FRIDA SVENSSON RE-ELECTED AS CHAIR OF WORLD ROWING ATHLETES’ COMMISSION
‘Following the elections and appointment of the member of the Athletes’ Commission, the outgoing and new members met for the first time during the 2022 World Rowing Joint Commissions Meeting in London last month, and voted for the position of Athletes’ Commission Chair. In accordance with the Athletes’ Commission regulations & Election Procedure, Appendix S5 of the World Rowing Statutes, the World Rowing Council ratified the Commission’s proposal last Friday, and Frida Svensson from Sweden has been appointed as Chair of the Athletes’ Commission.
Frida Svensson will serve as Chair for a four-year term until 31 December 2026 and sit in the World Rowing Executive Committee and Council with full voting rights.’
Swedish Rowing Federation is going new ways to get in contact with their rowers and other interested parties. Now it is possible to listen to ‘Rodd Podden‘ their new Podcast serie which can be found on Spotify. Interested? Then learn more here
Nordic Rowing Federation express our full solidarity with the Ukrainian people and along with World Rowing and all of the Nordic Rowing member federations, Denmark, Finland, Faroe Island, Norway and Sweden we strongly condemn the tragic situation with the Russian and Belarus military invasion of Ukraine.
Accordingly, Nordic Rowing Federation confirms that participation of Russian and Belarus rowers and rowing teams with immediate effect will not be allowed participation in any event scheduled by the Nordic Rowing Federation.
The 2021 World Rowing Indoor Championships (WRICH), presented by Concept2, is to be held virtually and will include a Qualification Tournament starting on 28 November 2020 and concluding on 7 February 2021.
The European Continental Qualifier for the WRICH will take place on 5-6 December 2020, and will be hosted by British Rowing. This Continental Qualifier will be held as a part of BRIC Online (this year’s edition of the British Rowing Indoor Championships), which will also act at the 2021 European Rowing Indoor Championships. For more information on this event, and to register once entries have opened, please visit www.britishrowing.org/BRIConline.
RACE CATEGORIES
The following race categories will be included in the 2021 World Rowing Indoor Championships.
Lwt = Lightweight
2000m
Open Men
PR3 Women
Masters 40-49 Women
Open Women
Masters 30-39 Men
Masters 50-54 Women
U23 Men
Masters 40-49 Men
Masters 55-59 Women
U23 Women
Masters 50-54 Men
Masters 60-64 Women
Junior/U19 Men
Masters 55-59 Men
Masters 65-69 Women
Junior/U19 Women
Masters 60-64 Men
Masters 70-74 Women
Lwt Men
Masters 65-69 Men
Masters 75-79 Women
Lwt Women
Masters 70-74 Men
Masters 80-84 Women
U23 Lwt Men
Masters 75-79 Men
Masters 85-89 Women
U23 Lwt Women
Masters 80-84 Men
Masters 90-94 Women
PR1 Men
Masters 85-89 Men
Masters 95-99 Women
PR1 Women
Masters 90-94 Men
Masters 100+ Women
PR2 Men
Masters 95-99 Men
PR3-II Men
PR2 Women
Masters 100+ Men
PR3-II Women
PR3 Men
Masters 30-39 Women
Masters 30-39 Lwt Men
Masters 85-89 Lwt Men
Masters 65-69 Lwt Women
Masters 40-49 Lwt Men
Masters 90-94 Lwt Men
Masters 70-74 Lwt Women
Masters 50-54 Lwt Men
Masters 95-99 Lwt Men
Masters 75-79 Lwt Women
Masters 55-59 Lwt Men
Masters 100+ Lwt Men
Masters 80-84 Lwt Women
Masters 60-64 Lwt Men
Masters 30-39 Lwt Women
Masters 85-89 Lwt Women
Masters 65-69 Lwt Men
Masters 40-49 Lwt Women
Masters 90-94 Lwt Women
Masters 70-74 Lwt Men
Masters 50-54 Lwt Women
Masters 95-99 Lwt Women
Masters 75-79 Lwt Men
Masters 55-59 Lwt Women
Masters 100+ Lwt Women
Masters 80-84 Lwt Men
Masters 60-64 Lwt Women
500m
Open Men
PR2 Women
Masters 55-59 Women
Open Women
PR3 Men
Masters 60+ Women
U23 Men
PR3 Women
Masters 30-39 Lwt Men
U23 Women
PR3-II Men
Masters 40-49 Lwt Men
Junior/U19 Men
PR3-II Women
Masters 50-54 Lwt Men
Junior/U19 Women
Masters 30-39 Men
Masters 55-59 Lwt Men
Lwt Men
Masters 40-49 Men
Masters 60+ Lwt Men
Lwt Women
Masters 50-54 Men
Masters 30-39 Lwt Women
U23 Lwt Men
Masters 55-59 Men
Masters 40-49 Lwt Women
U23 Lwt Women
Masters 60+ Men
Masters 50-54 Lwt Women
PR1 Men
Masters 30-39 Women
Masters 55-59 Lwt Women
PR1 Women
Masters 40-49 Women
Masters 60+ Lwt Women
PR2 Men
Masters 50-54 Women
Other
Team Test – Men Team Test – Women Team Test – Mixed (2 Women, 2 Men) 1hr – Men 1hr – Women
Rowing crews from Finland, Norway and Denmark participated with success in the European Rowing Championship at Lake Malta in Poznan in Poland.
In M1x Sverri Nielsen from Denmark was first rower to pass the finish line and won the gold medal to claim the EC title in front of Poland in second position. Kjetil Borch from Norway finished third and claimed the Bronze medal with a margin of 0.02 sec before the reigning world champion Oliver Zeidler from Germany.
In LM1x Kristoffer Brun from Norway won the gold medal and in LW1x Maia Lund from Norway came at 4th position in the A-final.
Denmark finished the EC regatta with three 4th positions in the A-finals all in women’s races. In W1x Women’s Single , W2- Women’s Pair and W4- Women’s Four.
The danish M2- Men’s Pair came 6th in the A-final.
At the FISA Extraordinary 2020 Congress it has been decided that ‘FISA’ will use World Rowing as the name and brand to be used for all operational and communication matters.
At the ordinary FISA Congress in September 2019 swedish rower Friada Svensson was elected Chair of the FISA Athletes Commision as of January 1, 2020. The Nordic Rowing Community congratulates Frida Svensson with the nomination.
Due to the uncertain Covid-19 health situation and the current travel ban in Denmark, Finland and Norway for going to the Stockholm area, it has been decided by the Nordic Rowing Federation to cancel the Nordic Junior NM 2020.
We look forward to see you all at the Nordic Junior NM 2021 in Sweden.
