List of rowing venues

This list of rowing venues contains the rowing sites, that allow for international rowing regattas (2,000 m), as described by FISA. Most of these sites have hosted an Olympic or world championship regatta.

Olympic venues

(1896) Athens, Greece, Port of Piraeus, Piraeus (bad weather cancelled racing)
(1900) Paris, France, River Seine (4 lanes)
(1904) St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Creve Coeur Lake (overgrown - short)
(1908) London, England, Henley-on-Thames (2 lanes)
(1912) Stockholm, Sweden, Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
(1920) Brussels, Antwerp, Belgium Brussels-Antwerp Canal (2 lanes)
(1924) Paris, France, River Seine (4 lanes)
(1928) Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sloten Canal, Sloten (2 lanes)
(1932) Los Angeles, United States, Long Beach Marine Stadium, Long Beach, California
(1936) Berlin, Germany, Langer See, Grünau (6 lane FISA)
(1948) London, England, Henley-on-Thames (3 lanes)
(1952) Helsinki, Finland, Seurasaarenselkä Bay, Meilahti
(1956) Melbourne, Australia, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat (dry - drought)
(1960) Rome, Italy, Lake Albano (origin of the Albano buoy system)
(1964) Tokyo, Japan, Toda Olympic Rowing Center, Toda, Saitama (6 lane FISA)
(1968) Mexico City, Mexico, Lake Xochimilco (6 lane FISA)
(1972) Munich, Germany, Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim (6 lane FISA)
(1976) Montreal, Canada, Montreal Rowing Basin (6 lane FISA)
(1980) Moscow, Russia, Krylatskoye Sports Complex, Krylatskoye (8 lane FISA)
(1984) Los Angeles, United States, Lake Casitas
(1988) Seoul, Korea, Misari Regatta (8 lane FISA)
(1992) Barcelona, Spain, L'estany de Banyoles, Banyoles, (8 lane FISA)
(1996) Atlanta, United States, Lake Lanier, Gainesville, Georgia
(2000) Sydney, Australia, Penrith Lakes (8 lane FISA)
(2004) Athens Greece, Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre, Marathon (8 lane FISA)
(2008) Beijing, China, Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, Shunyi District (8 lane FISA)
(2012) London, England, Dorney Lake, Eton (8 lane FISA)
(2016) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Lagoa

European venues

Ada Ciganlija Belgrade, Serbia
Bagsvaerd Copenhagen, Denmark
Bosbaan, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brive-la-Gaillarde France
Fühlingen, Cologne, Germany
Guadalquivir, Seville, Spain
Harkstede, Groningen, Netherlands
Hazewinkel (Bloso Sports Center), Belgium
Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre, Nottingham, England
Idroscalo, Milan, Italy
Kaukajaervi, Tampere, Finland
Klagenfurt, Austria
Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette, France
Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia
Lake Jarun, Zagreb, Croatia
Lake Malta, Poznań, Poland
London Regatta Centre, London, England
Ottensheim, Austria
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Caversham, England
Rotsee, Lucerne, Switzerland
Roudnice, Račice, Czech Republic
Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, Scotland
Trakai, Lithuania
Vaires-sur-Marne, France
Vienna, Austria
Wedau, Duisburg, Germany
Willem Alexanderbaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands

North American venues

Benderson Park, Sarasota, United States (Class C, Wind, Heat)
Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, United States
Oklahoma River, Oklahoma City, United States (Class C, Wind, Heat)
Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course, St. Catharines, Canada (8 lane FISA Class A)

Asian venues

Nagaragawa International Regatta Course, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Sha Tin Rowing Centre, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Yarkon River, Tel Aviv, Israel

Oceania venues

Lake Barrington Tasmania, Australia
Lake Karapiro, Hamilton, New Zealand

South American venues

Laguna de los Padres, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Rowing

Australian rowing	Rowing Australia Rowing Championships Head of the River

Canadian rowing	Canadian Henley Rowing Canada Secondary School Rowing Association University Rowing Association

New Zealand rowing	New Zealand rowers at the Summer Olympics Maadi Cup Rowing New Zealand The Great Race

UK rowing	Boston Marathon British Rowing British Rowing Championships Head of the River Race Henley Boat Races Henley Royal Regatta Henley Women's Regatta Scottish Boat Race Scottish Rowing Nat. Schools The Boat Race University rowing Welsh Rowing Women's Boat Race Women's Eights Head of the River Race

US rowing	College rowing CRASH-B Sprints Dad Vail Regatta Harvard–Yale Regatta Head of the Charles Regatta Head of the Fish Head of the Hooch Head of the Ohio Head of the Schuylkill Regatta IRA Championship Regatta NCAA Rowing Championship Poughkeepsie Regatta Stotesbury Cup

FISA events	European Rowing Championships Olympic Games Paralympic Games World Rowing Championships World Rowing Cup World Rowing Junior Championships World Rowing U23 Championships

Types of rowing	Adaptive Coastal Indoor rower Lightweight Racing shell Sculling Sweep Rowing tank Women's

Lists	Glossary of rowing terms Club oars National oars Rowing boat manufacturers Rowing venues School and university oars World records

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