Lightweight rowing
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on the Idroscalo. Lightweight rowing (abbreviated Lwt or Lt) is a category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum body weight of competitors. According to World Rowing (FISA), this weight category was introduced "to encourage more universality in the sport especially among nations with less statuesque people". At the international level, for crew boats, the limits are: * Men: Crew average – no rower over * Women: Crew average – no rower over For single sculls, the limits are for men and for women.
on the Idroscalo.]] Lightweight rowing (abbreviated Lwt or Lt) is a category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum body weight of competitors. According to World Rowing (FISA), this weight category was introduced "to encourage more universality in the sport especially among nations with less statuesque people". At the international level, for crew boats, the limits are: Men: Crew average – no rower over Women: Crew average – no rower over For single sculls, the limits are for men and for women.
History
The first lightweight events were added to the World Championships in 1974 for men and 1985 for women. Lightweight rowing was added to the Olympics in 1996 but this came under threat in 2002 when the Programme Commission of the IOC recommended that, outside combat sports and weightlifting, there should not be weight category events. The recommendation was initially rejected in 2002; however in 2023, the Executive Board opted to remove all lightweight events from the 2028 Olympics. From 1996–2016, the men's Lightweight 4– was included in the Olympics and from 1996–2024, the men's and women's Lightweight 2x were included in the Olympics. Lightweight Rowing is still raced at the World Championships.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, lightweight rowing is less prevalent than in the US. At university rowing level, lightweight categories are offered at BUCS events, such as the BUCS Regatta, alongside openweight categories. In addition, both the men's and women's lightweight boat races are contended between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as part of the Lightweight Boat Races. In club rowing, regattas less often offer lightweight events. An exception is the Henley Women's Regatta where there are numerous lightweight categories. At the Henley Royal Regatta lightweight rowers are expected to compete in openweight categories. Under British Rowing rules of racing, the lightweight limits during winter are different from those in summer.
References
External links
Fight In The Dog — Coverage of US women's collegiate lightweight rowing
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