scull

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In scull rowing, the athlete propels the boat by swinging two oars at the same time.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2021

New Zealand's Emma Twigg cruised to gold in the single scull, with Hannah Prakatsen, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, taking silver.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2021

She learned how to row a scull in 2015 and won a bronze medal in the women’s coxless pair at the Southeast Asian Games hosted by Singapore later that year.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

A few years later, someone invited her to an adaptive rowing clinic where she strapped into a specially equipped scull and, given her affinity for the water, was hooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2020

He will press a trifle more with the one foot, and will throw a little more of his weight on to the one scull, and so produce the desired effect on his boat.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.