2011 Richard Heathcote/Getty Images. Media Guide 5. Chungju, Korea 25 August - 1 September 2013

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1 2011 Richard Heathcote/Getty Images 2013 Media Guide 5 Chungju, Korea 25 August - 1 September 2013

2 Table of CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. FISA What is FISA? FISA on-site contacts 5 3. Rowing About Rowing Boat Classes Olympic Boat Classes International Boat Classes Para-Rowing Boat Classes How to Row A Short Glossary of Rowing Terms World Rowing Championships Provisional Entries by Event Provisional Timetable World Championship Competition Description Competition Schedule Contingency Plan Athletes Top World Championship Profiles Who to Watch at the 2013 World Rowing Championships Who to Watch in Para-rowing at the 2013 World Rowing Championships Getting to know World Rowing s athletes Rowing in Korea Historical Results: World Rowing Championships World Rowing Championships , Current Olympic boat classes World Rowing Championships International boat classes World Rowing Championships Current Paralympic boat classes Historical Results: World Rowing Cup Current Olympic boat classes (top 3) International Events (top 3) Historical Results: Olympic & Paralympic Games Olympic Games Paralympic Games Statistics World Rowing Championships All Time NF Medal Table (since 1962) Olympic and International Events All Time NF Medal Table per event (since 1962) - Olympic and International Events World Rowing Cup World Rowing Cup Medal Tables per year All Time World Rowing Cup Medal Tables per event (current Olympic boat classes) Overall World Rowing Cup standings Olympic Games All Time NOC Medal Table All Time Olympic Multi Champions All Time NOC Medal Table per event (current Olympic events) Best Times World Best Times Olympic Best Times World Cup Best Times Para-Rowing Best Times 115 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 1

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4 1. Introduction Welcome to the 2013 World Rowing Championships! This is the first time that Korea is hosting this pinnacle rowing regatta, and only the second time that the championships are taking place in Asia. The World Rowing Championship regatta is the biggest annual World Rowing event. Athletes, coaches and officials work all year round with the goal to perform to the best at this regatta. This year the world of rowing is turning its full attention to Korea as it watches its best athletes compete at home, in front of their own fans. The 2013 World Rowing Championships will feature 948 athletes competing in 384 boats from 73 nations in 27 different events, including Olympic events, International events and Para-rowing events. The championships will feature a total of 56 Para-rowing athletes competing in one of five boat classes. The USA has entered the largest team, with boats entered in all 27 events. Italy has also come in force with 24 crews, followed by host nation Korea with 21 and Germany with 20 boats. This media guide has been created to help you get the most out of your time covering the World Rowing Championships. It is packed with information about the sport of rowing and aims to aid those unfamiliar with our sport as well as those who are experienced rowing specialists. If you are new to rowing you may find the explanation of How to Row, the rowing glossary and the World Championship competition description useful. In the Who to Watch section those crews with the best previous records and likely to win World Championship medals are highlighted and in the World Championship Profiles section we have taken a small sample of some of the very best athletes from a sport that prides itself in not highlighting individuals. Another section you will find helpful is the Getting to know World Rowing s athletes section which gives an introduction to the various other platforms on which you will be able to find more detailed information about our athletes. In the Historical Results and Statistics sections you ll find a host of valuable Olympic, World Championship and World Cup past performance information including a full set of results from the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup series. Also, our web page dedicated to the 2013 World Rowing Championships will include a wealth of information that you should find useful. During the regatta there will also be daily race reports, live results and a special photo gallery on Live Video Streaming will also be provided on our website for the A-finals, B-finals and semifinals (go to Do not hesitate to contact World Rowing media team members who will be available in the venue media centre to answer any questions you might have and to help you better understand our sport. We are looking forward to a spectacular regatta which has the additional benefit of leaving behind a world-class infrastructure for the further development of rowing in Korea, Asia and around the world. Débora Meier-Feutren FISA Communications Manager Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 3

5 2. FISA 2.1. What is FISA? FISA, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d Aviron in French, or the English equivalent International Federation of Rowing Associations, is the governing body of the sport of rowing. It is empowered by its 137 member National Rowing Federations, the National Olympic Committees and the International Olympic Committee to govern the sport of rowing. FISA sets the rules and regulations for the practice of the sport in all its forms (elite, para-rowing, masters, recreational, coastal and indoor), and organises sanctioned World Rowing events. It also provides advice and expertise for the organisation of rowing regattas, on coaching education and other matters relating to the sport and its development. FISA was founded by representatives from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland and Adriatica (now a part of Italy) in Turin on 25 June It is the oldest international sports federation in the Olympic movement. FISA established its first headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1922 and, after moving away, it returned to its roots in February FISA s Goals and Objectives The goals and objectives of FISA are to efficiently develop, promote, present and govern the sport of rowing. FISA s Vision To encourage the development of the sport of rowing and strengthen the bonds that unite those who practice it. FISA s Mission To make rowing a universally practiced and globally relevant sport. To spread the sport in all its forms. CORE VALUES Core Values of the Sport of Rowing Team Work: Rowers pull together towards a common goal Educational: Rowers learn self-discipline and motivation together with commitment and a spirit of fair play. Focus: Rowers require total concentration on the ultimate objective in order to harness power and precision in this demanding endurance sport. Tradition: Rowers transmit time-honoured values and shared experiences to future generations. Environmental: Rowers respect and safeguard the water and its surroundings. Core Values of FISA Oldest: FISA was the first International Federation in the Olympic Movement created in June 1892 and has been on the Olympic Games programme since the beginning in Global: FISA has member federations in all five continents. Influential: FISA has key representatives in leadership positions in many international sports organisations and governing bodies. Ethical: FISA is a leader in the fight against doping in sport and was the first International Federation to conduct out-of-competition doping controls. ENVIRONMENT FISA s Environmental Policy The environment is an integral part of rowing s core values and shapes FISA s strategy in all areas of its activities. FISA is committed to practices that respect and safeguard the environment in which the sport of rowing is conducted. FISA endorses responsible and sustainable environmental practices in the planning and staging of events, the design and construction of new rowing facilities and the refurbishment of existing rowing facilities. FISA promotes awareness and community consultation on rowing-related environmental issues. FISA s Environmental Policy is based on seven principles. These cover: 1. Habitat protection 2. Resource conservation 4 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

6 2. FISA 2.2. FISA on-site contacts 3. Waste and pollution reduction 4. Heritage and indigenous culture recognition 5. Healthy conditions for all associated with rowing 6. Environmental awareness and education 7. Consultation with wider community FISA is actively developing new strategies to fully engage itself in the promotion of clean water and the protection of the environment. Clean Water Initiative World Rowing and WWF International (World Wide Fund for Nature) have entered a strategic alliance in 2011, with the aim to help promote environmentallysustainable practices at our events and in day-today rowing activities. We aim to raise awareness of the need to manage and use clean, fresh water in a sustainable manner. Rowing is a clean water sport, and so rowers have a number of very good reasons to be part of the Clean water movement. Rowers have been playing an ever larger role in improving water quality in their rowing environment, whether it be a lake, river or coastline. FISA MEDIA TEAM Christine Jacobsen FISA Media Operations Officer Melissa Bray FISA Journalist Jillian O Mara FISA Communications Coordinator Communities Lisa Hayden FISA Communications Coordinator Website Igor Meijer FISA Photographer Detlev Seyb FISA Photographer OTHER FISA CONTACTS Denis Oswald FISA President Matt Smith FISA Executive Director Mike Tanner Technical Delegate, Chair, FISA s Events Commission Svetla Otzetova Technical Delegate, FISA Events Director Patrick Rombaut President of the Jury Henk-Jan Zwolle Fairness Committee Contact Colleen Orsmond Events Manager For more information, please refer to -> Environment and to locate and support your country s local WWF office. World Rowing Events FISA promotes the sport of rowing as well as its main events under the brand World Rowing. World Rowing events are listed below: World Rowing Championships World Rowing Cup (annual series of three regattas) World Rowing Under 23 Championships World Rowing Junior Championships World Rowing Coastal Championships World Rowing Tour World Rowing Masters Regatta World Rowing City Sprints These events are all FISA-sanctioned events. Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 5

7 3. ROWIng 3.1. About Rowing The origin of rowing The boat was one of mankind s most significant mode of transport for centuries. The first representation of a rowing boat was discovered in Finland and dates back to 5,800 BC. The earliest regatta was held on 16 September 1274 in Venice, Italy, where regattas developed as challenges between gondoliers and boatmen in a variety of rowing boats. Rowing has evolved all over the world wherever people and water mix. However, the origin of the sport of rowing as we know it today comes from England, where the worldrenowned Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race was first held in 1829 on the River Thames. Boat Classes Rowing events are either sculling or sweep events. In sculling (denoted by an x ), each rower has two oars whereas in sweep rowing (denoted by a - for boats without coxswains and + for coxed boats) each person in the boat has one oar. Rowing at the World Rowing Championships The first World Rowing Championships were staged in Lucerne, Switzerland, in Initially held every four years, the championships soon became an annual event, with the exception of Olympic years. This is the biggest annual World Rowing event, often with around 1,000 athletes and 60 nations entered. Female boat classes were included on the World Championship programme in 1974, with lightweight categories for both men and women featuring annually from pionships, while in Olympic years only international boat classes take part. Para-rowing (formerly called adaptive rowing) was integrated into the World Rowing Championships programme for the first time in 2002 and has attracted an increasing number of participants ever since. It is the second time that the World Rowing Championships have been held in Asia in 2005 they were hosted in Gifu, Japan. Rowing at the Olympic & Paralympic Rowing Regattas Rowing became an Olympic sport in 1896, at the first Olympic Games of the modern era held in Athens, Greece. However, rough seas in the Piraeus harbour forced the event to be cancelled, which is why rowing won its first Olympic medals four years later, in 1900, on the outskirts of Paris. Women s events were added to the Olympic programme in 1976 and lightweight events in Three Olympic Rowing Regattas have been held in Asia, including: Tokyo 1964, Seoul 1988 and Beijing Para-rowing first appeared at the Paralympic Games in 2008 and is looking forward to its third Paralympic participation in In non-olympic years, both Olympic and international boat classes compete at the World Rowing Cham- 6 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

8 3. Rowing 3.2. Boat Classes Olympic Boat Classes Men (8) Women (6) Single Sculls (M1x) Single Sculls (W1x) Double Sculls (M2x) Double Sculls (W2x) Lightweight Double Sculls (LM2x) Lightweight Double Sculls (LW2x) Quadruple Sculls (M4x) Quadruple Sculls (W4x) Pair (M2 ) Pair (W2 ) Four (M4 ) Eight (W8+) Lightweight Four (LM4 ) Eight (M8+) Scull boats 1x Single scull 1 rower Average length: 8.2 m (27 ft) Minimum weight: 14 kg (30.8 lbs) Olympic Events: W1x, M1x 2x Double scull 2 rowers Average length: 10.4 m (34 ft) Minimum weight: 27 kg (59 lbs) Olympic Events: W2x, M2x, LW2x, LM2x 4x Quadruple scull 4 rowers Average length: 13.4 m (44 ft) Minimum weight: 52 kg (114 lbs) Olympic Events: W4x, M4x Sweep boats 2- Pair 2 rowers Average length: 10.4 m (34 ft) Minimum weight: 27 kg (59 lbs) Olympic Events: W2-, M2-4- Four 4 rowers Average length: 13.4 m (44 ft) Minimum weight: 50 kg (112 lbs) Olympic Events: M4-, LM4-8+ Eight 8 rowers with cox Average length: 19.9 m (62 ft) Minimum weight: 96 kg (221 lbs) Olympic Events: W8+, M8+ Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 7

9 3. Rowing International Boat Classes Men (5) Women (3) Lightweight Single Sculls (LM1x) Lightweight Single Sculls (LW1x) Lightweight Quadruple Sculls (LM4x) Lightweight Quadruple Sculls (LW4x) Lightweight Pair (LM2 ) Four (W4-) Coxed Pair (M2+) Lightweight Eight (LM8+) Scull boats 1x Single scull 1 rower Average length: 8.2 m (27 ft) Minimum weight: 14 kg (30.8 lbs) International Events: LW1x, LM1x 4x Quadruple scull 4 rowers Average length: 13.4 m (44 ft) Minimum weight: 52 kg (114 lbs) International Events: LW4x, LM4x Sweep boats 2- Pair 2 rowers Average length: 10.4 m (34 ft) Minimum weight: 27 kg (59 lbs) International Event: LM2-2+ Coxed pair 2 rowers with cox Average length: 10.4 m (34 ft) Minimum weight: 32 kg (70 lbs) International Event: M2+ 4- Four 4 rowers Average length: 13.4 m (44 ft) Minimum weight: 50 kg (112 lbs) International Event: W4-8+ Eight 8 rowers with cox Average length: 19.9 m (62 ft) Minimum weight: 96 kg (221 lbs) International Event: LM Para-Rowing Boat Classes Men (1) Women (1) Mixed (3) AS Men s Single Sculls (ASM1x) AS Women s Single Sculls (ASW1x) TA Mixed Double Sculls (TAMix2x) LTA Mixed Double Sculls (LTAMix2x) LTA Mixed Coxed Four (LTAMix4+) 8 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

10 3. Rowing 3.3. How to Row Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 9

11 3. Rowing 3.4. A Short Glossary of Rowing Terms BLADE BOW BOW BALL BOW SIDE / STAR- BOARD BOW SIDER / STAR- BOARDER CATCH COXSWAIN / COX CRAB DRIVE FEATHER FINISH / RELEASE LAYBACK LENGTH RECOVERY REGATTA SCULLING SLIDE SQUARE STERN STROKE STROKE RATE / RATE STROKE SIDE / PORT STROKE SIDER / PORT SIDER SWEEP ROWING Flattened or spoon-shaped end of oar or scull; sometimes used as term for oar. 1. Forward end of boat, in terms of the direction the boat is moving in. 2. The rower in the seat nearest the bow. Safety ball fitted to the bow end of racing boat. The right hand side of the boat when viewed from the stern. Sweep rowers on the right-hand side when viewed from the stern. The part of the stroke when the blade is put in the water. Person who steers the boat usually from a seat in the stern. Occurs when rower fails to get the oar out of the water at the end of the stroke, causing the oar to get caught in the water: catching a crab The part of the stroke between the catch and the finish, when the oar is in the water. To turn the blade parallel with the water surface at the start of the recovery to reduce wind resistance. The part of the stroke when the blade is taken out of the water. The amount of backward lean of the rower s upper body towards the bow at the finish of the stroke. The length of a boat ( They won by one length ) The part of the stroke cycle between the finish and the catch in which the blade is feathered and out of wthe water. A competitive event raced in boats. Rowing when each person rows with two oars. 1. The parallel rails on which the boat seats move. 2. The action of the boat seat with wheels on parallel rails. When the blade is perpendicular to the water. The back end of the boat in terms of the direction in which the boat is moving. 1. The complete cycle of the oar going from the catch back to the catch. 2.The rower seated nearest to the stern of the boat. The number of strokes per minute that a crew is rowing, as in the number of times a blade goes in the water each minute. The left-hand side of the boat when viewed from the stern. Sweep rowers on the left-hand side of the boat when viewed from the stern. Rowing when each person rows with one oar. 10 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

12 World ROWIng Championships 4.1. Provisional Entries by Event Entries by Event As of 14 August 2013 Olympic Events W2- M2- W2x M2x M4- W1x M1x LW2x LM2x LM4- W4x M4x W8+ M8+ [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] AUS ARG BLR ARG AUS AUS AUS ALG AUT AUS AUS CAN AUS AUS GBR AUS DEN AUS BLR AUT AZE ARG BRA AUT BLR CRO CAN FRA GER CAN GNR CHN CAN BRA BUL AUS CHN BRA CAN CZE GBR GBR ITA ESP GER CUB CRO CIV CIV DEN DEN CUB GBR EST ITA GER KOR FRA IRL CZE CZE CZE CUB GBR GBR CZE GER GBR NED ITA NED GBR ITA DEN ESP GBR CZE GER GER DEN ITA GER NZL KOR NZL GER KOR GBR GBR GER ESA INA GRE ESP KOR IND ROU NED ROU HUN LTU GER GER INA GBR ITA INA FRA NED IRQ RUS POL RSA ITA NAM ITA IND IND GER JPN ITA GBR NZL ITA USA RUS RUS KAZ NZL KOR ITA KOR HUN KOR JPN GER POL KOR USA SRB KOR ROU LTU NED KUW INA NED KAZ ITA USA NED UKR MAS RUS NAM NOR LAT IND NZL KOR JPN NZL USA MEX TPE NOR NZL LTU IRQ POL MAS NED POL VIE NED UKR NZL ROU MAS IRSR RSA NED NZL RUS NZL USA PAK SRB NAM ITA SWE NOR POL SLO POL PER USA NED KAZ THA PAK RSA SUI ROU SRB UZB NOR KOR USA PHI USA UKR RSA USA NZL LTU VIE POL USA RUS RUS MAS SUI SRB SUD MDA THA USA SWE NAM UKR UKR NED USA USA NZL VAN ZIM PAK VIE QAT ROU RUS SLO SUD SUI TPE UKR USA UZB VEN ZAM Interna2onal Events W4- M2+ LW1x LM1x LM8+ LM2- LW4x LM4X [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] Para- Rowing Events ASW1x ASM1x TAMix2x LTAMix2X LTAMix4+ [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] AUS FRA AUS BUL AUS AUT AUS AUS CAN GER AUT CAN ITA CAN CHN DEN GER ITA BLR CIV USA GBR IND GRE ITA USA BRA DEN GER ITA HKG KOR CAN FRA ITA KOR IND USA CIV GBR JPN NED IRQ GBR GER KOR RUS ITA GER GRE SUI USA KOR GRE HKG THA VIE URU HKG HUN USA USA IND ITA IRL JPN ITA KEN JPN KOR KEN LBA KOR MAS KUW MEX NZL NZL RSA PAK SIN PHI THA POR USA SLO ZAM SUI TUN UGA USA VAN BRA AUS AUS GER GBR HUN BRA FRA ITA ITA ISR ESP ISR KOR KOR KOR GBR JPN UKR RSA NOR GER NED USA UKR RSA HUN RUS USA RUS ITA UKR UKR JPN USA USA KOR RUS UKR USA LEGEND W2- Women's Pair M2- Men's Pair W2x Women's Double Sculls M2x Men's Double Sculls M4- Men's Four W1x Women's Single Sculls M1x Men's Single Sculls LW2x Lightweight Women's Double Sculls LM2x Lightweight Men's Double Sculls LM4- Lightweight Men's Four W4x Women's Quadruple Sculls M4x Men's Quadruple Sculls W8+ Women's Eight M8+ Men's Eight LW1x Lightweight Women's Single Sculls LM1x Lightweight Men's Single Sculls LM2- Lightweight Men's Pair LW4x Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls LM4x Lightweight men's quadruple sculls ASW1x AS Women's Single Sculls ASM1x AS Men's Single Sculls TAMix2x TA Mixed Double sculls LTAMix2x LTA Mixed Double Sculls LTAMix4+ LTA Mixed Coxed Four Countries Crews Compe-tors Men Women Lightweight Men Lightweight Women Para- Rowing Men Para- Rowing Women Para- Rowing Mixed Total Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 11

13 World Rowing Championships 4.2. Provisional Timetable WCH Chungju, Korea PROVISIONAL COMPETITION SCHEDULE 25 Aug - 1 Sept 2013 As of Wednesday, 14 August 2013 (subject to the Draw at 15:00 hrs on Saturday, 24 August 2013) Group A Sunday, 25 August Monday,26 August Tue, 27 Aug Wednesday, 28 August Thursday, 29 August Friday, 30 August Saturday, 31 Aug Sunday, 1 Sept N Event # Heats Heats & Reps Reps Reps & Quarterfinals Semis E/F Semis C/D Semis A/B FF FE FD FC FB Semis A/B Final A Final B Final A F B F A 15 W4-6 *10:00 15:03 16 M2+ 4 *10:00 15:18 20 LM :00 10:07 10:07 12:12 15:33 18 LM1x 27 10:00 10:07 10:14 10:21 10:28 10:14 10:21 10:14 10:21 10:28 10:35 13:03 13:10 14:35 14:43 10:06 10:18 10:54 12:18 15:48 17 LW1x 23 10:35 10:42 10:49 10:56 10:07 10:14 10:21 10:28 13:17 13:24 14:51 14:59 10:24 11:00 12:24 16:03 22 LM4x 10 10:28 10:35 10:42 12:30 16:18 21 LW4x 9 10:42 10:49 10:49 12:36 16:33 19 LM8+ 3 *10:35 16:48 1 W :03 11:10 11:17 10:42 15:07 15:15 11:06 13:30 15:03 2 M :24 11:31 11:38 11:45 10:49 10:56 11:03 11:10 13:31 13:38 15:23 15:31 10:30 11:12 13:38 15:18 9 LM2x 24 11:52 11:59 12:06 12:13 11:17 11:24 11:31 11:38 13:45 13:52 15:39 15:47 10:36 11:18 13:46 15:33 8 LW2x 18 12:20 12:27 12:34 11:45 11:52 15:55 16:03 11:24 13:54 15:48 5 M :41 12:48 12:55 11:59 12:06 16:11 16:19 11:30 14:02 16:03 11 W4x 11 13:02 13:09 12:13 12:20 14:10 16:18 12 M4x 18 13:16 13:23 13:30 12:27 12:34 16:27 16:35 11:36 14:18 16:33 4 M2x 18 10:56 11:03 11:10 10:56 11:03 11:42 13:33 13:41 13:30 15:03 3 W2x 15 11:17 11:24 11:31 11:10 11:48 13:49 13:57 13:38 15:18 10 LM :38 11:45 11:52 11:17 11:24 11:54 14:05 14:13 13:46 15:33 13 W :59 12:06 11:31 13:54 15:48 7 M1x 36 13:37 13:44 13:51 13:58 14:05 14:12 12:13 12:20 12:27 11:38 11:45 11:52 11:59 12:41 12:48 13:59 14:06 10:00 10:12 10:42 12:00 14:21 14:29 14:02 16:03 6 W1x 24 12:34 12:41 12:48 12:55 12:06 12:13 12:20 12:27 14:13 14:20 10:48 12:06 14:37 14:45 14:10 16:18 14 M :02 13:09 12:34 14:18 16:33 Monday,26 August Tue, 27 Aug Wednesday, 28 August Thursday, 29 August Para-Rowing Events Heats Reps Finals B Finals A 81 ASW1x 9 14:40 14:50 14:00 14:20 82 ASM1x 12 15:00 15:10 14:10 14:20 14:30 83 TAMix2x 8 15:20 15:30 14:30 14:40 84 LTAMix2x 5 *14:40 85 LTAMix4+ 6 *14:50 10:30 10:40 10:55 11:10 11:25 General training: 07:00-9:30, 16:00-19:00 hrs 07:00-9:30, 16:40-19:00 hrs 7:00-9:30, 16:00-19:00 hrs 7:00-9:30, 16:00-19:00 7:00-9:00, 17:00-19:00 hrs 07:00-9:30, 17:00-19:00 hrs 7:00-13:00,17:00-19:00 hrs 7:00-13:00 Para-Rowing training: 14:30-16:00 15:40-16:40 hrs 15:00-16:00 hrs 14:50-16:00 hrs Notes: 1. Friday, 23 August 2. Saturday, 24 August 10:30-11:30 hrs - Practice starts 9:30-17:30 hrs -Para-Rowing Classification Session 12:00-13:30 hrs - installation Rehearsal (course closed) 10:30-11:30 hrs - Practice starts 13:30-15:00 hrs - Para-Rowing training and Practice starts (course closed) 12:30 hrs - Spares' races 15:00 hrs - Preliminary Team Managers Meeting 13:30-15:00 hrs - Para-Rowing training 15:00 hrs -Team Managers Meeting and Draw 19:30 hrs - Opening Ceremony Follow the live results on 12 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

14 World Rowing Championships 4.3. World Championship Competition Description The Boats Boats or shells were traditionally made from wood, but top level boats are now fabricated from composite materials such as carbon fibre and kevlar. The width of boats varies from approximately 30 cm (approximately 1 foot) for a single scull and up to 65 cm (2 feet 2 inches) for a coxed eight. Lengths of the different boat types are shown in the diagrams on page 7. A small fin is fitted beneath the boat for directional stability. A rudder is attached to the fin or the stern for steering (except on sculling boats). A white ball is attached to the bow for safety as well as for judging precision of the start and finish of races. A splashboard prevents waves from splashing water aboard. Seats are fitted with wheels which roll on runners or tracks. The Oars Oars are hollow to reduce weight, attached to the boat by adjustable outriggers. The size and shape of oars is unrestricted, the average length of a sweep oar is 3.70 m (12 feet 2 inches) and of a scull 2.85 m (9 feet 4 inches). The Regatta Races in Olympic and international boat classes are contested over 2,000m on a 6-lane course while Pararowing events are raced over 1,000m. Depending upon the number of entries in each event, there will be heats, repechages, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. A and B finals will be contested in all events with eight or more entries. Where 14 or more crews are entered, C, D, E etc. finals will be contested. Each boat is drawn into a first-round race (the heat) with progression to further rounds depending on placings and the number of entries in accordance with the FISA progression system. Rowing follows a unique format in that crews have the benefit of a second chance if they are not successful in their first round heat. The repechage, loosely translated from French as second chance, is the name for the second round of competition which ensures that every crew has a second chance to advance from the preliminary races to the next round. Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5: Heats after the initial round of heats, every unsuccessful crew has a second chance to advance in the repechages round. Repechages second chance to advance. Quarterfinals (only if an event has 25 or more boats competing). Semifinals (only for events with 13 or more boats competing). Finals A, B, C, D Finals (In principle, there are no more than six boats per final. The top six boats in the qualification rounds compete in the A Final, the following six in the B Final, etc. Only the rowers who finish in the top three places of the A Final win a medal.) Note: The rounds to which crews advance after each race and the number of crews advancing depends on the number of boats entered in each event as defined in the FISA progression system and is shown on the start lists and result lists. A full description of the progression system can be found in Appendix 6 of the FISA Rules of Racing. Race distance Standard 2,000m Para-rowing 1,000m Lanes There are normally eight buoyed lanes, of which six are used at one time for racing. Each lane is 13.5 m (44 feet 3 inches) wide. A draw is conducted before the beginning of racing to determine the allocation of crews to heats and to lane positions within each heat. A Seeding Panel determines in advance which crews will be seeded. The purpose of seeding is only to avoid having all the faster boats in an event being drawn into the same heat in the first round. Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 13

15 World Rowing Championships Dead-heat Rules and Procedures If there is a dead-heat between crews, there are several options to resolve it depending on the round of the competition. In many cases, the tie is resolved by having the relevant crews row a 2,000m race again in order to find a winner. If, in a final, there is a deadheat both crews will be given equal placing and the next placing left vacant with no re-row. If the tied placing is for a medal position, additional medals will be awarded. Crew changes Up to half of the rowers in all crews entered may be substituted at least one hour before the first heat of the event. A crew which has already raced in the heat of its event may not make changes in the crew, except in the case of a serious illness or injury. A single sculler who entered and falls ill or is injured may be replaced before their heat. No substitution may be made for a single sculler after their first heat. Penalties / Disqualification Rules / Exclusion The Board of the Jury may impose the following penalties: reprimand, yellow card (applying to the next round in which the crew competes), exclusion (from all the rounds of the event in question), relegation where this is specifically provided in the Rules (to last place in its race of that round), disqualification (from all events in the regatta), or any other appropriate measure in order to assure the fairness of the competition. A crew arriving at the start after the start time or causing two false starts will be excluded. A yellow card is equivalent to one false start. Crews interfering with opponents during the race may be excluded by the umpire. 14 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

16 World Rowing Championships 4.4. Competition Schedule Contingency Plan As for any outdoor sporting event, it is possible that the competition schedule may be disrupted due to adverse weather conditions. In cases where the disruption is sustained and severe, the FISA Rules allow for the implementation of certain contingency plans in order to ensure that the competition can be completed within the available days. FISA has identified a number of contingency plans or options that can be implemented, depending on the severity of the conditions and the threatened disruption to the competition schedule. These include: Changing the start times of the races and/or the intervals between races. Combining different groups on the same day Combining two rounds in the same day Combining Finals on three days, two days or all on one day. In extreme cases where, for example, the event has been affected by long periods of unrowable conditions and the time left to complete the event does not allow for all the remaining rounds, a round or rounds of racing may be omitted and an alternative qualification system used. In the case where the weather conditions are such that the course is deemed unfair, racing may be suspended, or lanes may be reallocated based on crew rankings from the immediately preceding round. If these options are not appropriate, then the race schedule may be brought forward or postponed, the time trial system may be used or a round may be omitted altogether. In the worst possible case where part of the course is unrowable but at least 1,000m is rowable, the racing distance may be reduced to 1,000m. FISA will not reduce the World Championship regatta to less than 1,000m. Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 15

17 5. ATHLETES 5.1. Top 10 About the top 10 To be eligible to appear as a Top 10 Male or Female rower, athletes have to have medalled at the World Rowing Championships or Olympic Games in the current year. All-Time Olympic and World Championship results are taken into account with a weighting to favour Olympic medals three times higher than World Championship medals. World Championship medals in international boat classes are attributed half the value of a World Championship medal in an Olympic boat class. With regard to points attributed to Olympic boat classes: past Olympic boat classes cease to be considered as Olympic boat classes at the end of the year in which they were part of the Olympic programme for the last time. Current Olympic boat classes began to be considered as an Olympic boat class two years prior to the year in which they were part of the Olympic programme for the first time. Ranking is sorted according to gold medal points, then silver, then bronze. Athletes are listed in order of ranking. Points System Olympic medal World Championship medal in Olympic boat class World Championship medal in International boat class 3 points 1 point 0.5 point 16 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

18 5. Athletes 2012 Top 10 Men 1 Eskild Ebbesen 2 Drew Ginn 2007 Getty Images Denmark (DEN) Birth date: Boat Class: LM4-, LM8+ First Medal: 1993 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 15 Silver Points 2.5 Bronze Points 6 Total Points 23.5 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 3 6 silver 0 3 Bronze Getty Images Australia (AUS) Birth date: Boat Class: M2-, M4-, M4+, M8+ First Medal: 1996 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 13.5 Silver Points 4 Bronze Points 2 Total Points 19.5 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 3 5 silver 1 1 Bronze Andrew Triggs-Hodge 4 Pete Reed 2012 Christopher Lee/Getty Images Great Britain (GBR) Birth date: Boat Class: M2-, M4-, M8+ First Medal: 2003 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 8 Silver Points 3 Bronze Points 1 Total Points 12 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 2 silver 0 3 Bronze Christopher Lee/Getty Images Great Britain (GBR) Birth date: Boat Class: M2-, M4- First Medal: 2005 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 8 Silver Points 3 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 11 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 2 silver 0 3 Bronze Mahe Drysdale 6 Iztok Cop 2008 Quinn Rooney/Getty Images New Zealand (NZL) Birth date: Boat Class: M1x First Medal: 2005 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 8 Silver Points 1 Bronze Points 3 Total Points 12 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 5 silver 0 1 Bronze Piotr Malecki/Getty Images Slovenia (SLO) Birth date: Boat Class: M1x, M2-, M2x, M4x First Medal: 1991 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 7 Silver Points 8 Bronze Points 9 Total Points 24 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 4 silver 1 5 Bronze Martin Sauer 8 Tom James 2012 Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Germany (GER) Birth date: Boat Class: M4+, M8+, LM8+ Frist Medal: 2005 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 7 Silver Points 0.5 Bronze Points 1 Total Points 8.5 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 4 silver 0 0 Bronze Christopher Lee/Getty Images Great Britain (GBR) Birth date: Boat Class: M8+, M4- First Medal: 2003 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 7 Silver Points 0 Bronze Points 2 Total Points 9 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 1 silver 0 0 Bronze 0 2 =9 Hamish Bond =9 Eric Murray 2013 Hannah Johnston/Getty Images New Zealand (NZL) Birth date: Boat Class: M2-, M4- First Medal: 2007 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 7 Silver Points 0 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 7 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 4 silver 0 0 Bronze Hannah Johnston/Getty Images New Zealand (NZL) Birth date: Boat Class: M2-, M4- First Medal: 2007 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 7 Silver Points 0 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 7 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 4 silver 0 0 Bronze 0 0 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 17

19 5. Athletes 2012 Top 10 Women 1 Mary Whipple 2 Susan Francia 2008 Michael Steele/Getty Images United States of America (USA) Birth date: Boat Class: W8+ First Medal: 2002 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 11 Silver Points 3 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 14 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 5 silver 1 0 Bronze John Gichigi/Getty Images United States of America (USA) Birth date: Boat Class: W2-, W8+ First Medal: 2006 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 11 Silver Points 0 Bronze Points 1 Total Points 12 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 5 silver 0 0 Bronze Caroline Lind 4 Caryn Davies 2009 John Gichigi/Getty Images United States of America (USA) Birth date: Boat Class: W8+ First Medal: 2006 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 10 Silver Points 0 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 10 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 4 silver 0 0 Bronze Getty Images United States of America (USA) Birth date: Boat Class: W4-, W8+ First Medal: 2002 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 9.5 Silver Points 3 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 12.5 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 4 silver 1 0 Bronze Katherine Grainger 6 Erin Cafaro Intersport Images/GB Rowing Team Great Britain (GBR) Birth date: Boat Class: W1x, W2-, W2x, W4x, W8+ First Medal: 1997 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 9 Silver Points 10 Bronze Points 1 Total Points 20 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 6 silver 3 1 Bronze John Gichigi/Getty Images United States of America (USA) Birth date: Boat Class: W2-, W4-, W8+ First Medal: 2006 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 8.5 Silver Points 0 Bronze Points 1.5 Total Points 10 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 3 silver 0 0 Bronze Eleanor Logan 8 Anna Watkins 2009 John Gichigi/Getty Images United States of America (USA) Birth date: Boat Class: W4-, W8+ First Medal: 2008 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 8 Silver Points 0.5 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 8.5 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 2 2 silver 0 1 Bronze Christopher Lee/Getty Images Great Britain (GBR) Birth date: Boat Class: W2x First Medal: 2007 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 5 Silver Points 1 Bronze Points 4 Total Points 10 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 2 silver 0 1 Bronze Esther Lofgren 2012 Desiree Navarro/WireImage United States of America (USA) Birth date: Boat Class: W4-, W8+ First Medal: 2006 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 5 Silver Points 1 Bronze Points 0.5 Total Points 6.5 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 2 silver 0 1 Bronze 0 1 Continued on next page >>> 18 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

20 5. Athletes 2012 Top 10 Women =10 Meghan Musnicki =10 Taylor Ritzel 2012 Charles Norfleet/FilmMagic United States of America Birth date: Boat Class: W8+ First Medal: 2010 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 5 Silver Points 0 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 5 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 2 silver 0 0 Bronze Rob Tringali/Getty Images United States of America Birth date: Boat Class: W8+ First Medal: 2010 Last Medal: 2012 Gold Points 5 Silver Points 0 Bronze Points 0 Total Points 5 Olympic Games World Rowing Championships GOLD 1 2 silver 0 0 Bronze 0 0 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 19

21 5. Athletes 5.2. World Championship Profiles ALBU Nicoleta (ROU) Women s Eight (W8+) Women s Pair (W2-) Nicoleta Albu of Romania is no stranger to the World Rowing scene. In 2004, at the age of 16, she competed at her first World Rowing regatta in the junior women s four. Competing a further two years at international junior level, she went on to win both a gold and a silver in 2005 in the women s pair and women s eight respectively, and then a bronze in the pair in She claimed her first senior World Rowing Cup title in 2009 in the women s eight that went on to take silver at the 2009 World Rowing Championships. Albu took two silver medals around her neck from these championships, as she doubled up in the women s pair. A six-time European Champion, Albu has shown her versatility as a rower, competing in the pair, quadruple sculls and eight. In the wake of Romania s successful history in women s sweep rowing, Albu hopes to emulate this success and is motivated by the prospect of a gold medal at the Olympic Games. BATTISTI Romano (ITA) Men s Double Sculls (M2x) In 2004, a young Italian stepped onto the international scene. Racing in the Italian junior men s eight, his name slipped in amongst others, but it would not stay that way for long. At the 2007 World Rowing Under 23 Championships Battisti won his first gold medal in the men s coxed four and followed that up with yet another gold at under-23 level in the same boat class one year later. Entering the senior level he placed second in the men s four at the 2008 European Rowing Championships. He won two World Cup gold medals in the men s coxed pair before adopting the men s double sculls as his preferred boat class. That is when Battisti s career took off. He and his partner Alessio Sartori won the 2012 Final Olympic Qualification Regatta and went on to take home a silver medal from the 2012 Olympic Games in London. This year he won the European Rowing Championships with new partner Francesco Fossi and took second at the Samsung World Rowing Cup in Lucerne. Battisti is currently a student and lives in Piverno, Italy. In his free time he also plays basketball and enjoys fishing. CHAMBERS Richard (GBR) Lightweight Men s Double Sculls (LM2x) The Belfast-born rower is a newcomer to the double and sculling on the world stage in general. He has spent most of his career in the lightweight men s four. In his first season in the four, 2007, Chambers earned his first World Championship title. After finishing a disappointing fifth at the Beijing Games, Chambers spent a season off the water in He returned to rowing in 2010 and to the boat he had unfinished business in the lightweight four. Chambers was on the podium for every World Rowing Cup and World Championship regatta from 2010 on and took a second world title at Lake Karapiro in the year of his comeback. London 2012 brought its own pressure on Chambers, rowing on home waters in front of tens of thousands of British fans. In a nail-biting sprint to the line, Chambers and his crew missed out on Olympic gold by the smallest margin of all the Olympic finals 0.25 seconds. Chambers opened this season in the lightweight double alongside his brother Peter with gold at the World Cup in Sydney and has since added silver and bronze to his 2013 medal haul. CROW Kim (AUS) Women s Single Sculls (W1x) Kim Crow is Australia s rowing sweetheart. At the London 2012 Olympic Rowing Regatta she was the only athlete of the 549 entered to race in two different 20 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >

22 5. Athletes boat classes: the women s double and the women s single sculls. Not only did she double up but she also earned twice as many medals as any other medallist at the regatta as she took silver with partner Brooke Pratley in the double and bronze in the single. Crow s beginnings in the sport of rowing were in the women s eight and she then dabbled in every other open-weight female Olympic boat class; from the pair to the quad and then to the single and double sculls. Crow opened up 2013 racing the single on home waters at the first Samsung World Rowing Cup regatta of the season and made easy work of the final, taking gold. She repeated her winning performance at the World Cup in Lucerne and looks as though she has the speed to do it again at the World Rowing Championships. DUNKLEY-SMITH Joshua (AUS) Men s Four (M4-) Aged just 24, Joshua Dunkley-Smith is one of Australia s top rowing talents. He made his debut on the international rowing scene in 2009 when he finished fourth in the men s four at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships. In 2010 he took a giant leap in terms of progress, earning World Cup gold in the four, but this time it was at senior level. Later that same year he won bronze in this boat class at the senior World Rowing Championships. He and his crew repeated that performance in In 2012 Dunkley-Smith again proved his worth to Rowing Australia selectors and took up position in the stroke seat of the men s four, sitting in front of rowing legend Drew Ginn. After experiencing a thrilling season-long rivalry with Great Britain, Dunkley-Smith and his crew rowed to Olympic silver at the London Games. In 2013 Dunkey-Smith returned to the four with 2012 crewmate Will Lockwood, joining with two new but promising oarsmen. They rowed to World Cup gold at both the Sydney and Eton Dorney editions of the series, settling for silver behind the United States in Lucerne. EDWARD Julia (NZL) Lightweight Women s Double Sculls (LW2x) Going to the Olympic Games has been on Julia Edward s mind since she was a child. At the age of 21 this dream became a reality. At the London Olympics Edward raced in the lightweight women s double sculls where she finished ninth with partner Louise Ayling. Last year was quite a year for Edward. In her first international regatta with Ayling, the duo set a new World Best Time in the lightweight women s double sculls. This time still stands at 6: In their second international race together, at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup in Munich, the duo won a World Cup gold medal. After the Olympics Edward had no hesitation to continue rowing and aim for a second Olympic Games. She trialled her way back into the lightweight double and, now with Lucy Strack, she raced to gold at the Samsung World Rowing Cup in Sydney and then to bronze at the World Cup in Lucerne. This is Edward s fourth season on the New Zealand national team as she heads towards her second senior World Rowing Championships in Chungju. FULARCZYK Magdalena (POL) Women s Quadruple Sculls (W4x) When Magdalena Fularczyk stood on the podium at the London Olympic regatta course receiving her bronze medal in the women s double sculls, she cried. Fularczyk had just finished the race of her life. She, along with partner Julia Michalska, had earned the first Olympic medal in Polish women s rowing. On her first Polish national team as a junior Fularczyk raced in the double. She medalled and medalled again the following year at the under-23 level. Thus Fularczyk s talent was spotted early. In 2009 she was partnered with Julia. The duo clicked instantly and at the World Rowing Championships that year, in front of a home crowd in Poznan, they Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > 21

23 5. Athletes became World Champions. This gold medal was the first ever World Championship title for Polish women s rowing. After injury put the duo out of action for most of the 2010 season, they came back to take bronze that year at the World Rowing Championships. Leading up to the London Olympics the unbeaten British crew was dominating the double. Still Magdalena and Julia battled on with an Olympic bronze medal their reward. GLOVER Helen (GBR) Women s Pair (W2-) Helen Glover holds a special place in British rowing history. Along with former partner Heather Stanning, the pair rowed to Olympic gold in This medal was Great Britain s first gold of the 2012 Games and was also the first ever Olympic gold won by a British women s crew, despite the haul of silvers and bronzes they had collected at past Games. Glover and Stanning s medal is a representation of the great success of the British women s rowing programme. Glover came into the sport in a less traditional way than many, having been recruited through a talent identification programme. Not every athlete in a talent ID programme goes on to become a champion but Glover has, and is testament to the success that such programmes can have. Since her debut in 2010, she has earned two World Championship silver medals and eight World Cup gold medals. For 2013 Glover has teamed up with new partner Polly Swann and already the combination is showing winning speed. Having won the overall 2013 World Rowing Cup, unbeaten in all three regattas of the Samsung World Rowing Cup series, Glover has opened up her Rio Olympiad in a promising fashion. GROHMANN Tim (GER) Men s Quadruple Sculls (M4x) When looking at the profile of Tim Grohmann, what stands out is that there are not many regattas at which he has not medalled. In his international debut in the junior men s quadruple sculls he took home a silver medal. Add to that three more medals from before he reached the senior level. In 2009 Grohmann began his medalling streak at the senior level by winning the third stage of the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne. With the exception of two close fourth-place finishes Grohmann, as a member of the German men s quadruple sculls, then medalled at every World Rowing regatta he entered through to this year s Samsung World Rowing Cup in Lucerne. This medalling streak included the 2012 Olympic Games where he and his crew blasted across the finish line to become Olympic Champions. Grohmann first started rowing in high school. He attended a sports-focused high school, intending a career in swimming. Instead, his swimming coach suggested he try another sport, like rowing or triathlon. One year later he was in the junior men s quadruple sculls competing for Germany and he hasn t looked back. HACKER Marcel (GER) Men s Single Sculls (M1x) One of the more colourful characters in the world of rowing, Marcel Hacker suits the individual personality needed to be a successful single sculler. Hacker began rowing as an East German in Four years later he rowed for a unified Germany on the junior national team winning the men s quadruple sculls. The following year, Hacker won the junior single and a year later finished second in the under-23 single. Hacker s talent was recognised and at age 20 he was placed in a team boat on the senior national team. Hacker moved to the single in 1999 and, apart from a short stint in the quad ten years later, has resolutely remained Germany s top single sculler. At the 2000 Olympic Games Hacker won bronze, which remains his sole Olympic medal. Two years later 22 Media Guide Copyright 2013 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved >