Putting Fastest Rowers in 2V and 3V to win Medals

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Putting Fastest Rowers in 2V and 3V to win Medals

Post by alison2ks » October 24th, 2024, 4:03 pm

Is there any regulation preventing the purposefully incorrect placement of rowers in racing boats?

This idea was brought up by a teammate, and it very clearly seems to be a form of cheating to me, so there must be some form of official rule at regattas to prohibit this, right?

For example, instead of putting the top 8 rowers in the 1V8, putting them in the 2V8 to heighten the chance at a high placement. I’ve been digging on this and can’t seem to find anything, but I’m very curious!
20F | 5'8" 160lbs
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