Does anybody know how to say either to row or rowing in Italian?

Question

Does anybody know how to say either to row or rowing in Italian?

Answer 1

Italian has two verbs for "to row", one is "vogare" and the other is "remare".

"vogare" is usually done by rowers in a competitive sports, or in a rowing machine at a gym.

"remare" is done by somebody in a rowboat (as a leisure), or by lines of rowers in ancient Roman ships (called "triremi" because they had three orders of rows).

The sport of "rowing" is called "canottaggio" in Italian.