World Rowing Championships

The World Rowing Championship regatta is the biggest annual World Rowing event and the most important of the season. It is held at the end of each season, usually around August and includes Olympic and International boat classes.  The regatta spans eight days with a progression system used from heats through to finals. The eight days ensures that there is sufficient rest time between races for the athletes.

In an Olympic year the World Rowing Championships is held for International boat classes only and recently runs in conjunction with the World Rowing Junior Championships and World Rowing Under 23 Championships.