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Lightweight rowing

This article is quite short considering the many decades (in HS, collegiate, and Olympic levels) lightweight rowing has "been around." There are no references to the specific 10 lightweight rowing programs in the U.S. or any links to race results for either collegiate or Olympic events. The references about the threats of low BMI among adolescents does not take into account that these teens are rowers and have much healthier hearts and overall are not "the norm" as far as young teen biology and health is concerned. These are generally kids who workout twice a day and have an extremely healthy diet. Neither sources are related to rowers specifically in any way and are therefore unreliable in linking lightweight rowing (in High School specifically) to risks of health defects or growth problems as stated in the article.

Additionally, the "weight limit" data for the "United States" section is outdated by 5 years and is not thorough enough, as the boat average of a lightweight boat must be 155 pounds on the day of weigh in.

The statement that "Although lightweight rowing is the counterpart to heavyweight rowing, it is a fairly different sport, relying much more on ideal body composition and technique than raw strength." - seems quite sweeping with the diction of "a fairly different sport" and "much more" (such a loose phrase). Although lightweights do generally rely on better technique, it does not make the sport much more different, as heavyweights can also rely on good technique.

The only post in the "Talk" section is

"This page is sadly out of date, and concentrates on USA and UK domestic competition, ignoring the Olympics & World Championships. The detail of comparison times between heavyweight and lightweight crews in particular events is not useful. There has been significant controversy about the number of lightweight rowing events included in the Olympics which should be included here. Ancienterracht (talk) 15:00, 4 July 2017 (UTC)"
 * Not only that but the comparison of lightweight vs heavyweight times has no references and, to be frank, is complete bollocks. Over the course of a head race, finish times can be affected by wind, tide and stream, so time comparisons are meaningless. --ukexpat (talk) 18:19, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yikes.
 * Yikes.