The first New England winter rowing regatta pitted about 20 rowers against each other, not on the water, but in Harvard's Newell Boathouse. They competed not in their carbon fiber shells but on the indoor rowing machines that were their training ponies. It was a far cry from the event that has grown in 25 years to include over 2,000 competitors in 32 age and weight divisions and 35 races.
As the Charles River, Harvard’s home course and the site of the world’s largest rowing regatta stands frozen, over two thousand rowers from around the world compete against each other indoors on Concept 2 rowing machines, called ergometers or ergs.“ Rowing on ergs, or “erging” comprises a large and painful part of a rower's winter regimen.
Rowing tanks, shallow pools shaped like race tracks, are designed to simulate rowing in a boat outdoors. When athletes row on the water, they -- and the boat they power -- move through the water. When athletes row in an indoor tank, they slide on a seat much like an erg while the water flows by them. Powerful pumps move the water, and the flow can be controlled to simulate varied water conditions.
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