title: Rowing and Sculling: The Complete Guide
author:  Bill Sayer 
description: Bill Sayer is the former master in charge of rowing at St Edwards School, Oxford, and at Shrewsbury School, two of Britains premier rowing schools. After rowing and sculling with some success at Southampton, Bangor and Cambridge universities, he rowed, sculled and coached at a number of clubs. He has had many coaching successes in both rowing and sculling over the years, including national championships, international regattas and Henley Royal Regatta. His record-breaking age group crews have won many National Schools regatta and Schools Head titles across a range of boat types. Crews and former pupils under his guidance have frequently represented England and Great Britain and include World Championship medallists and champions. In 1988 as chief coach he was responsible for the selection and training of the very successful British junior teams in the World Championships and other international events. As a biologist he is particularly interested in the scientific basis of modern rowing training and equipment, and he has even made some high-performance racing boats to his own designs, using advanced materials and methods of construction.
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  First published in 2016 by  
  The Crowood Press Ltd  
  Ramsbury, Marlborough  
  Wiltshire SN8 2HR
  
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  © Dr Valery Kleshnev 2016
  
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   **British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data**  
  A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
  
  ISBN 978 1 78500 134 5
  
   **CONTENTS**
  
  1 Introduction
  
  2 Measurements
  
  3 Analysis
  
  4 Technique
  
  5 Ergometer Rowing
  
  6 Rowing Equipment and Rigging
  
  7 Performance Analysis in Rowing
  
  8 Various Cross-Disciplinary Topics
  
  References
  
  Index
  
   **CHAPTER 1**
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  This book is intended for rowers and coaches who want to improve their rowing
  technique, row faster and maximize their results in rega