AEGON EUROPEAN ROWING Indoor Championships 2018

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1 Info.. DECEMBER 9, 2017 Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam The Netherlands

2 Contents: About the event Organisation EKIR Registration and draw Dutch rowers Foreign rowers Open event Information about events Events Registration fees 2Kday Coaches Guests Merchandise Rules winners Extra information Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10

3 About the event: This year, the European Championships Indoor rowing 2018 takes place in Amsterdam. During this championship 64 ergometers, supplied by Concept2, are connected to each other in the race area. A big screen displays all rowers simultaneously and allows all spectators to see the difference between rowers during a heat. Every rower covers 2000 meter. Date: December 9, 2017 Location: Sporthallen Zuid Address: Burgerweeshuispad EP, Amsterdam The organisation of the European Championship Indoor rowing 2018 has been taking care of the Dutch Championship Indoor rowing for many years and has also organised the Euro Open. The last years have been very successful with around 1600 participants. We hope this year will be a big success. Erg ON! 3

4 Registration and draw: Registration opens October 29, 2017 at 23:59. Registration closes December 1, 2017 at 23:59. Dutch rowers: Rowing societies register by going to the KNRB website: Members of rowing societies register themselves with the help of their match secretary. Foreign Rowers: The following procedure accounts for foreign rowers that are aligned with a rowing society. When registrations are open, you must send an to nkir@nereus.nl with the following information: Name of rowing society Location* Name contact person** contact person Number of rowing matches in a senior/under23 event of meter. After this, all data will be processed and the contact person will receive a link with which he or she can register the participants. In the overview of events on page 6 you will find which events are available for European rowers. NB: * Location is the address of your rowing society ** Contact person is the person that is assigned to take care of all the registrations from the whole rowing society Open event: Rowers that are no part of a rowing society can take part in the open event. This event is for Dutch and foreign participants that are not part of a rowing society. There are 64 spots for women and 64 spots for men. There will be one winner for every event. The spots are given according to the order of registration. So be quick with your registration! Registrations also open on October 29, 2017 at 23:59. From this moment on, there will be a form available on that contains a link to the register form. You must fill this form completely. Also, you must download the match agreement, sign it and to nkir@nereus.nl. Mind: participants for the open event will pay an additional 7,50 per person along with the regular administration fee. This is due to extra costs coming forth from the Royal Dutch Rowing Society. 4

5 Registration and draw: Registration fee needs to be transferred to NL76ABNA in the name of A.S.R. Nereus Amsterdam citing EKIR ánd the name of the rowing society or participant. You have until December 8, 2017 to transfer! Prices of events are shown on page 7. Draw takes place on December 7, 2017 at 19:30. This will be done on the Amsterdam Student Rowing Society Nereus, Amsteldijk 130a in Amsterdam. The heat schedule will be made public as soon as possible on our website. Mind: this schedule is always without prejudice! Also during the event. Information about events: Events Specifications Seniors Open to rowers of all ages. Under 23 A rower may compete in the Under 23 event until December 31 of the year in which he reaches the age of 22. Intermediate For rowers who won less than 6 times in a Senior or Under 23 event, over a distance between 1500 and 2500 meters. Juniors A rower may compete in the Juniors Under 19 event until December 31 of the year in which he reaches the age of 18. The same rule for Juniors Under 17, for which it is the age of 16. Para rowing Freshmen Club Masters A up to H Open event Para rowing, in the categories LTA (leg, trunk, arms), TA (trunk, arms), AS (arm, shoulder) and ID (mental deficiency). Open to Freshmen, only Dutch rowers may compete. For rowers who didn t participate in a Senior or Under 23 event, over a distance between 1500 and 2500 meter ever before. A rower may compete in the Masters events from the beginning of the year during which he reaches the minimum age of the event. Open for indoor rowers who are not a member of a rowing association. There is no difference in weight and there are no age restrictions. Lightweight rowers must take the next rules into account: men can weigh a max of 75,0 kg, women can weigh a max of 61,5 kg. Weighing is obligated two to one hour before the heat. The match management has the right to merge different divisions and let them row simultaneously. Divisions with less than 8 rowers can be cancelled by the match management or merged with other divisions aside from NK events. For individual races, 2000 meter will be rowed. 5

6 Events: Men Men Lightweight Women Women Lightweight Elite M LM W LW Under 23 BM LBM BW LBW Intermediate (gevorderde) ImM ImLM ImW ImLW Juniors under 19 JM JW Juniors under 17 J16M M16W Para rowers LTA PR1M PR1W Para rowers TA PR2M PR2W (EC) (EC) Para rowers AS PR3M PR3W (EC) (EC) Para rowers ID PR4M PR4W Junior para LTA PR1jM PR1jW Junior para TA PR2jM PR2jW Junior para AS PR3jM PR3jW Junior para ID PR4jM PR4jW Eerstejaars Acht Ej8 LEj8 DEj8 Eerstejaars Vier Ej4 LEj4 DEj4 LDEj4 Club MCl WCl Masters A 3039 years MA LMA WA LWA Masters B 4049 years MB LMB WB LWB Masters C 5054 years MC LMC WC LWC Masters D 5559 years MD LMD WD LWD Masters E 6064 years ME LME WE LWE Masters F 6570 years MF LMF WF LWF Masters G 7074 years MG LMG WG LWG Masters H 75+ years MH LMH WH LWH Open event OM OW 6

7 Events: EC = European Championships EO = Euro Open NK = Dutch Championships Distance of the race is 2000 m. If you are a member of a rowing association you can register for all EC and EO events. This applies to Dutch rowers and rowers from other European countries. Open event is for indoor rowers who are not a member of a rowing association. Registration fees: KNRB members Elite Under 23 Intermediate (gevorderde) Juniors under 19 Juniors under 17 Para rowers LTA Para rowers TA Para rowers AS Para rowers ID Junior para LTA Junior para TA Junior para AS Junior para ID Eerstejaars Acht 70 Eerstejaars Vier 44 Club Masters A 3039 years Masters B 4049 years Masters C 5054 years Masters D 5559 years Masters E 6064 years Masters F 6570 years Masters G 7074 years Masters H 75+ years Open event - Nonmembers - - Explanation: indoorrowers who are not a member of a rowing association AND rowers from abroad (not the Netherlands) pay an additional 7,50 on top of the regular registration fee. 7

8 2Kday: On December 9, 2017, you will enter the beautiful Sporthallen Zuid. First you will go right in the direction of the dressing rooms to get into your rowing outfit. After this you can collect your start card upstairs. With this, you can make your way to the warming up area. Ergometers are limited so make sure that you arrive in time for your warming up. When the time to shine has come, you will walk through the hallway and wait until the racing area is empty. When you are allowed to enter the racing area, you look at your start card for your assigned ergometer. The match will be rowed on an Indoor Rowers type Concept 2 Model D with PM5monitor. The settings of the windshield is to your own preference but you can t change it during the race. Information about the starting procedure will be published online soon. Every participant that causes a false start will get a warning and a second chance. Two warnings lead to disqualification. Information about other participants that are showed on the monitor of the Indoor Rower are not necessarily the real situation. In case that contact with software is lost, participants should always keep on rowing; the upper half of the screen will continue displaying correct information. You are done, and have given everything that you had. Congratulations! If you are the first to cross the virtual finish line, you can make your way to the stage and collect your trophy. 8

9 Coaches: Coaches are only allowed into the warming up area if they are in possession of a coaching card. Every society or institution will get a restricted number of coaching cards. These cards can be collected at the match secretariat. Coaches are not allowed into the racing area. They can encourage the rowers behind the crowd barriers. Instructions of the organization are to be followed. The organization has the right to remove coaches and/or mentors from the warming up area when they misbehave or are interrupting the other athletes. Guests: Guests can enter the Sporthallen Zuid the entire day. There are several places where you can view the match. There are tribunes on the side from which you can view, and the first row in front of the ergometers. There is also a café on location were you are able to get some food. Merchandise: During the event, there will be several stands on the first floor of Sporthallen Zuid. Amongst these will be a stand with sport shirts and sweaters that are specially designed for the European Rowing Indoor Championships 2018 (see picture on the side for this). If you are interested in buying something, then you must order it in advance on our website. When this is possible, there will be a post on the website. 9

10 Rules winners: Participants should have the nationality of one of the countries that are part of the European Rowing Board to be able to qualify for the title European Champion. Participants need to have a Dutch nationality and row for the Netherlands to be able to qualify for the title Dutch Champion. They should also be registered in a Dutch community. In the EC event, the person with the best time gets the title European Champion. If this event also is a NKevent, the quickest Dutch participant in the event gets the title Dutch Champion. If a Dutch person is the quickest, then he will be both European as Dutch champion. For the NKevents, only the number one will get a medal. For the Euroopen events and the EC event, number 1, 2 and 3 will get a medal. Extra information: For more information you can visit our website If you have any questions you can us at nkir@nereus.nl. Visit our Facebook page: nkindoor for updates. Follow us on Twitter: nkindoorroeien for updates. Follow us on our Instagram: NKindoorroeien for the best ergometer pictures. During the event, professional fotographers will take pictures. After the event these pictures will be found on Facebook. Information about the hotels will soon be posted online. See you on december 9th! 10