• Rowing had been scheduled on the program for the 1896 Athens Olympics but was canceled due to poor weather.
  • The boy who coxed the winning pair in the rowing events at the 1900 Olympics is believed to be only 7 years old.
  • Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was canceled due to weather. The sport has been on all Olympic programs since then.
  • Women's rowing events were introduced at the 1976 Games in Montreal.
  • In the early games (1900 and 1904) there were several other categories of events (Junior, Novice, Association, and Intermediate)
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