Varsity Eight

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rowing boat class sweep rowing event

Varsity Eight is the premier eight-rower sweep boat class in collegiate rowing, typically featuring a coxswain and representing the top crew of a rowing program.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rowing boat class ⓘ
sweep rowing event ⓘ
boatConfiguration 8+ (eight with coxswain) ⓘ
boatMaterial composite (e.g., carbon fiber) in modern shells ⓘ
boatType eight ⓘ
competitionLevel varsity ⓘ
crewPositionCount 8 ⓘ
determines overall strength of a collegiate rowing program ⓘ
genderCategories men ⓘ
women ⓘ
governingContext IRA and other associations (for many U.S. men’s programs) ⓘ
NCAA rowing (for many U.S. women’s programs) ⓘ
hasCoxswain true ⓘ
hasCrewSize 8 rowers ⓘ
hasHierarchyRelation above second varsity eight ⓘ
above third varsity eight ⓘ
includesRole coxswain ⓘ
includesSeat 2 seat ⓘ
3 seat ⓘ
4 seat ⓘ
5 seat ⓘ
6 seat ⓘ
7 seat ⓘ
bow seat ⓘ
stroke seat ⓘ
isFlagshipBoatFor many college rowing teams ⓘ
isOftenAbbreviatedAs 1V (first varsity eight) ⓘ
V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPremierEventIn college rowing dual meets ⓘ
intercollegiate rowing championships ⓘ
many university rowing programs ⓘ
isScoredIn team points standings at regattas ⓘ
lineupSelectionBasedOn coach evaluation ⓘ
ergometer performance ⓘ
seat racing ⓘ
powerProvidedBy eight sweep oars ⓘ
primaryObjective win major collegiate regattas ⓘ
raceDistance 2000 meters (typical in collegiate rowing) ⓘ
represents top crew of a rowing program ⓘ
requires high aerobic capacity ⓘ
high technical proficiency ⓘ
team coordination ⓘ
rowingStyle sweep rowing ⓘ
steeredBy coxswain using rudder ⓘ
usedIn collegiate rowing ⓘ
university rowing ⓘ

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California Golden Bears women’s rowing → boatClasses → Varsity Eight ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–Madison (men’s rowing program) → hasTeam → Varsity Eight ⓘ
subject surface form: University of Wisconsin–Madison men’s rowing program
this entity surface form: varsity eight