Rowing had made its debut as an event in the 1986 Commonwealth Games held in Scotland. Prior to that, rowing had been one of the Commonwealth events at Cardiff in 1958. The rowing event became so popular that it was decided that a separate Commonwealth Rowing Championships would be held from then on. Starting from then, Commonwealth Rowing Championships were held in conjunction with the Commonwealth games, without it being a part of the Commonwealth Games.
The first Commonwealth Rowing Championships were held at Fanshawe Lake, London, Ontario, Canada, in 1994 and for the second time in 1998, at the same venue.
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