In rowing, there are no world records due to the variability of weather conditions. Instead there are world best times, which are set over the international rowing distance of 2000 meters.
Men's records † denotes a performance that is also a current world best time.
Event Record Athlete(s) Country Games Date Past eventsCoxed four – Inriggers 7:39.2 1912 Stockholm 17 July 1912Coxed pair 6:49.83 1992 Barcelona 2 August 1992Coxed four 5:59.37 1992 Barcelona 1 August 1992 Lightweight coxless four 5:47.76 2008 Beijing 17 August 2008Current eventsSingle sculls 6:35.77 Oliver Zeidler 2024 Paris 1 August 2024Double sculls 6:00.33 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021Quadruple sculls 5:32.03† 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 Coxless pair 6:08.50† 2012 London 28 July 2012 Coxless four 5:42.76 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 Eight 5:19.85 2004 Athens 15 August 2004 Lightweight double sculls 6:05.33† 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021
Women's records † denotes a performance that is also a current world best time.
Event Record Athlete(s) Country Games Date Past eventsCoxed four 6:56.00 1988 Seoul 24 September 1988Current eventsSingle sculls 7:13.97 Emma Twigg 2020 Tokyo 30 July 2021 Double sculls 6:41.03 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021Quadruple sculls 6:05.13† 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 Coxless pair 6:47.41 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 Coxless four 6:15.37 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 Eight 5:52.99 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 Lightweight double sculls 6:41.36 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021
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