Rio Replay: Men's Four Final 

No, the athletic definition of agony is single sculls.

@@kobitadutta1642 That’s so trueeeee

unicycle master y

its the exact same thing. Some coaches decide probably that seat 2 follows seat 3 better when their are closer to each other and they do it to only seat 2 and 3 bcause they are the "powerful" part of the boat

It's either to balance the power on both sides, as one side may be stronger than the other or it could be to help with rhythm in the boat as this is very important for effective speed

This is so the centre of force is the same on both sides, or else the boat might “wriggle” from side-to side in a race, getting it a slower time. In an eight, this doesn’t matter as much, because it a a large boat, but in a (coxless) four, it can affect things a little. However, you might not do this if the four selected have an imbalance of power anyway. (Eg if Strokeside is more powerful than Bowside) and also if you want to commit your strongest two into the middle of the boat where they’re most effective.

The power is better balanced for steering a straight course. In the 2016 M 8+ final, britain has that rig, and steers dead straight down the course. The Germans were rowing on a slight angle on the course, so their steering corrected but added drag. With the same oar configuration, a tighter race.

In overhead views of the race, the Germans, who placed 2nd, have there boat tracking at a slight angle, not dead straight down their lane. Classic steering issue to offset port/starboard imbalance.

Bryan Ruiz wulfgar ?

more in sync then u would be bruv

Rock Earle Actually, no. High speed film has shown me in sync with stroke even when others are all out of the water. Some of us pay attention, and know the critical value of perfect timing. Others jusyt think blast through it, timing does not matter. Also, stern check is an anachronism, that is also not part of my stroke.

New Zealand is not in this race? Your comment comes off as awfully pretentious either way.

NZ is not in this race....

Larry Wagner you made me go back to the start . Twice. New Zealand aren’t even in this race.