Mercedes-Benz World Rowing Sprints

Participating Teams:
GBR, USA, GER, NED

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Participants – Sprints

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Team Composition:
13 rowers  – five women, seven men and a coxswain.

Format:
Each rower races in two events, first in a “small” boat – pair or four, single or double sculls, and then in the two “large” boats – eight and quadruple sculls.

The eight will be made up of the men’s four, the men’s pair and the women’s pair. The quadruple sculls will consist of rowers from the women’s double sculls, the women’s single sculls and the men’s single sculls.

Length of course: 500 m

Points System
The Mercedes Benz World Rowing Sprints is a team event. Points will be awarded in each of the eight separate events as follows:
First                  5 points
Second             3 points
Third                 2 points
Fourth               1 point

The winning team will be the one with the highest number of points by totalling the number of points from each of the eight separate events.

Television
Eurosport will broadcast the Mercedes-Benz World Rowing Sprints live from 15:30 to 16:30 CET (14:30 -15:30 UK time)

Media
Members of the media who wish to attend the event should contact Kathleen Di Giacomo at FISA for accreditation
E-mail: kathleen.digiacomo@fisa.org
Tel: +41.21.617.83.73

Timetable:
14:03 International Women’s Single Sculls
14:09 International Men’s Single Sculls
14:15 International Women’s Double Sculls
14:21 International Men’s Pairs
14:27 International Women’s Pairs
14:33 International Men’s Fours
14:45 Schools Men’s Single Sculls
14:51 Schools Women’s Single Sculls
14:57 Schools Men’s Double Sculls
15:12 International Mixed Quadruple Sculls
15:18 International Mixed Eights
15:24 Overall International Teams Victory Ceremony
15:30 Schools Mixed Quadruple Sculls
15:40 Overall Schools Victory Ceremony