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History
In 1962, the first World Rowing Championships in rowing history for open category male rowers was organized, with the World Championships for women coming into existence twelve years later, in 1974. Lightweight events for men were added in 1974 and lightweight events for women in 1985. In 2002, adaptive rowing made its appearance on the international rowing scene.
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Team Trophy
The FISA Team Trophy is awarded to the member federation obtaining the most points in all senior World Championship events according to the following calculation:
Placing Points 1st 8 points 2nd 6 points 3rd 5 points 4th 4 points5
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Boat Classes
The World Rowing Championships are held in the following events:
World Rowing Championships boat classes Men (M) 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+, 2+ Women (W) 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+ Lightweight Men (LM) 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+ Lightweight Women (LW) 1x, 2x, 4x Adaptive (A) ASW1x, ASM1x, TAMix2x, LTAMix4+, IDMix4+ -
2012 Events Bulletin
The 2012 Events Bulletin is now available.
Latest News
100 days until Bled World Champs
20/05/2011The 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, is just 100 days away and as top crews from around the world do their last bit of preparation for the first Samsung World Rowing Cup of the season, this thought will be on their minds.















