swap_horiz Beach Sprint Rowing Alternatives

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Rowing Eight

The Rowing Eight, or 'eight with coxswain' (8+), is the largest sweep rowing class, with eight rowers each using one oar...

Olympic Team Flagship Rowing

8.6 Great

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Rowing Single Scull

Rowing Single Scull is a flatwater racing event in which a single athlete propels a narrow boat using two oars. It has b...

Racing Olympic Rowing Flatwater

8.4 Great

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Rowing Coxless Pair

Rowing Coxless Pair is a competitive boat class in the sport of sweep rowing where two athletes propel a shell without a...

Olympic Rowing Pairs Flatwater

8.2 Great

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Rowing Coxless Four

Rowing Coxless Four is a sweep rowing event where four athletes navigate a shell without the guidance of a coxswain. In...

Olympic Team Rowing Flatwater

8.2 Great

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ILCA 7 (Laser) Dinghy Sailing

ILCA 7, historically known as the Laser Standard, is a single-handed performance sailing dinghy designed by Bruce Kirby...

Racing Olympic Sailing Dinghy

8.2 Great

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49er Class Sailing

The 49er is a high-performance racing dinghy designed by Julian Bethwaite and recognized as an Olympic class since the 2...

Racing Olympic Sailing Dinghy

8.2 Great

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Surf Lifesaving

Surf lifesaving is an Australian-originating competitive and rescue discipline in which athletes perform beach sprints,...

Racing Ocean Rescue Surf

8.1 Great

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Open Water Swimming 10km

Open water swimming 10 kilometers is an Olympic endurance race contested in natural bodies of water such as oceans, lake...

Olympic Ocean Endurance Swimming

8.1 Great

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Moth Foiling Sailing

The Moth is a single-handed development-class sailing dinghy recognized for its use of hydrofoil technology. In the earl...

Racing Foiling Sailing Hydrofoil

8.1 Great

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Rowing Double Scull

Rowing Double Scull is a competitive flatwater rowing event where two athletes propel a narrow boat using two oars each....

Olympic Rowing Pairs Flatwater

8.0 Great

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Rowing Quad Scull

Rowing Quad Scull, or quadruple sculls, is a high-speed flatwater rowing event where four athletes propel a narrow shell...

Olympic Team Rowing Flatwater

8.0 Great

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470 Class Sailing

The 470 is a two-person sailing dinghy characterized by its planing hull, centerboard, spinnaker, and trapeze. French en...

Racing Olympic Sailing Dinghy

7.9 Good

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Surfski Racing

Surfski racing is an open-water paddling discipline using a narrow, sit-on-top kayak designed to harness ocean swells fo...

Racing Paddle Ocean Kayak

7.7 Good

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Hobie Cat Sailing

Hobie Cat refers to a line of sailing catamarans developed by American surfboard shaper Hobart 'Hobie' Alter in the late...

Racing Recreational Catamaran Beach

7.7 Good

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Outrigger Canoe Racing OC6

Outrigger Canoe Racing OC6 is a competitive water sport utilizing a traditional Polynesian-style canoe stabilized by a s...

Racing Team Ocean Canoe

7.5 Good

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Coastal Rowing

Coastal Rowing is an open-water rowing discipline on ocean or sea courses that incorporates surf launches and landings,...

Racing Coastal Ocean Endurance

7.3 Good

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Outrigger Canoe Racing OC1

Outrigger Canoe Racing OC1 is a competitive solo paddling discipline that utilizes a single-hull canoe stabilized by a l...

Racing Paddle Ocean Canoe

7.2 Good

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Prone Paddleboarding

Prone paddleboarding is a competitive ocean sport in which athletes lie face-down and propel elongated boards using only...

Fitness Racing Ocean Prone

7.0 Good

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Surf Boat Racing

Surf Boat Racing is a team rowing discipline in which a crew of four rowers and a sweep navigate a surf-launched boat th...

Boat Ocean Rowing Surf

7.0 Good

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Gondola Racing

Gondola Racing is a Venetian tradition in which crews race traditional flat-bottomed gondolas on the canals of Venice, w...

Racing Traditional Gondola Rowing

6.1 Fair