Lake Washington Rowing Club
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Lake Washington Rowing Club (LWRC) is an organization in the greater Seattle area to further the sport of rowing
. It trains people ranging in experience from beginners to Olympic-caliber
rowers. The club emphasizes mastery of boat-handling skills and values sculling
as the principal path to excellence in all types of rowing.
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
. It trains people ranging in experience from beginners to Olympic-caliber
Rowing at the Summer Olympics
Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since the 1900 Summer Olympics. Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather. Only men were allowed to compete until the women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal...
rowers. The club emphasizes mastery of boat-handling skills and values sculling
Sculling
Sculling generally refers to a method of using oars to propel watercraft in which the oar or oars touch the water on both the port and starboard sides of the craft, or over the stern...
as the principal path to excellence in all types of rowing.