Get Involved
There are many ways to become part of the rowing community. As a rower, a coach, an official or a supporter. As a rower the opportunities include flat water, coastal, indoor, para as well as age group rowing including masters, university, under-23 and junior.
World Rowing has 156 member federations. To find the rowing contact in your country go here.
For those looking to develop rowing further, World Rowing has compiled a toolkit in order to (further) develop rowing in your country.
TOOLKIT
Olympic Values Education Programme – Row Values Toolkit
OVEP – Row Values Toolkit – RUS – UPDATED 01 July 2019
YST_WorldRowing_Activitycards_Russian
Boats
Build a low-cost boat: http://www.theopenboat.org
Safeguarding
The JCM presentation on harassment and abuse and the development of FISA’s policy can be found here
We strongly encourage you to take the following IOC online course and ask that you share it with your local rowing community – click here
Other IOC resources regarding harassment and abuse can be found here and here
Boathouse
Other Equipment
Using and maintaining ergometers, megaphones and their alternatives, safety boats and boat safety kit
- Build your own low-cost rowing machine: Mark 6 Openergo: low-cost rowing machine (website)
- Mark6instructions_English
- Mark 5 Openergo using bamboo make your own ergometer (video).
- Openboatinstructions_English
- Dropinriggerandslidingseatunit_English
- Rowlockandblade_English