*4.1. General Trends*

Recent technological developments have made wearable inertial sensors readily available. This has led to sport coaches integrating these devices into their training routines to obtain more measures of an athlete's sport performance in real time [48]. This review highlighted three major research disciplines that are implementing inertial sensors into a rowing setting. These are Biomechanics (*n* = 3), Sport Science and Medicine (*n* = 5), and Engineering and Technology (*n* = 28). The increased availability of inertial sensors is reflected by the rapid increase in the volume of research investigating the use of inertial sensors in rowing since 2004 (Figure 2b). There is a diverse geographic spread of rowing technology research. Countries such as Algeria, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America all reported the use of inertial sensors in rowing. The majority of research published originated from Italy (16.7%). Italy won six gold medals at the U23 world championships that may demonstrate the value of integrating sport technology into athlete training programs [49].
