Competition in sculling is in singles, doubles and quads. Sweep is when individuals have one oar and competition is held in pairs, fours and eights. A coxswain is in the fours and eights, but pairs races are run with and without a coxswain. Crew also has two types of races. Boats leave the starting line at 15-second intervals.
Spring brings sprint races.
That's when there are six or seven lanes on a river or lake. Sprint races are 1,000 meters long in high school competition and similar to a track meet. Rowing offers many college scholarships for females North Allegheny competes in all seven races. It focuses, however, on the sweeps. The fours is the blue-collar event.