Eton 2006 World Championship Rowing, M4- Finals

[@manofpopsicle516]

Man, Germany came out of nowhere! What a sprint!

[@Trixi4ever]

Thanks soooo much for posting this video. Have been searching for this for ages...Munich was a catastrophe - let's see what the future holds for them....For me Steve Williams is one of the best, nicest and definately sexiest oarsmen I've ever seen. Good luck for Beijing!

[@bytedildo]

i was a rower for 9 years:D Very cool sport!

[@ETAG231189]

Dorney Lake is one of the best and most beautifull rowing lakes in the world

[@sixdraw]

Anyone else notice Williams pulling a massive air stroke near the end of the race? Lucky for him they had clear water, he looked like he was really struggling at the end

[@shaynamabee]

That was amazing. These men are gods.

[@BenCurry333]

it's done in some eights as well it depends on the people in the boat. if yu have two really heavy, hard pulling guys who both row port, you can't put them in stroke or bow because they will turn the boat with every stroke. So you put them in the middle (the engine room) where there's less effect on the course.

[@oheytom]

@seusical0xo that's called a bucket rigg where i row. it's to even out the power in the boat if some people pull harder.it also helps the boat go straight.

[@silv4life]

im with u. we used wooden handels. foam 1s are for little school girls here in nz

[@frozenfish]

I row Junior 4's for Hastings, we represented CARA there this year after our first season.

[@vice13]

for our varsity tryouts we had to row the same length after the finish line my arms and back went numb damn only the adrenaline pushed me all the way, it was exciting good thing the boys and i landed 2nd

[@Qbaz007]

nice race, grand finish:)

[@frozenfish]

i have rowed thier:) did it a couple of days ago for the south coast champs

[@samm1809]

Alright, question for rowers. I have an ergometer at home and I'm doing weights lately, but I'm doing them at home and hate the quad/glute exercises that I have available to me. Lunges in particular. I don't mind calf raises, but is rowing enough of a quad/glute exercise to offset upper body mass gains and prevent chicken leg syndrome?

[@mungo101]

he did, he recovers it and they have enough momentum to win

[@makoto119]

wow! andrew triggs hodge rows at my club, molesey boat club, he is an extrodinary rower

[@bellfilippi]

In Ireland we call it Continental rig. Im actually in this video somewhere!

[@srsly101]

@CulinaryOddities all world cup and world champ races are 2k.

[@LucasKingster]

Duff stroke by GB bow man at 7:06 - missed the water!

[@wilsono-mt4nu]

Was a crab

[@theSculler]

Because the standard p-s-p-s rigging creates a transversal torque twisting the boat to starboard at the catch and the reverse at the finish, while the p-s-s-p rigging (invented by motorcycling engineer Giulio Carcano for the Moto Guzzi Italian four that won at London 1948) eliminates it.

[@oneworldfamily]

Why are you not rowing anymore Max? You injured? There's almost always a way to get back into it. Good luck mate. It's the best sport in the world!

[@seusical0xo]

what kind of boats are some of those...? seats 2 and 3 are both ports on some of them...

[@TheOriginalFlameBoy]

There are different reasons for it guys. We frig-rigged an eight one summer because stroke side (port for you yanks) (it was a bow (starboard) rigged boat) was pulling the boat round. We also tried frig-frig-rigging it (bow, stroke, stroke, bow, bow, stroke, stroke, bow)...that was an interesting summer lol!

[@njordpromo10]

I love rowing! :) :)

[@srsly101]

@patrarok i usually use wooden handles, they are much grippier when dry than wooden ones. but wooden ones are better when wet. and everything gives blisterss :/

[@stereodista]

you're right mate, he did catch crabz

[@willkt6]

reasons for frig/bucket/chinese rigging less moment on boat, therefore more rigidity and more effiency if bow is stronger than 2 in a conventionally rigged boat, frig rigging gives 2 the advantage in moment when he sits at bow and finally, it looks more interesting lol

[@modblogger1]

is it true that you need to be at least 6' tall to be a rower? I have been told I was too short to row. I am 5'11"

[@silv4life]

i have a eton gb row suit. swoped it with a gb u23 coach last year in germany!! lol

[@luckystars55]

someone please post the last world championship race. plllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase

[@xxellababiixx]

@BexMiddleton14 Thought so, sculled and rowed there last September, was brilliant, bit choppy though

[@Veslanjejezivot]

Andy Hodge... great athlete, one of my favourite rowers!

[@rohangiga]

thats strange look how low the white boat is sitting in the water at these speeds, why would they design it like that?

[@chinggiskhaan123]

never doubt the germans...they are fighters, so powerful. what a fucking finish.

[@seandougfan]

haha this race is the first race that i ever watched... i had my fist rowing practice about a year and a half ago, and as soon as i came hoe from that i found this on you tube

[@Leonisgoed]

@seusical0xo you can change the riggers

[@roosc5765]

is it just me or is Steve williams dipping slightly at the catch ?

[@chinggiskhaan123]

no, but you might want to err on the side of being a lightweight. however, regardless of the weight categories, height does help in this sport as leverage is a key component moving a boat. that aside, think spudd webb for the NBA and you don't NEED to be tall to be a rower, it helps but what you MUST have are heart, drive, dedication and mental toughness to do the work that is necessary to be successful.

[@ppeter1982]

7:04 Nice airshot from Williams

[@ppeter1982]

@chinggiskhaan123 Of course they're not human, they're Olympic rowers.

[@bjbjbzz]

@lingman1393 I've heard of New Trier, They aren't National Champs.

[@peanutpete23]

I assume that you've never rowed. It is, in fact, a pain contest.

[@srsly101]

@eaglesfan37 no they havnt. 2001-2004 was a toss up between them and the germans, and in 2003 the canadians shocked everyone, GB only won in 2004 because they put pinesent and cracknell in the four our of hte pair.

[@xxellababiixx]

Is this at dorney lake?

[@Veslanjejezivot]

Wooden handles are the best!

[@miniminx101]

@m78991234 coz they can go whatever side and order as long as there are 2 stroke and 2 bow side blades.

[@ppeter1982]

@roosc5765 Only very slightly, he has a more mechanical catch and drive than Andy Hodge - interesting to see different techniques achieving the same result.

[@chinggiskhaan123]

I'm no elite coach or anything but how do guys match up then? Are all the guys in your boat of the same height? Because the difference between two men who are 5'10 and 6'3 is the same difference between two men who are 6'2 and 6'7...both 5 inch difference. And for the latter, both are over 6'0...what's his reasoning there?

[@dou]

never rowed..but seems exhausting

[@modblogger1]

i asked because my college team restricted rowers to be 6' or taller. the coach stated he wanted unity due to pace.

[@wrpd]

so are you

[@chinggiskhaan123]

"you can see them beginning to breathe..." what the hell? are they even human?

[@PhillipCameron]

0.1 sec is the difference between been number 8 and number 7 in the world at rowing 2000m.Today I am number 7.

[@dowfhg]

I used to row too, and we were pretty good lol

[@robertmoles11]

Williams misses a stroke on purpose to keep the boat in the lane. Check out 6:49 where the boat is veering off to Williams' right. Theres only so much a rudder can do at that speed. Maybe he was pulling Reed round....

[@Sophie-on5hh]

Rob that makes no sense at all. Apart from it patently being a mistake, missing the water would have caused the boat to veer even further to Williams right.

[@chinggiskhaan123]

unity due to pace? he obviously doesn't really know much about unity to pace if he thinks all the guys of the same height will make a more rhythmic boat...there are crews with people of all sizes. seriously, the CAN and GB M8+ this year in london had guys as tall as 6'8 and guys as "small" as 6'1...how did they keep pace? they found rhythm in another aspect/ part of the stroke

[@samm1809]

@k2477456 nice. cheers mate.

[@wigganegg]

he dosnt catch a crab, he just misses a stroke.

[@igormita]

He he, yes during Yugslavia Championship I had to pee just ten minutes before the race :) So I stood up, while others were holding the balance of the boat.

[@rickyf17]

The finish on Germany holy shit!

[@Trixi4ever]

Now they are - unfortunately. Couldn't believe my eyes. Let's see what Jürgen Grobler will do about it. Would be a shame to brake them up, but mybe necessary...

[@genericuser1001]

@djraimundo6 just curious why these are "idiot American terms"

[@150row]

@samm1809 if you're rowing well, it should be a much better workout for your legs than your upper body. with the exception of lightweights, rowers do not have chicken legs...

[@halo2dictator]

@substantialiscious12 It's 2000 m

[@Fastback91]

if the Germans would have started that sprint 50 meters earlier they would have won. Very Impressive Comeback.

[@macaaragones]

@ooomblah agreed.

[@bleckgilbert7875]

Handrew👍👏👏

[@SeekerOfTruth77]

the first time I did I got 1:49 in 500 meter and I weigh 235.6'4 14y

[@warpboy1]

soccer= gay(dancing on the field), basketball=acceptable, football or soccer=(if ur crazy), rowing= BEST OF ALL

[@marder12345]

The germans final sprint is problaly the best ever rowed in the world!!!!!

[@supernova3]

Steve williams absolutely fluffs one at 7:05

[@Veslanjejezivot]

he did catch a crab

[@warpboy1]

one of the few MACHO sports in the world!!!

[@billion0to0none]

who caught a crab?

[@k2477456]

@samm1809 yes if you push yourself properly my legs are far more muscular than my upper body

[@bjbjbzz]

@2TheGuy2 yea i Lied, I'm 17.

[@rantanpaln]

What the f...!!! 20 meters more and the germans were able to came in first place

[@ETAG231189]

looks like it

[@srsly101]

@CulinaryOddities 5:43. :P

[@JasonX2]

Steve Williams at 7:05/ 7:06 looks like he nearly caught a crab or something

[@atleastwerehere]

Here's where you see that real men pull on wood. Wait... That came out wrong xD

[@Spartan54232]

they wouldent have maintained it

[@Veslanjejezivot]

steve williams caught a crab, 7:05

[@bjbjbzz]

@Sigmarian im 6'0 165 pounds and hold a 1:37:0, a 6:28 for a 2k. im only 16

[@MintanHP]

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH!!!

[@olsonnnnn]

@hottdog2007 That sucks

[@Simone0102031]

Top

[@douggers]

lol lets all play nice :)

[@fallenpumpkinhead]

I hate waitig at the starting gates.

[@gr843]

ahahahaha, i was noticed this

[@gr843]

*just

[@wigganegg]

"Dorney Lake is one of the best and most beautifull rowing lakes in the world" this is a lie! unless you go to eton? it is horrible. its 2k too long and sitting on the stakeboats is just scary!

[@hottdog2007]

shitty indeed. i pulled a 2k at 1:44.7 last week. I''m 14 and i weigh 171 lbs

[@rehreh222]

but they lost...

[@csabour9]

not really but.. yeah its pretty bad

[@Veslanjejezivot]

even worse...