Marathon Rowing Championship
The Marathon Rowing Championship is a continuous 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi)
sweep-oar
rowing boats. On the day of the Marathon, the Cane River is open only to competitors.
The regatta is much longer than most head races, but shorter than the 50 kilometres (31 mi)
Head of the Charles) and are usually around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. The majority of crews do not even practice on bodies of water that allow them to row 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi) without stopping and turning around (usually due to lake size or the presence of a river dam
or lock).
The Marathon Rowing Championship did not take place in 2010 or 2011 due to low water during an extreme regional drought.[1]
The record time for this event is 2 hours, 31 minutes, 20 seconds set in 2008. A more typical time it takes to complete the course is 3 to 4 hours.
External links
- 18 years, 26.2 miles & 108 boats[permanent dead link] The Current Sauce—Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
- Regatta info on Northwestern State University website
- 1993 results
- 1998 results
- 1999 results
- 2000 results
- 2001 results
- 2001 results
- 2003 results
- 2004 results
- 2005 results
- 2006 results[permanent dead link]
- 2007 results[permanent dead link]
- 2008 results
References
- ^ "NSU | NSU Crew | Marathon Rowing Championships (Google Cache)". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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