Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association Championships

Whereas the Association continues to strive for excellence and to make the Championship Regatta an event that is fair, safe and open to all secondary schools, and whereas the number of schools entering the regatta continues to increase,

Be it resolved that the Championship Regatta shall operate under the following principles:

A. RIGHT OF ENTRY

that the regatta will be open to all secondary schools from around the world
a student is considered a High School student , for the purpose of entry into this regatta, once they have enrolled in grade 9.
that there will be no limit to the number of schools that can enter;
that the schools will be restricted to a limit of one entry per event;
that competitors, including coxswains, will be limited to entering a maximum of two events;
that the coxswains of female or male crews can be of either sex;
that there will be a limit of sixty-three entries per event;
that the maximum age of a competitor shall be under nineteen years of age as at January 1st of the year of competition;

B. DRAW

that the current system of heats, semi-finals and finals be used to determine the champions in each event;
that the draw be based on a seven lane course and that finals will consist of six contestants; further, that if there are only seven entries in an event, there would be a seven boat final; eight entries would require two heats and a six boat final; twenty-two entries would require heats and semi-finals, and so on;
that the regatta will not exceed three days in duration and that all finals will be held on the last day of the regatta;

C. AWARDS

that the gold, silver and bronze medallions be awarded to the first, second and third place competitors respectively and that the school and the coach of the winning crew receive a commemorative plaque;

D. EVENTS

that races will be held for the following boat types: the eight with coxswain (8+), the four with coxswain (4+), the quadruple sculls (4x), the double sculls (2x) and the single sculls (1x);
that there will be an equal number of events for female and male athletes;
that a junior aged competitor will be under 16 years of age as at January 1st of the year of competition;
that a senior aged competitor will be under 19 years of age as at January 1st of the year of competition;
that there will be two weight classes for the female and male crews in addition to the open weight class for female and male crews, further, that these restricted classes shall be 59 kilograms and 63 kilograms for women, and 66 kilograms and 72 kilograms for men;
that the restricted weight classes will be defined as the maximum weight per athlete in the boat and that there will be no averaging of the crews weight to determine eligibility;
that the minimum weight of a coxswain shall be 45 kilograms for female and male coxswains regardless of whether they are in a female or male event;
that there shall be 36 events at the regatta and they shall be as follows,
These events were amended for the 2012 Championship Regatta :

Junior Women 59 kg. 4+
Junior Women 63 kg. 4+, 8+
Junior Women 1x, 2x, 4x, 4+, 8+
Junior Men 66kg. 4+
Junior Men 72kg. 4+, 8+
Junior Men 1x, 2x, 4x, 4+, 8+
Senior Women 59 kg. 4+
Senior Women 63 kg. 1x, 2x, 4+, 8+
Senior Women 1x, 2x, 4x, 4+, 8+
Senior Men 66 kg. 4+
Senior Men 72 kg. 1x, 2x, 4+, 8+
Senior Men 1x, 2x, 4x, 4+, 8+

E. Points

C.S.S.R.A. banners will be presented to the Winning Schools based on the point system below for Women's Point Champion, Men's Point Champion and Total Points Champion.

CATEGORY

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Heat Winner

SINGLES

10

5

4

3

2

1

1

DOUBLES

15

8

5

4

3

2

2

FOURS

20

10

8

6

5

4

4

QUADS

20

10

8

6

5

4

4

EIGHTS

25

12

10

8

6

5

5