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1.1. Club: Persons (coxswain
included) not currently enrolled in
high school*, who, in any sculling or sweep-oared competition
(“para-rowing/master/veteran”
competition excepted), DID NOT:
(A) in the current or preceding
eight calendar years, finish among
the top three places at the FISA
World Championships or Olympic
Games; (B) in the current or preceding five calendar years, compete
at the FISA World Championships
or Olympic games;** (C) in the
preceding five calendar years, finish
in first-place in a Championship or
Lightweight event-division at the
Head Of The Charles Regatta; (D)
in the preceding calendar year,
earn a medal in a Championship or
Lightweight event-division at the
Head Of The Charles Regatta; or
finish among the top three places in
an eight at the Canadian University
Rowing Championship; (E) in the
current calendar year, compete in
the quarter-finals when there were
at least 17 entries, semi-finals, or
finals of the Henley Royal Regatta or Henley Women’s Regatta;
(F) in the current calendar year,
finish among the top 6 places at
USRowing Elite National Championships in any event-division in which
there were at least 12 entries or in
the top four in any event-division in
which there were at least six entries;
(G) in the current calendar year,
finish among the top six places in
any national team trials (juniors
excepted), national or international
championships (e.g., FISA World
Cup, Pan-Am Games, FISA Junior
Worlds, World Under 23 Regatta,
Head Of The River Race, etc.),
Copley or Jessop-Whittier events
at the San Diego Crew Classic, first
varsity eight event (lightweight
or open weight) at EARC Sprints,
NCAA (Division I events only),

PAC-12, or IRA; (H) in the current
calendar year, finish among the top
three places in the first varsity eight
event (lightweight or open weight)
at EAWRC Sprints or Ivy League
Women’s Rowing Championships;
(I) in the current calendar year,
finish among the top three places
in a 2000 meter event at the Royal
Canadian Henley Regatta (junior
events excepted); (J) in the current
calendar year, finish in first-place in
a varsity eight event at the Dad Vail
Regatta, the ECAC National Invitational Collegiate Championships,
the American Collegiate Rowing
Championships or NCAA Finals (all
divisions). * As of 2013, athletes
enrolled in high school are no longer
permitted to enter the Club Singles
event; high school scullers must row
in the Youth Singles event. ** Any
athlete competing as a Senior or
U23 national team member under
the name of their nation’s governing
body in national or international
competition in the current calendar
year is ineligible for the Club
event-division. NB: The Regatta
reserves the right to rule on any
competition situation not specifical ly addressed above and to grant
exceptions on the rules above based
on competitive standards.
1.2. College-Championship Doubles/Fours/Eights (Special Medal
within Championship Events): The
fastest crew made up of undergraduates representing the same accredited/chartered College or University.
1.3. Men’s Collegiate* Fours/
Eights: Eligible men’s rowing programs are those whose crews did
not: (A) in the current calendar year,
compete in finals (grand or petite)
of a first varsity eight at the EARC
Sprints or IRA Championships; (B)
in the current calendar year, finish
among the top six places at the

1965 80 BOATS

268 ATHLETES

M 268

W0

1975 622 BOATS

2,718 ATHLETES

M 2,168

W 550

1985 720 BOATS

3,308 ATHLETES

M 2,057

W 1,251

1995 1,064 BOATS

4,545 ATHLETES

M 2,734

W 1,811

2005 1,595 BOATS

7,542 ATHLETES

M 4,051

W 3,491

2015 2,241 BOATS

10,461 ATHLETES

M 5,494

W 4,967

MASTERS ROWERS
The age of a rower in a
Masters rowing event is
determined as of December
31 of the current calendar
year and average ages are in
number of whole years lived.

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