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USRowing Beach Sprint Trials (Sarasota)

Start
June 28, 2024
End
October 31, 2024
Location
Sarasota Fl

Registration

CJM1x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
CJM2x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
CJMix2x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
CJW1x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
CJW2x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
CM1x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
CMix2x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
CMix4x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
CW1x – $200.00
Includes Regatta Central fee + Transportation expenses
PR3 Mixed 2x – $200.00
Includes Registration + Trasnportatiion expenses
Second Entry – $100.00
Regatta Central Fee

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FROM USROWING WEBSITE:

2024 Beach Sprint Trials

Tentative Information (Changes/Updates in Red)

2024 Beach Sprint Trials
(CM1x, CW1x, CMix2x, CMix4x, CJM1x, CJW1x, CJM2x, CJW2x, CJMix2x, Inclusion PR3 CMix2x)
June 28-30, 2024
South Lido Key Park -- Sarasota, Fla.

Please familiarize yourself with the following:

Beach Sprint Selection Procedures
Competitors are responsible for providing their own boat handlers.

USRowing is committed to fair play. All athletes participating in selection for, and competing as a member of, all U.S. national rowing teams must be in compliance with United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), FISA and USRowing rules and requirements relating to banned substances, including but not limited to undergoing testing and obtaining and maintaining current therapeutic use exemptions as needed. Failure to adhere to anti-doping rules and requirements may result in an athlete losing eligibility to compete for the United States.
Selection Eligibility:

All competitors must have completed the USRowing ECG and Pre-Competition Health Screening.
All competitors must have completed the USRowing Anti Doping Acknowledgement.
All competitors must be current Championship, or Legacy Members of USRowing and have a signed liability waiver on file.
Winner of the event must have a valid US passport, many countries require that your passport be valid for at least 6 months past the date of departure.

Entries are due by Sunday, June 16, 2024, at 11:59 pm PST. To put an entry in, please visit RegattaCentral.

Entrants are reminded that the rules for the coastal discipline require rowers to be responsible for making decisions in relation to their level of skills. Please make sure your teams have suitable experience of racing in waves alongside their rowing competency.

Athletes will not be permitted to launch if they are not in compliance with these requirements. To renew or create a Membership, go to www.usrowing.org and click on "Join" or contact member services at 1-800-314-4ROW. To sign your waiver and Anti-Doping Acknowledgement, go here.

Membership staff will not be on-site, so it is important to ensure compliance in advance of the event.

Schedule (Tentative)

Friday, June 28
     Practice
Saturday, June 29
                  Racing
Sunday, June 30
              Racing

Location:
Racing will be conducted at South Lido Beach Park , Sarasota, Fla. Trials participants will not have access to locker rooms or showers on-site. Restrooms will be available.

Racing Format:
Please see the 2024 Beach Sprint Selection Procedures.
Please note that we will be following the World Rowing Beach Sprint Progression for Eight Entries. Time trials will be used to cut to the eight.
Also please note that World Rowing has implemented new rules for Beach Sprints which will be in place for these trials. Please take note of the following changes:

Crews are required to have at least one boat handler of each gender when there are two or more boat handlers.
In crews with two or more people there must be a different runner for the start and finish.
1. In mixed crews you must have runners of each genders.
Crews will be required to designate a preferred lane prior to the beginning of the Final Round of Eight racing. You will not be able to switch lanes after racing begins.

The Inclusion PR3 CMix2x is a new event at the Beach Sprint Finals and will be contested at the USRowing Beach Sprint Trials. Athletes are eligible to race in the inclusion double if they have an eligible impairment for Para- rowing caused by an underlying condition and meet the minimal impairment criteria for Para- rowing. An inclusion double consists of one able bodied rower and one para rower with a valid classification. A national or international classification is required to enter these races.

Adverse Weather Policy:
Click to view the Adverse Weather Policy

Equipment:
USRowing has secured pool boats which will all be rigged with a spread of 158cm, 5 degree pitch with .5-1 degree lateral pitch and at the maximum height.
All entrants are required to bring their own oars for use.

Boat Handlers
All entrants are required to arrange for their own boat handlers. Boat handlers are required to take SafeSport training and have a current USRowing Membership to be eligible to participate in the event. If a boat handler is traveling with the team to the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, there will be additional requirements. Also please note the updated World Rowing requirement for genders of boat handlers listed above.

Trials Winners Information:
Please note that your passport must be valid through December 16, 2024 and it is recommended that it is valid through March 16, 2025. If your passport expires before that date, or if you do not have a passport, please be sure to start the renewal/application process well in advance of trials. All athletes winning berths at the selection trials must submit on-site their intent to compete. All athletes and coaches on the 2024 Team will be required to complete SafeSport training and have a Background Check, information on how to complete these will be sent out following the event.

Parking:
All vehicles must park in the designated areas on the island.

Anti-Doping:
All competitors must have completed the USRowing Anti-Doping Acknowledgement. This acknowledgment, and your USRowing liability waiver, can be signed here.

To learn more about Anti-Doping Information, please go here.

For questions contact Mike Zimmer (michael.zimmer@usrowing.org).