Organising Committee
Postal address:
2007 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Strathclyde Country Park,
366 Hamilton Road,
Motherwell
ML1 3ED
- +44 1698 250 206
- jo.ramsay@scottish-rowing.org.uk
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Events Offered
The following events are offered at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships:
Under 23 Men (BM) 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+, 4+Under 23 Women (BW) 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+Under 23 Lightweight Men (BLM) 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-Under 23 Lightweight Women (BLW) 1x, 2x, 4x -
Eligibility
World Rowing Championships are open to all member federations. A rower may compete in an Under 23 rowing event until 31st of December of the year in which he reaches the age of 22.
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About Strathclyde
Strathclyde is an area of the Scottish city, Glasgow. Strathclyde, which means 'Valley of the River Clyde' was one of nine former local Government regions, located on the west coast and was the largest of all the regions.
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Rowing in Great Britain
British Rowing is the governing body for rowing. Rowing in Scotland and Wales is governed and organized nationally by Scottish Rowing and Welsh Rowing, but when representing Great Britain’s interest to the international rowing federation, FISA, British Rowing is the umbrella organization. Today, 55,000 people in the UK participate in rowing at least once a week. More than 300 British Rowing events and activities take place each year. There are over 520 British Rowing clubs in the UK catering for all ages and abilities at the same time as offering many different types of rowing.
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About the Regatta Course
Built on Strathclyde Loch, the 2000m, 8 lane international class rowing lake was first built for the Commonwealth Games in 1986. The Scottish Rowing Centre has state of the art facilities both on and off the water, and has hosted a range of national and international competitions including the Scottish National Championships, the 1996 World Rowing Junior Championships and the 2005 World Rowing Masters Regatta.
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Italian under 23 rowers break Germany’s 15 year run
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