools and universities have their own rowing clubs. ==The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race== '''The Boat Race''' is an annual set of [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] races between the [[Cambridge University Boat Club]] and the [[Oxford University Boat Club]], rowed between open-weight [[eight (rowing)|eights]] on the [[River Thames]] in [[London, England]]. There are separate men's and women's races, as well as races for reserve crews. It is also known as the '''University Boat Race''' and the '''Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race'''. The men's race was first held in 1829 and has been held annually since 1856, except during the [[World War I|First]] and [[World War II|Second]] World Wars and the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The first [[Women's Boat Race|women's event]] was in 1927 and the race has been held annually since 1964. [[The Boat Races 2015|Since 2015]], the women's race has taken place on the same day and course, and since 2018 the combined event of the two races has been referred to as "The Boat Race". In the [[The Boat Race 2019|2019 races]], which took place on Sunday 7 April 2019, Cambridge won the men's and women's races as well as both reserve races. {{SMWDocs}} ==References== {{reflist}} 42st9tpe1mdgl5euhdl7ndgn9eo5yz5