WORLD BEST TIMES 1) Senior World Best Times
2) Rowing World Cup Best Times
3) Under 23 World Best Times
4) Adaptive World Rowing Best Times
5) Olympic Best Times 1) Senior World Best TimesEvent | Time | Name | Date | Location | | | | | | | | Men's Single Sculls (M1x) | 6:33.35 | New Zealand
Mahe Drysdale | 29 Aug 2009 | Poznan, POL | | Men's Pair (M2-) | 6:14.27 | Great Britain
James Cracknell
Matthew Pinsent
| 21 Sep 2002 | Seville, ESP | | Men's Double Sculls (M2x) | 6:03.25 | France
Jean-Baptiste Macquet
Adrien Hardy
| 17 Jun 2006 | Poznan, POL | | Men's Four (M4-) | 5:41.35 | Germany
Sebastian Thormann
Paul Dienstbach
Philipp Stüer
Bernd Heidicker
| 21 Sep 2002 | Seville, ESP | Men's Lightweight
Double Sculls (LM2x) | 6:10.02 | Denmark
Mads Rasmussen
Rasmus Quist
| 23 Jun 2007 | Amsterdam, NED | Men's Lightweight
Four (LM4-) | 5:45.60 | Denmark
Thomas Ebert
Thomas Poulsen
Eskild Ebbesen
Victor Feddersen
| 9 Jul 1999 | Lucerne, SUI | Men's Quadruple Sculls
(M4x) | 5:36.20 | Australia
Christopher Morgan
James McRae
Brendan Long
Daniela Noonan
| 10 Aug 2008 | Beijing, CHN | | Men's Eight (M8+) | 5:19.85 | United States
Jason Read
Wyatt Allen
Chris Ahrens
Joseph Hansen
Matthew Deakin
Dan Beery
Beau Hoopman
Bryan Volpenheim
Pete Cipollone
| 15 Aug 2004 | Athens, GRE | | Men's Coxed Pair (M2+) | 6:42.16 | Croatia
Igor Boraska
Tihomir Frankovic
Milan Razov
| 18 Sep 1994 | Indianapolis, USA | Men's Lightweight
Single Sculls (LM1x) | 6:47.82 | Great Britain
Zac Purchase | 26 Aug 2006 | Eton, GBR | Men's Lightweight
Eight (LM8+) | 5:30.24 | Germany
Klaus Altena
Christian Dahlke
Mike Kobor
Bernhard Stomporowski
Thomas Melges
Uwe März
Michael Buchheit
Kai von Warburg
Olaf Kaska
| 1992 | Montreal, CAN | | Men's Coxed Four (M4+) | 5:58.96 | Germany
Jörg Dederding
Armin Weyrauch
Bahne Rabe
Matthias Ungemach
Armin Eichholz
| 24 Aug 1991 | Vienna, AUT | Men's Lightweight
Pair (LM2-) | 6:26.61 | Ireland
Tony O'Connor
Neville Maxwell | 1994
| Paris, FRA
| Men's Lightweight
Quadruple Sculls (LM4x) | 5:45.18 | Italy
Michelangelo Crispi
Massimo Guglielmi
Francesco Esposito
Massimo Lana
| 1992 | Montreal, CAN | Women's Single
Sculls (W1x) | 7:07.71 | Bulgaria
Rumyana Neykova
| 21 Sep 2002 | Seville, ESP | | Women's Pair (W2-) | 6:53.80 | Romania
Georgeta Andrunache
Viorica Susanu
| 21 Sep 2002 | Seville, ESP | Women's Double
Sculls (W2x) | 6:38.78 | New Zealand
Georgina Evers-Swindell
Caroline Evers-Swindell
| 21 Sep 2002 | Seville, ESP | | Women's Four (W4-) | 6:25.35 | Australia
Robyn Selby Smith
Jo Lutz
Amber Bradley
Kate Hornsey
| 26 Aug 2006 | Eton, GBR | Women's Lightweight
Double Sculls (LW2x) | 6:49.77 | China
Dongxiang Xu
Shimin Yan
| 17 Jun 2006 | Poznan, POL | Women's Quadruple
Sculls (W4x) | 6:10.80 | Germany
Kerstin Köppen
Kathrin Boron
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
Jana Sorgers | 19 May 1996 | Duisburg, GER | | Women's Eight (W8+) | 5:55.50 | United States
Brett Sickler
Megan Cooke
Anna Goodale
Lindsay Shoop
Anna Mickelson
Susan Francia
Caroline Lind
Caryn Davies
Mary Whipple | 27 Aug 2006 | Eton, GBR | Women's Lightweight
Single Sculls (LW1x) | 7:28.15 | Romania
Constanta Pipota | 19 June 1994 | Paris, FRA | Women's Lightweight
Pair (LW2-) | 7:18.32 | Australia
Eliza Blair
Justine Joyce
| 7 Sep 1997 | Aiguebelette-le-Lac,
FRA | Women's Lightweight
Quadruple Sculls (LW4x) | 6:23.96 | China
Hua Yu
Haixia Chen
Xuefei Fan
Jing Liu | 27 Aug 2006 | Eton, GBR |
2) Rowing World Cup Best Times Event | Time | Name | Year | Location | | | | | | | | Men's Single Sculls (M1x) | 6:39.12
| New Zealand
Mahe Drysdale
| 17 June 2006 | Poznan, POL | | Men's Pair (M2-) | 6:18.73
| Croatia
Oliver Martinov
Ninoslav Saraga
| 09 July 1999
| Lucerne, SUI | | Men's Double Sculls (M2x) | 6:03.25
| France
Jean-Baptiste Macquet
Adrien Hardy | 17 June 2006 | Poznan, POL
| | Men's Four (M4-) | 5:46.12
| Norway
Kjetil Undset
Sture Bjoervig
Steffen Stoerseth
Nils Torolv Simonsen
| 09 July 1999
| Lucerne. SUI | Men's Lightweight
Double Sculls (LM2x) | 6:10.02 | Denmark
Mads Rasmussen
Rasmus Quist | 23 Jun 2007 | Amsterdam, NED | | Men's Lightweight Four (LM4-) | 5:45.60
| Denmark
Thomas Ebert
Thomas Poulsen
Eskild Ebbesen
Victor Feddersen
| 09 July 1999
| Lucerne, SUI
| | Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x) | 5:37.31
| Poland
Konrad Wasielewski
Marek Kolbowicz
Michal Jelinski
Adam Korol
| 17 June 2006
| Poznan, POL
| | Men's Eight (M8+) | 5:21.21
| Australia
Dave McGowan
James Marburg
Matthew Ryan
Samuel Conrad
Thomas Laurich
Karsten Forsterling
Cameron McKenzie McHarg
Jeremy Stevenson
Martin Rabjohns
| 17 Jun 2006
| Poznan, POL
| | Women's Single Sculls (W1x) | 7:14.12
| Germany
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
| 13 July 2003
| Lucerne, SUI
| Women's Pair (W2-)
| 6:56.27
| Canada
Emma Robinson
Theresa Luke
| 09 July 1999
| Lucerne, SUI
| Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
| 6:47.02
| New Zealand
Caroline Evers-Swindell
Georgina Evers-Swindell
| 13 July 2003
| Lucerne, SUI
| Women's Lightweight
Double Sculls (LW2x) | 6:49.77
| China
Xu Dongxiang
Yan Shimin
| 17 June 2006
| Poznan, POL
| Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
| 6:11.69
| Germany
Maren Derlien
Meike Evers
Manuela Lutze
Kerstin Kowalski
| 09 July 1999
| Lucerne, SUI
| | Women's Eight (W8+) | 5:57.02
| Romania
Georgeta Damian
Viorica Susanu
Ioana Olteanu
Aurica Chirita
Magdalena Dumitrache
Doina Spircu
Marioara Popescu
Doina Ignat
Elena Georgescu
| 09 July 1999
| Lucerne, SUI
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3) Under 23 World Best Times
Under 23 World Best Times are recognised by FISA since the World Rowing Under 23 event
received championship status in 2005. Event | Time
| Name | Year
| Location | | | | | | | | Men's Single Sculls (BM1x) | 6:46.93
| Germany
Karsten Brodowski | 2006 | Hazewinkel, BEL
| Men's Pair (BM2-)
| 6:25.34 | Greece
Stergios Papachristos
Georgios Tziallas | 2009 | Racice, CZE | Men's Double Sculls (BM2x)
| 6:14.05
| Belarus
Dzianis Mihal
Stanislau Shcharbachenia
| 2006
| Hazewinkel, BEL
| | Men's Coxed Four (BM4+) | 6:03.19 | New Zealand
James Dallinger
Steven Cottle
Paul Gerritsen
Dane Boswell
Daniel Quigley
| 2006
| Hazewinkel, BEL
| | Men's Four (BM4-) | 5:53.19
| Germany
Jan Mueller
Philipp Adamski
Urs Kaeufer
Falk Mueller
| 2005 | Amsterdam, NED | | Men's Quadruple Sculls (BM4x) | 5:43.76 | Italy
Bernardo Miccoli
Bruno Rosetti
Jacopo Palma
Andrea Messina
| 2009 | Racice, CZE | | Men's Eight (BM8+) | 5:30.43
| Germany
Philipp Hosch
Raimund Hoermann Jr
Philipp Naruhn
Timm Baur
Daniel Holert
Florian Eichner
Andre Slavik
Sebastian Schmidt
Peter Puppe
| 2005
| Amsterdam, NED | Men's Lightweight
Single Sculls (BLM1x) | 6:55.73 | New Zealand
Storm Uru
| 2006
| Hazewinkel, BEL
| Men's Lightweight
Double Sculls (BLM2x)
| 6:16.35
| Germany
Christian Hochbruck
Lars Hartig | 2009
| Racice, CZE | Men's Lightweight
Quadruple Sculls (BLM4x)
| 5:49.69 | Italy
Jose Casiraghi
Andrea Cereda
Pietro Ruta
Francesco Rigon | 2009 | Racice, CZE | Men's Lightweight Four (BLM4-)
| 5:58.88
| Italy
Livio La Padula
Martino Goretti
Michele Savrie
Fabrizio Gabriele
| 2006
| Hazewinkel, BEL
| | Men's Lightweight Pair (BLM2-) | 6:32.01
| Italy
Andrea Caianiello
Armando Dell'Aquila
| 2009
| Racice, CZE | Women's Lightweight
Single Sculls (BLW1x) | 7:38.04
| Greece
Alexandra Tsiavou
| 2006
| Hazewinkel, BEL
| Women's Lightweight
Double Sculls (BLW2x)
| 7:03.16
| Italy
Erika Mai
Laura Milani
| 2005
| Amsterdam, NED
| | Women's Single Sculls (BW1x) | 7:27.23
| Czech Republic
Jitka Antosova
| 2009
| Racice, CZE | | Women's Pair (BW2-) | 7:14.07
| United States
Ashley Kroll
Felice Mueller
| 2010
| Brest, BLR
| | Women's Double Sculls (BW2x) | 6:53.40
| Czech Republic
Jitka Antosova
Gabriela Varekova | 2006
| Hazewinkel, BEL
| | Women's Quadruple Sculls (BW4x) | 6:24.55
| Romania
Maria Bursuc
Roxana Cogianu
Florina Atomulesei
Ionelia Neacsu | 2006 | Hazewinkel, BEL
| | Women's Four (BW4-) | 6:39.97
| Australia
Verena Stocker
Annika Naughton
Charlotte Walters
Renee Kirby
| 2006
| Hazewinkel, BEL
| | Women's Eight (BW8+) | 6:06.68
| United States
Anne Kennedy
Kerry Birk
Megan Smith
Katharine Davison
Devan Darby
Esther Lofgren
Katherine Glessner
Genevra Stone
Katelin Snyder | 2006
| Hazewinkel, BEL | Lightweight Women's
Quadruple Sculls (BLW4x)
| 6:34.99
| Germany
Regina Pieroth
Katja Ruegner
Lena Bieger
Kaja Brecht
| 2009 | Racice, CZE
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4) Adaptive World Rowing Best Times
Adaptive Rowing World Best Times are recognised by FISA since 2005, the year rowing became a Paralympic sport, and since adaptive events have been raced over 1000 metres, the standard Paralympic racing distance. | Event | Time
| Name
| Date
| Location
| | | | | | | Arms, Shoulders Men's
Single Sculls (ASM1x)
| 4:51.48 | Great Britain
Tom Aggar
| 29 August 2009 | Poznan, Poland | Arms, Shoulders Women's
Single Sculls (ASW1x) | 5:25.17 | Ukraine
Alla Lysenko
| 29 August 2009 | Poznan, Poland | Trunk and Arms
Double Sculls (TAMix2x) | 4:03.96
| Ukraine
Dmytro Ivanov
Iryna Kyrychenko
| 29 August 2009 | Poznan, Poland | Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed
Coxed Four (LTAMix4+)
| 3:25.33 | Great Britain
Victoria Hansford
James Roe
David Smith
Naomi Riches
Rhiannon Jones
| 29 August 2009 | Poznan, Poland
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5) Olympic Best Times| Event | Time | Name | Date | Location | | Men's Single Sculls (M1x) | 6:44.85
| Switzerland
Xeno Müller | 27 Jul 1996 | Atlanta, GA, USA
| | Men's Pair (M2-) | 6:20.09
| Great Britain
Steve Redgrave
Matthew Pinsent
| 27 Jul 1996
| Atlanta, GA, USA
| | Men's Double Sculls (M2x) | 6:11.49 | Italy
Rossano Galtarossa
Alessio Sartori
| 18 Aug 2004 | Athens, GRE | | Men's Four (M4-) | 5:48.52
| Germany
Jochen Urban
Sebastian Thormann
Philipp Stüer
Bernd Heidicker
| 19 Aug 2004
| Athens, GRE
| Men's Lightweight
Double Sculls (LM2x) | 6:13.69 | Great Britain
Zac Purchase
Mark Hunter
| 10 Aug 2008 | Beijing, CHN | Men's Lightweight
Four (LM4-)
| 5:50.12
| Denmark
Eskild Ebbesen
Mads Andersen
Morten Joergensen
Thomas Ebert
| 10 Aug 2008
| Beijing, CHN
| Men's Quadruple
Sculls (M4x) | 5:36.20
| Australia
Christopher Morgan
James McRae
Brendan Long
Daniel Noonan
| 10 Aug 2008 | Beijing, CHN | | Men's Eight (M8+) | 5:19.85
| United States
Jason Read
Wyatt Allen
Chris Ahrens
Joseph Hansen
Matt Deakin
Dan Beery
Beau Hoopman
Bryan Volpenhein
Pete Cipollone
| 15 Aug 2004
| Athens, GRE
| Women's Single
Sculls (W1x) | 7:18.12
| Germany
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
| 21 Aug 2004
| Athens, GRE | | Women's Pair (W2-) | 7:01.39
| Australia
Megan Still
Kate Slatter
| 27 Jul 1996
| Atlanta, GA, USA
| Women's Double
Sculls (W2x) | 6:49.00 | Germany
Kerstin Köppen
Kathrin Boron
| 01 Aug 1992 | Barcelona, ESP
| Women's Lightweight
Double Sculls (W2x) | 6:49.90
| Australia
Sally Newmarch
Amber Halliday
| 15 Aug 2004
| Athens, GRE
| Women's Quadruple
Sculls (W4x)
| 6:15.60 | Great Britain
Alison Mowbray
Debbie Flood
Frances Houghton
Rebecca Romero
| 15 Aug 2004 | Athens, GRE | | Women's Eight (W8+) | 5:56.55
| United States
Kate Johnson
Samantha Magee
Megan Dirkmaat
Alison Cox
Caryn Davies
Laurel Korholz
Anna Mickelson
Lianne Nelson (-Bennion)
Mary Whipple
| 15 Aug 2004
| Athens, GRE
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