Entry List Unveiled for 2026 World Rowing Championships

More than 850 athletes representing 64 nations will race for world championship glory when the 2026 World Rowing Championships return to Amsterdam’s Bosbaan from 24–30 August. Across seven days of competition, crews will battle for medals in 23 boat classes at the sport’s flagship event of the season.

The United States, winners of the 2026 World Rowing Cup overall team title, will race 19 crews as they look to carry their strong form into the season’s biggest regatta. Germany will field the largest team, entering crews in 21 of the 23 boat classes. As host nation, the Netherlands have 15 crews entered, which they announced back at the start of June.

The largest field will line up in the Men’s Single Sculls, with athletes from 40 nations set to compete. The event features a remarkable reunion of the entire 2025 World Championship podium, as reigning world champion Stefanos Ntouskos of Greece is joined by Germany’s Oliver Zeidler and Individual Neutral Athlete Yauheni Zalaty.

The Women’s Single Sculls promises to be one of the highlights of the championships. Paris 2024 Olympic champion Karolien Florijn of the Netherlands will race on home waters against reigning world champion Fiona Murtagh of Ireland and Great Britain’s Lauren Henry, who remains unbeaten in international competition this season. All three medallists from the 2025 World Championships will also return in the Women’s Single Sculls, PR1 Men’s Single Sculls and PR2 Mixed Double Sculls.

The Men’s Eight is set for its largest World Championship field in fifteen years, with 13 crews entered—meaning semifinals will be contested for the first time since 2011. Lithuania will field its first men’s eight since 2011 at a World Rowing Championships, while the Netherlands returns with seven of the eight rowers and its coxswain from the crew that claimed the world title in 2025.

Another compelling storyline will be the return of Croatia’s Valent Sinkovic for his 14th appearance at the World Rowing Championships. Alongside brother Martin, he will be chasing a remarkable 10th world championship medal in the Men’s Double Sculls. The Croatian pair arrive in Amsterdam after victory at World Rowing Cup II in Plovdiv but will face fierce competition from Dutch crew Simon van Dorp and Melvin Twellaar, winners of World Rowing Cup I, and Belgium’s Tibo Vyvey and Aaron Andries, who claimed victory at World Rowing Cup III and secured the overall World Rowing Cup title in the event.

A record field of 18 crews will contest the Mixed Double Sculls. Among the leading contenders are Switzerland’s Celia Dupre and Raphael Ahumada, bronze medallists in 2025 and the only returning crew from last year’s podium.

Away from the racing, athletes will also have the opportunity to help shape the sport’s future by voting for new members of the World Rowing Athletes Commission during the championships.

About the Venue

The Bosbaan returns to the World Rowing Championships calendar after successfully hosting the event in 2014, when more than 40,000 spectators attended the regatta.

Located within the Amsterdamse Bos and just a short distance from Amsterdam’s city centre, the Bosbaan is one of the Netherlands’ most historic rowing venues. Opened in 1937, it was the country’s first purpose-built rowing course and has since become a regular venue for elite training camps and major international regattas.

The venue combines world-class racing conditions with a unique natural setting. Throughout the year it hosts national and international competitions while also serving as a popular destination for walkers, cyclists and visitors exploring the surrounding woodland.

The Bosbaan occupies a special place in the sport’s history, having first staged the World Rowing Championships in 1977 before welcoming the world’s best athletes again in 2014. Recent developments at the venue have focused on preserving the surrounding natural environment while continuing to enhance the experience for athletes, officials and spectators.

Visitors attending the championships will benefit from grandstands, food and beverage outlets, restrooms and information points, helping create a welcoming atmosphere both on and off the water.

The 2026 World Rowing Championships begin on 24 August, with world titles to be decided during four days of medal racing from 27 to 30 August.

Full entries are available on the 2026 World Rowing Championships event page.