International Hexagonal Rowing

Rowing is a sport of endurance and speed. The essential quality of a rower is the ability to keep the boat balanced while simultaneously applying maximum power to the oars. Very streamlined boats are used, in which athletes sit on sliding or fixed seats, called “sliders,” facing the stern. Oars are used to propel the boat.
The main differences in the boats used for rowing are determined by the number of athletes in the crew, the number of oars operated by each rower, which can be one (“single”) or two (“double”), and the presence or absence of a coxswain (therefore referred to as “with” or “without”). Boats were originally made of wood; today they are manufactured from carbon fiber, while competition boats are now almost entirely made of composite materials.
Rowing is an atypical sport in terms of the effort required from athletes: the standard race distance of 2,000 meters is long enough to require endurance skills but short enough in terms of time to feel like a speed race.
Rowers have some of the highest power outputs in all sports.
Therefore, the rower must adapt their breathing to the rhythm of the strokes, inhaling and exhaling twice for each stroke, unlike other sports, such as cycling, where the athlete can breathe freely.