World Rowing Cups

The World Rowing Cup is an annual series of three regattas that act as a lead-up to the World Rowing Championships. Each regatta is held over three days with racing a progression system from heats through to finals.

Racing at the World Rowing Cup includes the 14 Olympic boat classes and a selection of International boat classes. Para rowing is contested at some World Cups. Each Olympic boat class earns points based on the finishing order. The highest placing boat from a country is awarded the following points which adds up towards the overall World Cup winning nation:

1st = 8 points, 2nd = 6 points, 3rd = 5 points, 4th = 4 points, 5th = 3 points, 6th = 2 points, 7th = 1 point