Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Rowing
competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics
in London are scheduled to be held from Saturday 28 July to Sunday 4 August 2012, at Dorney Lake
which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney. Fourteen medal events will be contested by 550 athletes, 353 men and 197 women.
All rowing events will be staged at the Eton Dorney Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake
near Windsor Castle
25 miles (40.2 km) west of London. The venue has eight lanes and is 2200 metres in length with a capacity of 30000.
, to be held at Lake Bled
, Bled
, Slovenia in August and September. Places are awarded to National Olympic Committee
s, not the specific athletes, finishing in the top eleven of men's events and top seven to nine of women's events, except in the eights where the first seven in the men's event and first five in the women's qualify. Further berths will be allocated at three continental qualifying regatta
s in Africa, Asia and Latin America and a final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne
, Switzerland.
, where they use two.
Sculling events include men's and women's singles, doubles, lightweight doubles, and quads. Sweep events are men's and women's pairs and eights, and men's fours and lightweight fours.
Rowing (sport)
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...
competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
in London are scheduled to be held from Saturday 28 July to Sunday 4 August 2012, at Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake is a purpose-built rowing lake in the United Kingdom. It is located at grid reference near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and near the towns of Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames. The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College, who have spent £17 million...
which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney. Fourteen medal events will be contested by 550 athletes, 353 men and 197 women.
Venue
All rowing events will be staged at the Eton Dorney Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake is a purpose-built rowing lake in the United Kingdom. It is located at grid reference near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and near the towns of Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames. The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College, who have spent £17 million...
near Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
25 miles (40.2 km) west of London. The venue has eight lanes and is 2200 metres in length with a capacity of 30000.
Qualification
Each competing nation may qualify one boat for each of the fourteen events. The majority of qualification places will be awarded based on results at the 2011 World Championships2011 World Rowing Championships
The 2011 World Rowing Championships, the 40th edition of the World Rowing Championships, were held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia between August 28 and September 4, 2011....
, to be held at Lake Bled
Lake Bled
Lake Bled is a glacial lake in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a popular tourist destination.-Geography and history:...
, Bled
Bled
Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
, Slovenia in August and September. Places are awarded to National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s, not the specific athletes, finishing in the top eleven of men's events and top seven to nine of women's events, except in the eights where the first seven in the men's event and first five in the women's qualify. Further berths will be allocated at three continental qualifying regatta
Regatta
A regatta is a series of boat races. The term typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas...
s in Africa, Asia and Latin America and a final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
, Switzerland.
Events
There are to be eight events for men and six for women. Events include the use of two types of boat (heavyweight and lightweight), and two styles of rowing: sweep, where competitors each use a single oar, and scullingSculling
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...
, where they use two.
Sculling events include men's and women's singles, doubles, lightweight doubles, and quads. Sweep events are men's and women's pairs and eights, and men's fours and lightweight fours.