The 1893 European Rowing Championships were the inaugural European Rowing Championships held on Lake Orta in Italy on 10 and 11 September.
[1] The competition was for men only, and the regatta had three boat classes (M1x, M4+, M8+).
The French eight was made up from members of two clubs:[5] 1) Union Nautique de Lyon 2) Émulation Nautique de Boulogne