List of Olympic best times in rowing
# List of Olympic best times in rowing

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 events |||||||
| Coxed four – Inriggers | 7:39.2 | Ture Rosvall William Bruhn-Möller Conrad Brunkman Herman Dahlbäck Leo Wilkens | Sweden | 1912 Stockholm | 17 July 1912 |
| Coxed pair | 6:49.83 | Greg Searle Jonny Searle Garry Herbert (Coxswain) | Great Britain | 1992 Barcelona | 2 August 1992 |
| Coxed four | 5:59.37 | Iulică Ruican Viorel Talapan Dimitrie Popescu Nicolae Țaga Dumitru Răducanu (Coxswain) | Romania | 1992 Barcelona | 1 August 1992 |
| Lightweight coxless four | 5:47.76 | Thomas Ebert Morten Jørgensen Eskild Ebbesen Mads Andersen | Denmark | 2008 Beijing | 17 August 2008 |
| Current events |||||||
| Single sculls | 6:41.34 | Mahé Drysdale | New Zealand | 2016 Rio | 13 August 2016 |
| Double sculls | 6:08.38 | Melvin Twellaar Stef Broenink | Netherlands | 2020 Tokyo | 23 July 2021 |
| Quadruple sculls | $5:32.03^†$ | Dirk Uittenbogaard Abe Wiersma Tone Wieten Koen Metsemakers | Netherlands | 2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 |
| Coxless pair | $6:08.50^†$ | Eric Murray Hamish Bond | New Zealand | 2012 London | 28 July 2012 |
| Coxless four | 5:42.76 | Alexander Purnell Spencer Turrin Jack Hargreaves Alexander Hill | Australia | 2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 |
| Eight | 5:19.85 | Jason Read Wyatt Allen Chris Ahrens Joseph Hansen Matt Deakin Dan Beery Beau Hoopman Bryan Volpenhein Peter Cipollone (Coxswain) | United States | 2004 Athens | 15 August 2004 |
| Lightweight double sculls | $6:05.33^†$ | Fintan McCarthy Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 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 events |||||||
| Coxed four | 6:56.00 | Gerlinde Doberschütz Carola Hornig Birte Siech Martina Walther Sylvia Rose (Coxswain) | East Germany | 1988 Seoul | 24 September 1988 |
| Current events |||||||
| Single sculls | 7:13.97 | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 2020 Tokyo | 30 July 2021 |
| Double sculls | 6:44.33 | Anna Watkins Katherine Grainger | Great Britain | 2012 London | 30 July 2012 |
| Quadruple sculls | $6:05.13^†$ | Chen Yunxia Zhang Ling Lü Yang Cui Xiaotong | China | 2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 |
| Coxless pair | 6:47.41 | Grace Prendergast Kerri Gowler | New Zealand | 2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 |
| Coxless four | 6:15.37 | Lucy Stephan Rosemary Popa Jessica Morrison Annabelle McIntyre | Australia | 2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 |
| Eight | 5:52.99 | Magdalena Rusu Viviana Bejinariu Georgiana Dedu Maria Tivodariu Ioana Vrinceanu Amalia Beres Madalina Beres Denisa Tilvescu Daniela Druncea (Coxswain) | Romania | 2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 |
| Lightweight double sculls | 6:41.36 | Federica Cesarini Valentina Rodini | Italy | 2020 Tokyo | 28 July 2021 |
