World Rowing Under 23

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Welcome to the official page for Under 23 World Rowing, global governing body of the sport of rowing.

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This page will provide you with information specifically about rowing at under 23 level.

A rower may compete in an under 23 event until 31st December of the year in which he/she reaches the age of 22. Under 23 rowers tend to be rowers who are too old to race as juniors but are still in need of further development before they can rank amongst senior rowers competing at the Olympic Games and the senior World Rowing Championships. Under 23 rowers compete at the national senior trials held throughout the racing year but are selected and ranked for international under 23 rowing on the basis of their age.

Many under 23 rowers experience this development at university, institutions at the core of our sport. There are a number of university championships over various distances throughout the year which test under 23 rowers’ endurance, strength, speed and power. The competing boats from universities secure points dependent on the position they finish in national university championships. From this point-scoring system, universities are nationally ranked against each other. From these competitions, the best university athletes can be selected for the World University Rowing Championships, staged every two years. Many elite rowers first started rowing at university.