In rowing, there are no world records due to the variability of weather conditions. Instead there are world best times, which are set over the international rowing distance of 2000 meters.[ citation needed]
† denotes a performance that is also a current world best time.
| Event | Record | Athlete(s) | Country | Games | Date | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past events | ||||||
| Coxed four – Inriggers [a] | 7:39.2 | 
Sweden
|
1912 Stockholm | 17 July 1912 | ||
| Coxed pair | 6:49.83 | 
Great Britain
|
1992 Barcelona | 2 August 1992 | ||
| Coxed four | 5:59.37 | 
Romania
|
1992 Barcelona | 1 August 1992 | ||
| Lightweight coxless four | 5:47.76 | 
Denmark
|
2008 Beijing | 17 August 2008 | ||
| Current events | ||||||
| Single sculls | 6:35.77 | Oliver Zeidler | 
Germany
|
2024 Paris | 1 August 2024 | [1] |
| Double sculls | 6:00.33 | 
France
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | ||
| Quadruple sculls | 5:32.03† | 
Netherlands
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | [2] | |
| Coxless pair | 6:08.50† | 
New Zealand
|
2012 London | 28 July 2012 | [3] | |
| Coxless four | 5:42.76 | 
Australia
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | [4] | |
| Eight | 5:19.85 | 
United States
|
2004 Athens | 15 August 2004 | ||
| Lightweight double sculls | 6:05.33† | 
Ireland
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | [5] | |
† denotes a performance that is also a current world best time.
| Event | Record | Athlete(s) | Country | Games | Date | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past events | ||||||
| Coxed four | 6:56.00 | 
East Germany
|
1988 Seoul | 24 September 1988 | ||
| Current events | ||||||
| Single sculls | 7:13.97 | Emma Twigg |
New Zealand
|
2020 Tokyo | 30 July 2021 | [6] |
| Double sculls | 6:41.03 |
Romania
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | ||
| Quadruple sculls | 6:05.13† | 
China
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | [7] | |
| Coxless pair | 6:47.41 |
New Zealand
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | [8] | |
| Coxless four | 6:15.37 |
Australia
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | [9] | |
| Eight | 5:52.99 |
Romania
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | [10] | |
| Lightweight double sculls | 6:41.36 | 
Italy
|
2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 | [11] | |
Notes
Citations
- ^ "Men's Single Scull Semifinal A/B2 Result" (PDF). olympics.com. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Quadruple Sculls Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "OLYMPIC ROWING ROCKS OFF WITH WORLD BEST TIME". World Rowing Federation. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Men's Coxless Four Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Semi-Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's Single Sculls Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's Quadruple Sculls Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's Pair Semifinal A/B 2 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's Four Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Women's Eight Repechage Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's Lightweight Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 2 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.