Rowing Competitions and Recreation

Vibrant scenes of rowing races and recreational rowing on various bodies of water, showcasing multiple boats and participants in action.

Person rowing sculling boat on river

USA, Oregon, Portland. Dragon boats races on Willamette River.

England, North Yorkshire, York. Teams preparing to compete in the York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge on the River Ouse.

Two young women participating in early morning rowing training in the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, with Rio de Janeiro skyline and Sugar Loaf Mountain, Lagoa District, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Nehru Boat Race Festivals, Snake Boat Race, jalostavam for Haripad Subramanya Temple, alappuzha Alleppey, Kerala, india 11 August 2001 Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Dragon Boat Race on Wuyang River during Duanwu Festival, Zhenyuan, Guizhou Province, China

Outrigger canoeing team of two

Sport, olympic rowing basin, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

New Zealand, North Island, Wellington, harborfront, The Boatshed and rowing crew

A teenage girl fits her oars in a rowing skull. Youth rowing program. Manhattan, New York.

Washington, DC, The DC Dragon Boat Festival on the Potomac River. Dragon boating is a 2300-year-old Chinese tradition. The Washington festival has been held for 20 years

Abbagnale brothers, 1984

Dragon boat training on the Elbe

Outrigger canoeing team on water

Boat racing on the Saint Lawrence River, Valleyfield, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Dragonboat race on the artificial lake Maschsee and the Norddeutsche Landesbank in the background, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Blind athletes compete in the swimming leg of a Triathlon, with guides by their sides in the water; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Rowing on the Thames at Iffley early on a fine Sunday morning.

Rowers on the River Thames in front of boathouses on Wharf Lane, Henley-upon-Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Hanlan Boat Club Junior men at morning practice in Lake Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

UK, Berkshire, Henley upon Thames. A coxed four race reaches the finishing line, with the Umpire boat checking for fair play at Henley Royal Regatta.

England, Oxfordshire, Abingdon. A rower on a misty morning near to Saint Helen's wharf in Abingdon-on-Thames.

Men in canoos paddling, Ua Pou, Marquesas, Polynesia, Oceania

USA, Austin, Texas, Sculling practice on Lady Bird Lake (Colorado River) in downtown Austin.

United Kingdom, England, London, Docklands. The annual Dragon Boat Festival at the London Regatta Centre

Chicago River 8 Man Cox Rowing Team

NAROOMA, AUSTRALIA, JANUARY 3: Competitors compete in Wagonga Inlet on Day 3 of the George Bass Surfboat and Ski Marathon 2023 on January 3, 2023 in Narooma, Australia, Oceania

Blured Rowers

Crewing on the Charles , Rivers, Waterfronts, Rowing, Rowers. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Overhead view of an oarsman in a single scull boat on calm water mid stroke, motion blur.

Participants of the St. Clair River Float Down on various recreational watercrafts during the event in Port Huron, Michigan Aug. 21. The Coast Guard alongside partner agencies advised the public to wear a life jacket amongst many safety tips if they chose to participate.

U.S. Marines with 3d Radio Battalion participate in a canoe race during the John D. Kaupiko Canoe Regatta, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 17, 2022. MCBH hosted the canoe regatta in conjunction with the Hui Nalu Canoe Club, as an opportunity to foster relations between the base and the local community. MCBH previously hosted the event in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Finals 2022, Women's Canoe Polo, Preliminary Round, City Spree, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Snake boats Racing in Punnamada Lake at Alleppey Kerala India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Spectators, Henley Royal Regatta, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rowing down the river at Kingston upon Thames; Surrey, England

England, Oxfordshire, Abingdon. Rowing regatta on the River Thames at Abingdon.

Morning rowing in Lake Union in Seattle, Washington State, USA (Large format sizes available)

Kayak line up bright colours on the ocean, race

NAROOMA, AUSTRALIA, JANUARY 3: Competitors compete in Wagonga Inlet on Day 3 of the George Bass Surfboat and Ski Marathon 2023 on January 3, 2023 in Narooma, Australia, Oceania

Water sports enthusiasts dressed as Santas ride SUPs on the Spree in Berlin on 14 December 2024

Finals 2022, Women's Canoe Polo, Preliminary Round, City Spree, Berlin, Germany, Europe

USA; Georgia; Savannah. ChampBoat Grand Prix Series boat races.

Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland; Rowing on river

Dragon Boat race on Wuyang River during Duanwu Festival, Zhenyuan, Guizhou Province, China.

Nouka Baich is a traditional dragon boat-style paddling sport of Bangladesh. The boat race was held at the Titas River in Brahmanbaria with Thousands of people from the coastal area in attendance. A total of 14 boats from Brahmanbaria, Habiganj and Kishoreganj took part in the race. Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh.

Water sports enthusiasts dressed as Santas ride SUPs on the Spree through Alt-Stralau in Berlin on 14 December 2024

Río Sella (Asturias), 1973 (CA). Canoeists descending the Sella River.

Snake boats Racing in Punnamada Lake at Alleppey Kerala India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Putting sculls in Water, Rowing event, Cambridge, Massachusetts

WA, Seattle, Greenlake, Seafair, Milk Carton Derby. (Editorial Usage Only)

Boats lined up for the All Ireland Rowing Championships; Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland

Two young women participating in early morning rowing training in the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, with Rio de Janeiro skyline and Sugar Loaf Mountain, Lagoa District, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Ben Ainslie completes the 10th round of the Single Handed Finn during the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 19 August 2004.

Laos, Vang Vieng. Boys playing on raft in river. (Large format sizes available)

Group of kayaks on the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois.

Crewing on the Charles , Rivers, Waterfronts, Rowing, Rowers. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Crew boats turning in regatta on river, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Two young women participating in early morning rowing training in the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, with Rio de Janeiro skyline and Sugar Loaf Mountain, Lagoa District, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

England, Oxfordshire, Abingdon. Dragon boat racing at the annual fund raising event on the River Thames at Abingdon.

Rowing, Harvard-Yale Regatta , Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

The X-treme Waste Recycle Raft Race at Te Kopua Domain in Raglan, New Zealand.

England, Oxfordshire, Abingdon. Dragon boat racing at the annual fund raising event on the River Thames at Abingdon.

WA, Seattle, Windermere Cup Races at Montlake Cut; opening of boating season

UK, Berkshire, Henley upon Thames. Eights pull away from the start (Temple) at Henley Royal Regatta.

US Rowing in Chula Vista, August 2025, Evan Falstrup , Willem Drescher, & Josh Diggons Alternates for US Rowing team

Crewing on the Charles , Rivers, Waterfronts, Rowing, Rowers. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Kayakers on Chicago River along Riverwalk in downtown Chicago

US Rowing in Chula Vista, August 2025, Chris Carlson, Cedar Cunningham , Jacob Plihal , and Nathan Phelps make up the U.S. mens quad

US Rowing in Chula Vista, August 2025, Women's Quadruple Sculls team is made up of Sera Busse, Alina Hagstrom, Sophia Calabrese, and Katy Flynn

Stand up paddle boarding at Loch Duich, Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie, Highlands

Rowers greet a ship near Banda Neira in the Moluccas region of Indonesia as they paddle on the water

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