Lightweights:
Lightweight men cannot weigh more than 72.5kg and the average of the whole crew cannot
exceed 70kg (single sculler 72.5kg).
Lightweight women cannot weigh more than 59kg and the average weight in the whole boat
cannot exceed 57kg (single sculler 59kg).
Regatta:
Championship races are rowed over 2000 metres (1 mile 427 yards) in 6 lanes which are
straight and buoyed. There are up to 4 rounds - heats, repechages, semi-finals and finals.
The repechage round is for losing crews in the heats, meaning that every crew that loses
in a heat has a second chance before being eliminated. The draw is conducted round by
round according to alternative and previously undisclosed systems. The first three crews
in each semi-final compete in the A final, and the last three in each semi-final compete
in the B final for places 7 to 12. Gold, silver and bronze are awarded for the first three
crews to cross the line in the A final.
Olympic and Rowing World Cup Programmes:
Men's rowing in the programme of the Olympic dates from 1896; women's from 1976 and
lightweights from 1996. The Olympic rowing programme is as follows:
| Men | Women |
| Single Scull | Single Scull |
| Double Scull | Double Scull |
| Double Scull Lightweight | Double Scull Lightweight |
| Quadruple Scull | Quadruple Scull |
| Coxless Pair | Coxless Pair |
| Coxless Four | Eight |
| Coxless Four Lighweight | |
| Eight |