The Greatest Rowing Races You Need to Watch (pt. V)

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The Greatest Rowing Races You Need to Watch (pt. V)

April 27, 2020
Oli Rosenbladt, row2k

Wild finish in 2008 Olympic W2x

Here's the fifth installment of row2k's admittedly partisan and woefully incomplete listing of the races that every rower should see. Got any we need to add? Let us know in the comments below.

Women's Double Sculls, 2008 Olympics

The Evers-Swindell twins from NZ had dominated this event for the better part of the decade, and they were favored to win the Gold in Beijing, but that almost went very differently.

Watch: YouTube

Men's Coxed Pair, 1989 World Cup, Lucerne

Suggested by several viewers "of a certain age," this race was fairly straightforward until about 250m to go, then all heck broke loose.

Watch: YouTube

Cal vs. Thames RC, Visitors Cup Final, 2016 Henley Royal Regatta

A really impressive race from both crews, with one of the all-time shocking finishes to a race at HRR.

Watch: YouTube

Lightweight Men's Four, 1993 World Championships

The US crew was made up of guys who had rowed at Temple, Wesleyan, Rochester & UMass, and they were racing in Lane 6. Can you guess what happened next?

Watch: WorldRowing.com

Men's Pair, 2017 World Championships

The Croatian Sinkovic brothers, 2016 Olympic Gold medal winners in the Men's Double, switched to the pair after the Olympics, and looked to be the favorites at the 2017 Worlds as well, until...

Watch: WorldRowing.com

BONUS: 2014 Snowflake Regatta

Just...WOW.

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