Paddling Canoeing or Kayaking. Each athlete uses an individual paddle, which is not attached to the boat Rowing Sweep Rowing or Sculling. Each athlete rows with one or two oars, attached to the boat using a rigger and an oarlock. The rowers face the opposite directions from the course of travel. Sculling Rowing where each rower uses two oars, and rows in narrower rowing shells.
Sculling is done in one person, two person or four person boats.
The rowers face the opposite directions from the course of travel, so scullers must learn to steer by looking behind them and over their shoulders. Sweep Rowing where each rower uses one oar, and rows on one side of the boat, either port or starboard. Sweep rowing is done in two person, four person or eight person boats, and usually with a coxswain.