List of world best times in rowing

Template:Short description 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 2,000Template:Nbspm.

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.

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Men

Boat	Time	Crew	Nation	Date	Event	Location	Ref
M1x Single sculls	6:30.74	Robbie Manson	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	2017	Final World Cup II	Poznań, Poland	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
M2- Coxless pair	6:08.50	Hamish Bond Eric Murray	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	2012	Heat Olympic Games	Dorney, United Kingdom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
M2+ Coxed pair	6:33.26	Hamish Bond Eric Murray Caleb Shepherd (cox)	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	2014	Final World Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	<ref name="Career" /><ref name="auto"/>
M2x Double sculls	5:59.72	Martin Sinković Valent Sinković	Template:Flagicon Croatia	2014	Semi-final World Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
M4- Coxless four	5:37.86	Andrew Triggs Hodge Tom James Pete Reed Alex Gregory	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	2012	Heat World Cup II	Lucerne, Switzerland	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
M4+ Coxed four	5:58.96	Matthias Ungemach Armin Eichholz Armin Weyrauch Bahne Rabe Jörg Dederding (cox)	Template:Flagicon Germany	1991	Final World Championships	Vienna, Austria	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
M4x Quadruple sculls	5:32.03	Dirk Uittenbogaard Abe Wiersma Tone Wieten Koen Metsemakers	Template:Flagicon Netherlands	28 July 2021	Final Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
M8+ Eight	5:18.68	Johannes Weißenfeld Felix Wimberger Max Planer Torben Johannesen Jakob Schneider Malte Jakschik Richard Schmidt Hannes Ocik Martin Sauer (cox)	Template:Flagicon Germany	2017	Final World Cup II	Poznań, Poland	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LM1x Lightweight single sculls	6:39.56	Niels Torre	Template:Flagicon Italy	18 August 2024	Heat World Championships	St. Catharines, Canada	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LM2- Lightweight coxless pair	6:22.91	Simon Niepmann Lucas Tramèr	Template:Flagicon Switzerland	2014	Final World Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LM2x Lightweight double sculls	6:05.33	Fintan McCarthy Paul O'Donovan	Template:Flagicon Ireland	28 July 2021	Semi-final Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LM4- Lightweight coxless four	5:43.16	Kasper Winther Jørgensen Jacob Larsen Jacob Barsøe Morten Jørgensen	Template:Flagicon Denmark	2014	Semi-final World Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LM4x Lightweight quadruple sculls	5:42.75	Georgios Konsolas Spyridon Giannaros Panagiotis Magdanis Eleftherios Konsolas	Template:Flagicon Greece	2014	Final World Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LM8+ Lightweight eight	5:30.24	Klaus Altena Christian Dahlke Thomas Melges Bernhard Stomporowski Michael Kobor Uwe Maerz Michael Buchheit Kai von Warburg Olaf Kaska (cox)	Template:Flagicon Germany	1992	Heat World Championships	Montreal, Canada	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 sculls	7:07.71	Rumyana Neykova	Template:Flagicon Bulgaria	2002	Final World Championships	Seville, Spain	<ref name="Career" />
W2- Coxless pair	6:47.11	Annabelle McIntyre Jessica Morrison	Template:Flagicon Australia	24 June 2023	Final Holland Beker Regatta	Amsterdam, Netherlands	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
W2x Double sculls	6:37.31	Olympia Aldersey Sally Kehoe	Template:Flagicon Australia	2014	Semi-final World Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
W4- Coxless four	6:14.36	Grace Prendergast Kayla Pratt Kerri Gowler Kelsey Bevan	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	2014	Final World Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
W4x Quadruple sculls	6:05.13	Chen Yunxia Zhang Ling Lü Yang Cui Xiaotong	Template:Flagicon China	28 July 2021	Final Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
W8+ Eight	5:52.99	Magdalena Rusu Viviana Bejinariu Georgiana Dedu Maria Tivodariu Ioana Vrinceanu Amalia Beres Madalina Beres Denisa Tilvescu Daniela Druncea (cox)	Template:Flagicon Romania	28 July 2021	Repechage Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LW1x Lightweight single sculls	7:23.36	Imogen Grant	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	9 July 2022	Final World Cup III	Lucerne, Switzerland	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Career" />
LW2- Lightweight coxless pair	7:17.02	Jessika Sobocinska Katarzyna Wełna	Template:Flagicon Poland	24 August 2024	Final World Championships	St. Catharines, Canada	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LW2x Lightweight double sculls	6:40.47	Emily Craig Imogen Grant	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	17 June 2023	Semi-final World Cup II	Varese, Italy	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LW4x Lightweight quadruple sculls	6:15.95	Mirte Kraaijkamp Elisabeth Woerner Maaike Head Ilse Paulis	Template:Flagicon Netherlands	2014	Final World Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Career" />

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

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DIR Concept2

DIR RP3

Type	Category	Time	Split	Nation	Year	Name
SIR	Open Men	5:35.8	1:23.9	Template:Flagicon Australia	2018	Josh Dunkley-Smith
SIR	Lightweight Men	5:56.7	1:29.2	Template:Flagicon Denmark	2012	Henrik Stephansen
SIR	Open Women	6:21.1	1:35.3	Template:Flagicon United States	2021	Brooke Mooney
SIR	Lightweight Women	6:53.8	1:43.4	Template:Flagicon Canada	2019	Jennifer Casson
IRwS	Open Men	5:40.6	1:25.1	Template:Flagicon United States	2024	Marcus Cannon Lorgen
IRwS	Lightweight Men	6:06.0	1:31.5	Template:Flagicon United States	2023	Jamie Copus
IRwS	Open Women	6:46.8	1:41.7	Template:Flagicon United States	2006	Taliesin Davies
IRwS	Lightweight Women	7:29.7	1:52.4	Template:Flagicon United States	2008	Lynn Bender
DIR C2	Open Men	5:41.8	1:25.4	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	2012	Eric Murray
DIR RP3		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1:21.3	Template:Flagicon Germany	2023	Oliver Zeidler
DIR	Lightweight Men	6:15.6	1:33.9	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	2017	Tom Foster
DIR	Open Women	8:00.6	2:00.1	Template:Flagicon United States	2015	Karen Alt
DIR	Lightweight Women	8:10.4	2:02.6	Template:Flagicon United States	2013	Elizabeth Sheldon

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Note: the standard machine for indoor records is the Concept2 indoor rower. "Split" refers to the average time to complete 500Template:Nbspm (i.e., the 2,000Template:Nbspm time divided by 4).

External links

• FISA – Best Times
• Concept2 – World Records
• Concept2 – British Records
• Concept2 – Other Records