EVENT DESCRIPTION
The European Rowing Championships are among the oldest pan-continental sporting events and are able to trace their history back to 1893. The event has progressed a long way from its 19th century origins with just three races and all for men.
The European Rowing Championships were staged almost annually from 1893 to 1973, after which they were replaced by the World Rowing Championships. A European Rowing Championships event was reintroduced into the international rowing calendar in 2007. In 2013, the championships moved to an early season spot and have become an integral event for many teams.
The 2025 European Rowing Championships will take place 29 May – 01 June in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
EVENTS OFFERED
Men (M): 1x, 2x, 4x, 2-, 4-, 8+
Women (W): 1x, 2x, 4x, 2-, 4-, 8+
Lightweight Men (LM): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x
Lightweight Women (LW): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x
Para-Rowing: PR1 M1x, PR1 W1x, PR2 Mix2x, PR3 Mix2x, PR3 Mix 4+
DOCUMENTS
2025 ERCH Plovdiv Programme V2.1
2025 ERCh Team Managers Manual
ENTRIES AND ACCREDITATION
The entry deadline for the 2025 European Rowing Championships is:
Monday, 12 May 2025
Entries and accreditation must be made online through: https://www.worldrowing.swisstiming.com/
For any questions regarding the entry and accreditation process please contact registration@worldrowing.com.
For any questions regarding media accreditation, please refer to World Rowing’s Media Centre.
ELIGIBILITY
All European Rowing Member Federations (including Israel) shall be eligible to compete in the European Rowing Championships. An athlete must present a valid passport from the country for which they wish to compete. (as per the European Rowing Rules of Racing).
ABOUT THE VENUE
The regatta course Plovdiv is an artificial canal with total length of 2300m, that was specially designed by the architect Valentine Marinov with chief consultant Svetla Otzetova to meet the contemporary requirements for staging major water sport events. The location of the course was estimated very precisely to be surrounded by the natural forests, offering fair and equal conditions in all lanes. In addition to that the direction of the course is East / West, which is parallel to the direction of the prevailing winds.
Venue location: click here.
BROADCASTERS
The 2025 European Rowing Championships A-Finals will be broadcasted, among others, by the following European broadcasters, in addition to the World Rowing website: HRT (Croatia), CT (Czechia), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), ERT (Greece), RTE (Ireland), RAI (Italy), NOS (The Netherlands), TVP (Poland), TVE (Spain), SRG-SSR (Switzerland) and UA: PBC (Ukraine). Please check programming schedule of your preferred broadcaster for more information.
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