Swift Racing

Swift Racing is a Chinese manufacturer of boats. They specialise in racing shells for the sport of rowing.

Swift Racing was founded in 2005 by Gareth Greuenbaum, a volunteer rowing coach, and Tim Yang a Chinese boat sales manager, ^[1] with the goal of making rowing boats more affordable and accessible. As of 2025 they are the 2nd largest manufacturer of rowing shells,^[2] and an official supplier of rowing shells to World Rowing^[3] Swift Racing is also the Official Licensee for World Rowing merchandise for Asia.^[4]

While Swift Racing is predominantly a affordable racing shell manufacturer, they have also supplied boats to high level competitions. Including providing boats for the USRowing Paralympic team for the 2015 World Rowing Championships.^[5]

As well as partnering with British Rowing to develop coastal rowing boats for the 2028 Summer Olympics.^[6]

• Racing Shells