SCOTTISH ROWING Indoor Rowing Championships 2018 Entry and Event Information Entry and Event Information Events and Fees The Scottish Rowing IRC 2018 will take place on Saturday 17 th November 2018. Entries close midnight Sunday 4 th November. Please see below for the events offered. Enquiries regarding entries should be made to the organisers via email at: entries@scottish-rowing.org.uk. NEW FOR 2018: Open Beginner Open to club rowers who have undertaken a learn to row course in the 12 months preceding the day of the event. There is a 10% early bird special for entries received and paid for by 12th of October 2018. Online entry needs to be accompanied by an online payment. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the race organisers. An additional administration fee of 3 per entry will be applied to any accepted. Entries into the student 2km races will also be automatically entered in the corresponding open event. Events with less than 4 entries may, at the discretion of the event organisers, may be consolidated into another event. The organisers will make every effort to consult the affected competitors in advance of the draw being released. See the appendix for more details. For the purposes of scheduling, some events my race alongside, but not against, each other on the day. Age Group (Masters) Events: Competitors who enter their age group 2km event will be eligible for the corresponding Open medals. Competitors will only race once in their age group race. Page 1 of 8
Event List Open Individual 100 Men's Open 200 Women's Open 2000m 15 101 Men's Open Lwt 201 Women's Open Lwt 2000m 15 102 Men's Open Sprint 202 Women's Open Sprint 500m 7 103 Men's Open Sprint Lwt 203 Women's Open Sprint Lwt 500m 7 143 Men's Open Beginner 243 Women's Open Beginner 1000m 15 104 Men's Over 30 2km 204 Women's Over 30 2km 2000m 15 105 Men's Over 30 1km 205 Women's Over 30 1km 1000m 15 106 Men's Over 30 Lwt 206 Women's Over 30 Lwt 1000m 15 107 Men's Over 30 Sprint 207 Women's Over 30 Sprint 500m 7 108 Men's Over 30 Sprint Lwt 208 Women's Over 30 Sprint Lwt 500m 7 109 Men's Over 40 2km 209 Women's Over 40 2km 2000m 15 110 Men's Over 40 1km 210 Women's Over 40 1km 1000m 15 111 Men's Over 40 Lwt 211 Women's Over 40 Lwt 1000m 15 112 Men's Over 40 Sprint 212 Women's Over 40 Sprint 500m 7 113 Men's Over 40 Sprint Lwt 213 Women's Over 40 Sprint Lwt 500m 7 114 Men's Over 50 2km 214 Women's Over 50 2km 2000m 15 115 Men's Over 50 1km 215 Women's Over 50 1km 1000m 15 116 Men's Over 50 Lwt 216 Women's Over 50 Lwt 1000m 15 117 Men's Over 50 Sprint 217 Women's Over 50 Sprint 500m 7 118 Men's Over 50 Sprint Lwt 218 Women's Over 50 Sprint Lwt 500m 7 119 Men's Over 60 2km 219 Women's Over 60 2km 2000m 15 120 Men's Over 60 1km 220 Women's Over 60 1km 1000m 7 121 Men's Over 60 Lwt 221 Women's Over 60 Lwt 1000m 7 122 Men's Over 70 1km 222 Women's Over 70 1000m 7 123 Men's Over 70 Lwt 223 Women's Over 70 Lwt 1000m 7 124 Men's Adaptive AS 224 Women's Adaptive AS 1000m 7 125 Men's Adaptive TA 225 Women's Adaptive TA 1000m 7 126 Men's Adaptive LTA 226 Women's Adaptive LTA 1000m 7 127 Men's Over 60 Sprint 227 Women's Over 60 Sprint 500m 7 Page 2 of 8
Open Junior 130 Men's J12 230 Women's J12 2min 7 131 Men's J13 231 Women's J13 3min 7 132 Men's J14 232 Women's J14 4min 7 133 Men's J15 233 Women's J15 5min 7 134 Men's J16 234 Women's J16 2000m 7 135 Men's J18 235 Women's J18 2000m 7 Student Individual 140 Men's Student Open 240 Women's Student Open 2000m 7 141 Men's Student Open Lwt 241 Women's Student Open Lwt 2000m 7 142 Men's Student Beginner 242 Women's Student Beginner 1000m 7 Team 150 Men's Team 250 Women's Team 3000m 28 151 Men's Student Team 251 Women's Student Team 3000m 28 152 Men's Student Beginner Team 252 Women's Student Beginner Team 3000m 16 153 Mixed Open Team (Minimum 2 Women's per team) 3000m 28 Junior Team 155 Men s J18 Team 255 Women s J18 Team 3000m 16 156 Men s J16 Team 256 Women s J16 Team 2000m 16 157 Men s J14 Team 257 Women s J14 Team 1000m 16 168 Men s J12 Team 258 Men s J12 Team 1000m 16 Medals Medals will be awarded for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd place in the individual events where there are 4 or more entries. NEW FOR 2018: Scottish Rowing will award a gold medal to the fastest non-student competitor in the open 2km events. Medals will be awarded only to the 1 st place teams in the team events. Schedule of Events Racing will start at 9am. The events, where possible, will be scheduled in the following order: Page 3 of 8
Events Estimated Start Time 1. Junior Individual 09:00 2. Age Group 1km 10:00 3. Junior Team 10:30 4. Age Group 2km 11:30 5. Senior 2km 11:45 6. Beginner 13:00 7. Para-rowing 13:45 8. Senior 500m 14:00 9. Student Beginner Team 15:00 10. Senior Team 15:30 Scottish Student Sport Indoor Rowing Championships The Scottish Student Sport Indoor Rowing Championships (SSSIRC) is part of the BUCS Indoor Rowing Series and points will be awarded in the student events to eligible students. The Championships will consist of men s and women s events in the following: Individual Categories: Heavyweight, Lightweight, Beginner Team Categories: Open Team, Beginner Team Special Note: Entrants in individual student events (excluding the beginner category) will automatically be entered in the corresponding senior championship category. Separate races will NOT be held. There is no additional cost to be paid. Alan Easson (aeasson@aol.com) is the Scottish Student Sport Rowing Chair. The SSS IRC are open to matriculated students of Universities and Colleges who compete under the name of their institution. Beginner events are open to students in their first year of rowing competition (indoor or on-water). A Scottish Student Sport Victor Ludorum will be awarded to the most successful student club. Each event category will attract the following number of points: Place Points 1st 10 2 nd 6 3 rd 4 4 th 3 5 th 2 6th 1 In the event of a tie, the Victor Ludorum will be awarded jointly. Further information on the BUCS University Indoor Rowing Series can be found here: https://www.bucs.org.uk/page.asp?section=20480§iontitle=event+overview Photographer Waiver and Privacy Policy The Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships is open to the public, who may take photos and videos of the event which the organisers cannot control. Page 4 of 8
Scottish Rowing will take photos and video of the event. By entering the championships, you consent to your image in photograph and video format and information to be used for the following purposes: Social Media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; Scottish Rowing website articles; marketing & leaflets; training; educational or publicity purposes. All photography and video will be taken in accordance with the Scottish Rowing Child Protection Policy. Terms of Entry Entry fees are non-refundable. By entering the competition, a competitor agrees to be bound by the rules (see below). The Championship Organising Committee reserves the right to limit the size of entry. The decision of the judges is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. Page 5 of 8
Rules of Racing General 1. Competitors may use the drag factor setting of their choice, but this cannot be changed during the race. 2. No pre-event qualification is required. 3. Concept 2 Indoor Rowers will be used. 4. Competitors will be requested to submit an estimated expected time (distance for timed races) to ensure that athlete can be seeded into races with athletes of a similar standard. 5. Events will be straight finals. i.e. each competitor will only row once. Some categories will involve several races. The times from all the races for a single category will be ranked to give an overall listing. The organisers will try to arrange for the fastest competitors of each category to be in the last race for each category. 6. Competitors may enter any number of events in which they are eligible to do so, on the understanding that the organisers cannot be responsible for ensuring that sufficient rest periods are provided. 7. In the event of an equipment failure and if possible within the existing race programme competitors may, at the discretion of the organisers, be given the opportunity to compete in another race and still be eligible for an event prize. Entire races will not be re-rowed in the event of an equipment failure. 8. A provisional schedule will be emailed to all competitors and placed on the event website by Wednesday 7th November 2018. Any mistakes should be notified as soon as possible BEFORE race day. Age categories 9. Senior age group categories are based on the competitor s age on the day of the event. (17th November 2018), e.g. A competitor whose 40th birthday is on the day of the Championships would compete in 40+ category. 10. Junior age group categories are based on the competitor s age on the 1st September 2018 (i.e. the year preceding the Championships) Refer to the table below. J12 - born on or after 1st September 2006 J13 - born on or after 1st September 2005 J14 - born on or after 1st September 2004 J15 - born on or after 1st September 2003 J16 - born on or after 1st September 2002 J18 - born on or after 1st September 2000 Team Events 11. All team events will use a single rowing machine. Teams shall consist of 4 competitors. 12. Team members may make as many change-overs as they wish to cover the allotted distance but must always change in the same order. 13. Names of competitors for team events can be changed at registration on the day of the event. 14. The J18 team event may comprise any combination of boys and girls. I.e. single sex teams are permitted. Where appropriate the organisers may award multiple prizes in this category, for example to the fastest team comprising all girls. Page 6 of 8
Lightweight Event Weight Limits 15. Men are restricted to weighing in at 75kg or less. 16. Women are restricted to weighing in at 61.kg or less. 17. Lightweight competitors must weigh-in between 1 and 2 hours before the scheduled start of their first race. Competitors who do not make their weight will not be able to compete. Competitors entered in multiple lightweight events need only weigh in once. Note: For lightweights attempting to break a World Record, in accordance with regulations from on water events and indoor rowing championships around the world, lightweights must be weighed in no earlier than two hours before their race. Records from lightweights weighed prior to two hours before their row will not be recognized. If lightweights would like to try for a World Record in an event more than 2 hours after they have weighed in they should alert the organisers and weigh in again between 1 and 2 hours before that event. 18. Lightweight competitors who do not make weight will be moved into the appropriate heavyweight race. Page 7 of 8
Appendix 1: Race Consolidations Races will be combined together according to the schemes below: entries will be moved up and/or across until an event of at least 4 competitors is made. J18 Open Open Lwt J16 Over 30 Over 30 Lwt Over 40 Over 40 Lwt Over 50 Over 50 Lwt Over 60 Over 60 Lwt Over 70 Over 70 Lwt Page 8 of 8