This article shows various options for selecting and forming crews by analyzing the foreign experience of forming team crews in academic rowing sports. It was determined that the system of selecting and training crews in each country has, on the one hand, general and, on the other hand, specific national characteristics.
As the result of physical activity, changing the amount of urea in the blood is important for the functional state of professional rowers. The findings showed that the effectiveness of physical exercise depends on the biochemical indicators of the amount of urea in the blood, which is an important factor.