EVENT DESCRIPTION
The top event of the year for Under 19 rowers in the ‘Classic Discipline’ is the World Rowing Under 19 Championships (WRU19CH). The 2025 World Rowing Under 19 Championships will take from place 6 to 10 August in Trakai, Lithuania.
EVENTS OFFERED
Men (JM): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+
Women (JW): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+
EVENT PROGRAMME
2025 WRU19CH Trakai provisional programme D1
ENTRIES AND ACCREDITATION
The entry deadline for the 2025 World Rowing Under 19 Championships is:
Monday, 21 July
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.
DOCUMENTS
2025_U19_Trakai_World_Rowing_Championship_V1.5.1.F
ELIGIBILITY
World Rowing Championships are open to all Member Federations. A rower may compete in an Under 19 event until 31st of December of the year in which they reach the age of 18. Athletes must be eligible under the relevant rules. To represent a country in a World Rowing Championship, a competitor shall be a citizen of that country. He or she must be able to prove this by showing an official document (passport or identity card). In exceptional cases, the Executive Committee may make exceptions. Rowers may only compete at the World Rowing Championships if they have submitted a signed commitment form, according to Article 56. Each team official must have submitted a signed commitment form to World Rowing before accreditation may be issued at a World Rowing event.
World Rowing Rule Book – EN – World Rowing
ABOUT THE VENUE
Held on Trakai’s Galve Lake, this popular rowing spot was the venue of the 2002 World Rowing Junior Championships, 2006 FISU World Student Championships, 2008 FISA World Masters Regatta, 2012 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships, 2016 European Rowing Junior Championships and most recently the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships. It is known for its picturesque island castle near the finish line. The venue is also the home of the International Amber Oars Regatta. The lake covers area of 361ha and is 3,28 km long and 1.96 km wide (at widest and longest points).
The regatta venue and Rowing Centre provides necessary facilities for competitors and spectators:
An 8-lane rowing course
Finish tower
Boathouse
Grandstands
Hotel
Conference Hall
Fitness Room
Showers and Sauna
METEOROLOGY
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