List of world best times in rowing

There are no world records in rowing due to the huge variability that weather conditions can have on times. Instead, there are world best times, which are set over the international rowing distance of 2,000 m.

On-water records

Rowing times are strongly affected by weather conditions, and to a lesser extent by water temperature – the majority of these times were set in warm water with a strong tailwind. World best rowing times have also decreased because of improvements in technology to both the boats and the oars, along with improvements in the conditioning of the rowers.

Because environmental conditions have a strong impact on boat speed, World Rowing recognizes world best times instead of world records. A world best time is one recorded on a regatta course that has previously held the World Championships, Olympic Games, or World Cup since 1980. A number of record times were set at the 2005 World Rowing Championships held on the Nagara River at Kaizu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, but due to a fast current caused by heavy rainfall from the remnants of Typhoon Mawar, World Rowing declared that the race results were not eligible to be considered as world best times.

There is a category for lightweight rowing. For men, the crew average, wearing racing kit, cannot exceed 70 kg (154 lb) and no rower may be over 72.5 kg (160 lb). For women, the limits are 57 kg (126 lb) and 59 kg (130 lb).[1]

Hamish Bond and Eric Murray hold the record for most consecutive wins with 69.[2]

Men

Boat Time Crew Nation Date Event Location Ref
M1x Single sculls6:30.74 Robbie MansonNew ZealandNew Zealand2017 Final World Cup II Poznań, Poland [3][4]
M2- Coxless pair6:08.50 Hamish BondEric MurrayNew ZealandNew Zealand2012 Heat Olympic GamesDorney, United Kingdom [5][6]
M2+ Coxed pair6:33.26 Hamish BondEric MurrayCaleb Shepherd (cox) New ZealandNew Zealand2014 FinalWorld ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands [3][6]
M2x Double sculls5:59.72 Martin SinkovićValent SinkovićCroatiaCroatia2014 Semi-finalWorld ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands [3][7]
M4- Coxless four5:37.86 Andrew Triggs HodgeTom JamesPete ReedAlex GregoryUnited KingdomGreat Britain2012 Heat World Cup II Lucerne, Switzerland [3][8]
M4+ Coxed four5:58.96 Matthias UngemachArmin EichholzArmin WeyrauchBahne RabeJörg Dederding (cox) GermanyGermany1991 FinalWorld ChampionshipsVienna, Austria [3][9]
M4x Quadruple sculls5:32.03 Dirk UittenbogaardAbe WiersmaTone WietenKoen MetsemakersNetherlandsNetherlands28 July 2021 FinalOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan [3][10]
M8+ Eight5:18.68 Johannes WeißenfeldFelix WimbergerMax PlanerTorben JohannesenJakob SchneiderMalte JakschikRichard SchmidtHannes OcikMartin Sauer (cox) GermanyGermany2017 Final World Cup II Poznań, Poland [3][11]
LM1x Lightweight single sculls6:39.56 Niels TorreItalyItaly18 August 2024 Heat World ChampionshipsSt. Catharines, Canada [3][12]
LM2- Lightweight coxless pair6:22.91 Simon NiepmannLucas TramèrSwitzerlandSwitzerland2014 FinalWorld ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands [3][13]
LM2x Lightweight double sculls6:05.33 Fintan McCarthyPaul O'DonovanRepublic of IrelandIreland28 July 2021 Semi-finalOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan [3][14]
LM4- Lightweight coxless four5:43.16 Kasper Winther JørgensenJacob LarsenJacob BarsøeMorten JørgensenDenmarkDenmark2014 Semi-finalWorld ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands [3][15]
LM4x Lightweight quadruple sculls5:42.75 Georgios KonsolasSpyridon GiannarosPanagiotis MagdanisEleftherios KonsolasGreeceGreece2014 FinalWorld ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands [3][16]
LM8+ Lightweight eight5:30.24 Klaus AltenaChristian DahlkeThomas MelgesBernhard StomporowskiMichael KoborUwe MaerzMichael BuchheitKai von WarburgOlaf Kaska (cox) GermanyGermany1992 HeatWorld ChampionshipsMontreal, Canada [3][17]

The greatest distance rowed in 24 hours is 342 km (212.5 miles) by Hannes Obreno, Pierre de Loof, Tim Brys, Mathieu Foucaud, Thijs Obreno, Giel Vanschoenbeek, Arjan van Belle and Thibaut Schollaert (all Belgians) on the Watersportbaan in Ghent, Belgium, on 2–3 October 2014. All eight participants were members of a student rowing club called VSR (Vlaamse Studentenvereniging der Roeiers [translates to Flanders Student Rowing Club]).

The greatest distance rowed in 1 hour is 17,555 m (10.91 miles) by the Delftse Studenten Roeiverening Proteus-Eretes during the Hour boat race on 17 December 2017.

Women

Boat Time Crew Nation Date Event Location Ref
W1x Single sculls7:07.71 Rumyana NeykovaBulgariaBulgaria2002 FinalWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain [3]
W2- Coxless pair6:47.11 Annabelle McIntyreJessica MorrisonAustraliaAustralia24 June 2023 FinalHolland Beker RegattaAmsterdam, Netherlands [18][19]
W2x Double sculls6:37.31 Olympia AlderseySally KehoeAustraliaAustralia2014 Semi-finalWorld ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands [3][20]
W4- Coxless four6:14.36 Grace PrendergastKayla PrattKerri GowlerKelsey BevanNew ZealandNew Zealand2014 FinalWorld ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands [3][21]
W4x Quadruple sculls6:05.13 Chen YunxiaZhang LingLü YangCui XiaotongChinaChina28 July 2021 FinalOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan [3][22]
W8+ Eight5:52.99 Magdalena RusuViviana BejinariuGeorgiana DeduMaria TivodariuIoana VrinceanuAmalia BeresMadalina BeresDenisa TilvescuDaniela Druncea (cox) RomaniaRomania28 July 2021 Repechage Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan [3][23]
LW1x Lightweight single sculls7:23.36 Imogen GrantUnited KingdomGreat Britain9 July 2022 Final World Cup III Lucerne, Switzerland [24][3]
LW2- Lightweight coxless pair7:17.02 Jessika SobocinskaKatarzyna WełnaPolandPoland24 August 2024 Final World ChampionshipsSt. Catharines, Canada [25]
LW2x Lightweight double sculls6:40.47 Emily CraigImogen GrantUnited KingdomGreat Britain17 June 2023 Semi-final World Cup II Varese, Italy [26]
LW4x Lightweight quadruple sculls6:15.95 Mirte KraaijkampElisabeth WoernerMaaike HeadIlse PaulisNetherlandsNetherlands2014 Final World ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands [27][3]

Indoor records

These results are based on a standard distance of 2,000 meters.

SIR – Static Indoor Rower (Indoor Rower) – Concept2
IRwS – Indoor Rower with Slides (Slides) – Concept2
DIR – Dynamic Indoor Rower (Dynamic)[28][29]
DIR Concept2
DIR RP3
Type Category Time Split Nation Year Name
SIR Open Men 5:35.8 1:23.9 Australia Australia 2018 Josh Dunkley-Smith
SIR Lightweight Men 5:56.7 1:29.2 Denmark Denmark 2012 Henrik Stephansen
SIR Open Women 6:21.1 1:35.3 United States United States 2021 Brooke Mooney
SIR Lightweight Women 6:53.8 1:43.4 Canada Canada 2019 Jennifer Casson
IRwS Open Men 5:40.6 1:25.1 United States United States 2024 Marcus Cannon Lorgen
IRwS Lightweight Men 6:06.0 1:31.5 United States United States 2023 Jamie Copus
IRwS Open Women 6:46.8 1:41.7 United States United States 2006 Taliesin Davies
IRwS Lightweight Women 7:29.7 1:52.4 United States United States 2008 Lynn Bender
DIR C2 Open Men 5:41.8 1:25.4 New Zealand New Zealand 2012 Eric Murray
DIR RP3 5:25.5[30]1:21.3 Germany Germany 2023 Oliver Zeidler
DIR Lightweight Men 6:15.6 1:33.9 United Kingdom Great Britain 2017 Tom Foster
DIR Open Women 8:00.6 2:00.1 United States United States 2015 Karen Alt
DIR Lightweight Women 8:10.4 2:02.6 United States United States 2013 Elizabeth Sheldon
  • Lwt Men: 75 kg (165 lb) maximum weight
  • Lwt Women: 61.5 kg (136 lb) maximum weight[31]

Note: the standard machine for indoor records is the Concept2indoor rower. "Split" refers to the average time to complete 500 m (i.e., the 2,000 m time divided by 4).

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