What's the difference between oarsman and rower?

Oarsman


Definition:

  • (n.) One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The Australians were fastest through the first three splits at 500m, 100m and 1,500m, and were only overhauled with less than 200m remaining as the British quartet drew on their deepest reserves of strength and a tradition that now accompanies every oarsman who steps into the four wearing a Team GB vest.
  • (2) "It was unbelievable," added James, who as the bow oarsman was first to cross the line.
  • (3) "I was pushing myself to do something like 5km in 20 minutes, which is a challenge even for a professional oarsman let alone a sedentary journalist," he recalls, reliving his crisis.
  • (4) A case is reported of acquired venous aneurysms in the superficial forearm veins of an oarsman.
  • (5) This paper documents an unusual case of a stress fracture of the ninth rib in an elite oarsman.
  • (6) Thus, in addition to strength, it is of great value to the oarsman to develop technical skill to coordinate his upper and lower body reactions.

Rower


Definition:

  • (n.) One who rows with an oar.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The other rowers in the Arctic crew were Billy Gammon, 37, from Cornwall; Rob Sleep, 38, and British army officer Captain David Mans, 28, both from Hampshire.
  • (2) Rio 2016 follows the expert advice of the World Health Organization, whose guidelines for Safe Recreational Water Environments recommend classifying water through a regular program of microbial water quality testing.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Rowers carry boats at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro.
  • (3) The World Rowing Federation reported that 6.7% of 567 rowers got sick at a junior championships event in Rio.
  • (4) A similarity analysis is undertaken to see if large rowers have an advantage over small rowers in races.
  • (5) A two-group discriminant analysis procedure correctly classified 100% of the rowers with low back pain and 93% of the rowers without back pain on the basis of the median frequency data.
  • (6) Two protocols were used for the maximum tests on the hydraulic rower.
  • (7) The occasion of the Xth Pan American Games provided opportunity to obtain comprehensive anthropometric data on 20 male and 13 female lightweight rower finalists including most of the medal winners.
  • (8) The cohort consisted of 67 elite, female athletes comprising 21 runners, 36 rowers, and 10 dancers.
  • (9) Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss , former Olympic rowers and identical twins, have consistently claimed that Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook from them.
  • (10) These findings indicate that the sprinters and rowers possess elevated buffering capabilities and carnosine levels compared with marathon runners and untrained subjects.
  • (11) The ventilatory threshold (VT) was determined on a treadmill in highly trained male marathon, male and female long-distance, young male long-distance, adult male and female and young female middle-distance runners, modern pentathlonists, adult canoeists of both sexes, young male canoeists and football players, and on a bicycle ergometer in table tennis players, water slalom paddlers, young female canoeists rowers, and ice hockey players.
  • (12) Competitive rowers showed the biggest difference – presumably because they could better imagine the effects.
  • (13) The vital capacity (VC) itself was only higher in the rowers group.
  • (14) No significant effects of single training variables were found in female rowers, which indicates major training influences on testosterone metabolism.
  • (15) Christ The Redeemer needs to spread his arms out a little more.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Rio 2016: Serbian rowers capsize in rough conditions Rio Olympics 2016: men's road race heads for conclusion on day one – live!
  • (16) I now want us to look at the whole question of sustainability and to set that into a policy change.” The mass lobby was followed by a rally outside parliament with comedians Arthur Smith Olympic rower Andy Hodge and the indie band Stornoway.
  • (17) The Rodrigo de Freitas Lake, which was largely cleaned up in recent years, was thought be safe for rowers and canoers.
  • (18) To evaluate the physiologic changes in rowing performance during the training season, selected cardiorespiratory variables were measured three times at 3-month intervals in seven collegiate women rowers during incremental exercise on the rowing ergometer.
  • (19) A similar analysis correctly classified 100% of the port rowers and 100% of the starboard rowers on the basis of their spectral parameters.
  • (20) "In simple terms, undermining PE may lead to fewer rowers and result in fewer Katherine Graingers or Steve Redgraves winning multiple medals at the Olympics.

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