Rowing World Championships
World champion in rowing  
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The World Rowing Championships ( English World Rowing Championships ) are of the International Rowing Federation organized (FISA) competitions to determine the world champion in rowing in various competitive classes.
Competition classes
More than 20 different competitions are currently being held at world championships and in preparation for rowing world cups . However, not all of these are held in the Olympic rowing regatta . The competitions in the Olympic classes are more frequented and occupied at world championships than those races that only take place at these events. The latter are also called "non-Olympic boat classes" or "international competitions" ( English international events referred to).
The selection of the competitions held has occasionally changed since the introduction of the world championships. In the women's area, the controlled quadruple scull was replaced by the uncontrolled quadruple scull in 1985. The male four-man helmsman was deleted without replacement in 2007, while the women's four-man was replaced in 1989 as part of a change in the Olympic boat class program with the four-man without, which in turn was canceled once in 2012. In the women's lightweight division, competitions in two-without and four-without competitions were held at times, but these were discontinued after low numbers of entries. The men's lightweight eight was also dropped from the program after the 2015 World Cup.
In October 2017, the General Assembly of the World Rowing Association changed the program with a majority of 96% with the aim of gender equality in the competition classes. Due to the measure, the non-Olympic classes two with a helmsman , in the program since the first event in 1962, and the lightweight four without a helmsman have been deleted. For women, the lightweight two-man without helmsman was reintroduced, in which world championships were already held between 1995 and 2003. After the change, which will take effect from the 2018 World Championships , there will be ten classes each for men and women, including seven Olympic and three non-Olympic, or six in the open weight class and four in the lightweight class .
In general, a rule by the World Rowing Association is decisive for the cancellation of a boat class, according to which a competition will not be held after three consecutive world championships without preliminary heats (i.e. 6 or fewer entries each time).
| Boat class | Abbreviation | Men | Men (LG) | Women | Women (LG) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 1x | since 1962 | since 1974 | since 1974 | since 1984 |
| Double scull | 2x | since 1962 | since 1978 | since 1974 | since 1984 |
| Double fours | 4x | since 1974 | since 1989 | since 1985 | since 1997 |
| Double quad with helmsman | 4x + | - | - | 1974-1983 | - |
| Two without a helmsman | 2- | since 1962 | Since 1993 | since 1974 | 1995–2003, since 2018 |
| Two with a helmsman | 2+ | 1962-2017 | - | - | - |
| Foursome without a helmsman | 4- | since 1962 | 1974-2017 | 1989–2011, since 2013 | 1984-1996 |
| Foursome with a helmsman | 4+ | 1962-2007 | - | 1974-1987 | - |
| Eighth | 8+ | since 1962 | 1974-2015 | since 1974 | 1984 |
| Color legend: | Olympic boat class | formerly Olympic boat class | no Olympic boat class |
Furthermore, world champions in para rowing are determined in various boat classes . These are currently (as of 2018):
| Abbreviation | body parts to be used | gender | Boat class |
|---|---|---|---|
| PR1W1x (ASW1x) | Arms and shoulders | Women | One |
| PR1M1x (ASM1x) | Arms and shoulders | Men | One |
| PR2W1x | Upper body and arms | Women | One |
| PR2M1x | Upper body and arms | Men | One |
| PR2Mix2x (TAMix2x) | Upper body and arms | Mixed | Double scull |
| PR3Mix2x (LTAMix2x) | unrestricted | Mixed | Double scull |
| PR3Mix4 + (LTAMix4 +) | unrestricted | Mixed | Foursome with helmsman / woman |
| PR3W2- | unrestricted | Women | Two without a helmsman |
| PR3M2- | unrestricted | Men | Two without a helmsman |
| Color legend: | Paralympic boat class | no Paralympic boat class |
World championships
The first world championships took place in 1962 on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Until 1974 the world championships were held every four years, since then annually. In the Olympic years since 1976 the rowing world championships of the non-Olympic boat classes have taken place, which since then have been held together with the world championships for juniors due to the low number of participants.
The rowing world championships scheduled for August 2020 in Bled , Slovenia , were canceled by the World Rowing Association on April 9 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1 - World championships for non-Olympic boat classes
Further world championships in rowing
In addition to the world championships for the open age group, the World Rowing Association organizes other rowing regattas with world championship character for age groups and other disciplines. The U23 world championships in rowing have enabled young athletes to approach the world's best since 1976. The Junior World Championships in rowing (U19) that have been held since 1967 are also of great importance . Fairly new, the World Rowing Coastal Championships (World Championships in coastal rowing) , in which rowed offshore at sea.
The annual FISA World Masters regatta for rowers in the age group from 27 years to over 80 years , however, has no world championship character . However, this event, which can be attended after reaching the age group without a qualification system, is very popular. When ergometer rowing is an annual unofficial world championship called "Crash-B" from the world market leader for these devices, the company Concept2 offered. In university rowing, the FISU has been organizing World University Rowing Championships every two years since 1984 , with the rules of the World Rowing Association being applied as far as possible.
Web links
- World Championships on the website of the World Rowing Association (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b FISA Congress votes for gender equality across all World Championship events. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, October 2, 2017, accessed on October 2, 2017 (English).
- ↑ World Association cancels World Rowing Championships in Bled. In: sueddeutsche.de . dpa , April 9, 2020, accessed on April 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Rowing New Zealand: World Rowing Championships 2010 ( Memento from February 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ World Indoor Rowing Championships. In: www.concept2.com. Concept2 , accessed January 31, 2016 .
- ^ Rowing: The History of Rowing in FISU. In: www.fisu.net. Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire , accessed on January 31, 2016 (English).