List of rowing venues

This list of rowing venues contains the rowing sites, that allow for international rowing regattas (2,000 m), as described by FISA. Most of these sites have hosted an Olympic or world championship regatta.

Olympic venues

• (1896) Athens, Greece, Port of Piraeus, Piraeus (bad weather cancelled racing)
• (1900) Paris, France, River Seine (4 lanes)
• (1904) St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Creve Coeur Lake (overgrown - short)
• (1908) London, England, Henley-on-Thames (2 lanes)
• (1912) Stockholm, Sweden, Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
• (1920) Brussels, Antwerp, Belgium Brussels-Antwerp Canal (2 lanes)
• (1924) Paris, France, River Seine (4 lanes)
• (1928) Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sloten Canal, Sloten (2 lanes)
• (1932) Los Angeles, USA, Long Beach Marine Stadium, Long Beach, California
• (1936) Berlin, Germany, Langer See, Grünau (6 lane FISA)
• (1948) London, England, Henley-on-Thames (3 lanes)
• (1952) Helsinki, Finland, Seurasaarenselkä Bay, Meilahti
• (1956) Melbourne, Australia, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat (dry - drought)
• (1960) Rome, Italy, Lake Albano (origin of the Albano buoy system)
• (1964) Tokyo, Japan, Toda Olympic Rowing Center, Toda, Saitama (6 lane FISA)
• (1968) Mexico City, Mexico, Lake Xochimilco (6 lane FISA)
• (1972) Munich, Germany, Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim (6 lane FISA)
• (1976) Montreal, Canada, Montreal Rowing Basin (6 lane FISA)
• (1980) Moscow, Russia, Krylatskoye Sports Complex, Krylatskoye (8 lane FISA)
• (1984) Los Angeles, USA, Lake Casitas
• (1988) Seoul, Korea, Misari Regatta (8 lane FISA)
• (1992) Barcelona, Spain, L'estany de Banyoles, Banyoles, (8 lane FISA)
• (1996) Atlanta, USA, Lake Lanier, Gainesville, Georgia
• (2000) Sydney, Australia, Penrith Lakes (8 lane FISA)
• (2004) Athens Greece, Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre, Marathon (8 lane FISA)
• (2008) Beijing, China, Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, Shunyi District (8 lane FISA)
• (2012) London, England, Dorney Lake, Eton (8 lane FISA)
• (2016) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Lagoa

European venues

• Ada Ciganlija Belgrade, Serbia
• Bagsvaerd Copenhagen, Denmark
• Bosbaan, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Brive-la-Gaillarde France
• Fühlingen, Cologne, Germany
• Guadalquivir, Seville, Spain
• Harkstede, Groningen, Netherlands
• Hazewinkel (Bloso Sports Center), Belgium
• Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre, Nottingham, England
• Idroscalo, Milan, Italy
• Kaukajaervi, Tampere, Finland
• Klagenfurt, Austria
• Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette, France
• Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia
• Lake Jarun, Zagreb, Croatia
• Lake Malta, Poznań, Poland
• London Regatta Centre, London, England
• Ottensheim, Austria
• Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Caversham, England
• Rotsee, Lucerne, Switzerland
• Roudnice, Račice, Czech Republic
• Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, Scotland
• Trakai, Lithuania
• Vaires-sur-Marne, France
• Vienna, Austria
• Wedau, Duisburg, Germany
• Willem Alexanderbaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Yarkon River, Tel Aviv, Israel

North American venues

• Benderson Park, Sarasota, USA (Class C, Wind, Heat)
• Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, USA
• Oklahoma River, Oklahoma City, USA (Class C, Wind, Heat)
• Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course, St. Catharines, Canada (8 lane FISA Class A)

Asian venues

• Nagaragawa International Regatta Course, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
• Sha Tin Rowing Centre, Sha Tin, Hong Kong

Oceania venues

• Lake Barrington Tasmania, Australia
• Lake Karapiro, Hamilton, New Zealand

South American venues

• Laguna de los Padres, Mar del Plata, Argentina