World Rowing

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• Events Offered

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• Eligibility

  A rower may compete as a Master from the beginning of the year during which he or she attains the age of 27. A rower shall be placed in the age category corresponding to the age as of December 31, 2010. A crew’s age is determined by rounding down to the highest contained integer of the aggregate mean age of its rowers (For example, the age of a crew whose rowers have a mean age of 54.9 is 54, and thus is a D category boat).

  Age categories
  A	Minimum age 27 or more
  B	Average age 36 or more
  C	Average age 43 or more
  D	Average age 50 or more
  E	Average age 55 or more
  F	Average age 60 or more
  G	Average age 65 or more
  H	Average age 70 or more
  I	Average age 75 or more
  J	Average age 80 or more

• Provisional Programme

  Please see the organising committee website

• About Poznan

  Poznan is located in west-central Poland along the Warta river. It is the fifth largest city amongst one of the oldest cities in Poland. Its populations in approximately 550,000.

• Rowing in Poland

  The origins of the first Poznan rowing club go back to the year 1904. Its initiator and founder was Maciej Wierzbiński who settled then in Poznan after a long-term stay in England. In 1912 the Tryton Poznan Association was established, and in 1919 the Students’ Sport Association began life. In the same year the Polish Federation of Rowing Associations (Polski Związek Towarzystw Wioślarskich, PZTW) was established in Poznan. It was one of the first sports federations created in the reborn Poland, and was founded by 13 sports clubs. In 1924 Polish rowers took part in the 9th Olympic Games in Paris for the first time, entering two crews, a single and a four, into competition. They won their first Olympic medal (bronze) during their second Olympic appearance in 1928 in Amsterdam. From 1925, Polish rowing crews participated in the European Championships till their last appearance in 1938. The rowers returned to the European courses after the Second World War in 1947, in Lucerne.

• About the Regatta Course

  Lake Malta regatta course is located in the centre of Poznan. It is one of the most modern venues in the world and over the last twenty years has hosted large international events in water sports. Please visit the Organising Committee website for more information.

  Masters venue Poznan